Hurrah for the ultimate Diva behaviour. Am sitting dictating desired words to A who is typing ever so nicely, although additional compliments may be inserted by him, not me…

Short entry to say, drain is in. They put it in today, the delay probably being due to having to find head radiographer from hiding place where I suspect he ran to upon hearing my name. I was much better behaved this time, A only heard me yelp once even though procedure was actually more complex and took longer; my doctor says I deserve an award, as I am the only person she has ever seen make the head radiographer break into a sweat. We are being much more aggressive with pain management. Cant have too much morphine in case lungs forget to breathe, due to being too high, but, so far so good yay! (Emily had to explain how she wanted ‘yay’ spelt, never come across it in my vocab!- ooops, now Em saying that I don’t read her emails properly!)

Off to be looked after now by my lovely man (she did dictate that!- but oh how true!)…
As always thanks for all of the thoughts and wishes…
And now, a shock moment of rarity- I’m going to let A get a word in edgeways (she must be unwell!)

Saw Emily enter a large doughnut today. Interesting… CT scanners are a sort of mythical machine that us ‘visitors’ never get to see. But I was allowed into the room (they think I work here, because I am here so much) before they started the scan, and it was indeed an impressive machine. Sounds very odd to say I wanted to have a go, but it looked quite space age and fun! Needless to say, it was not fun, for Emily. Came back from getting a healthy hospital snack (crisps) and a hot chocolate (wish I had as much interest in a treadmill, as I did with mechanical doughnut)- to the sounds of pain. Not pleasant I am sure, but apparently, much less than the previous occasion. Very odd thing- to be in the waiting room and feeling proud of someone- someone working very hard, being amazingly brave and facing the fear of the procedure that was so horrific the last time.

After reading Marie-Claire, June, July and an Xmas special supplement (lovely waiting room reading material- left me thinking, are men allowed in here!) I was reunited by a surprisingly calm and mellow Emily, smiling and being very good. With my top tips for the summer and horoscopes for December 2005 fresh in my head, I assisted in taking Em back to the ward. What a lot of pain, agony and effort. But, all faced head on by a pro, Em doing her battling routine with herself, and keeping on top of the pain. Treadmill really needed now, for I have consumed bits of her dinner, chocolate bar, crisps, lilt and other bits and bobs. How nice. But all worth it, to be close to hand, to move a pillow or adjust the lighting. Soon I will be too large to get up and turn the light off, so please submit your entries. Anyway, we are enjoying a calm and relaxing evening and despite the pain, Emily is in fantastic spirits and we have had many laughs and cuddles.