Max with his daddy

Back in Aberdeen :)

Simon and I made the decision on 7th January to come home to Aberdeen for a long weekend. We checked with the surgeon at Yorkhill who said it should be fine given Max's operation was not likely to be anytime the following week. It was amazing to get home after almost 7 weeks away. Max seemed so excited when he realised he was back in his house and even more excited when he saw some familiar toys! Things are far from normal but its made life more bareable now we are home and Simon can get back to work.

In general Max seems really happy and back to his old self, he is breathing a little quicker given the congestion in his chest but to look at him you would never know how much he has come through.

We now have a date for his hernia repair of 8th February - seems a million miles away but hopefully in this time Max will continue to get better as he still has some secretions on his lungs making him sound a little wheezy. He has put on weight, some would say 'chunky' which again is good for him going into this operation. As the date is 4 weeks away we decided to stay in Aberdeen until a few days before the op date.

Written down, this journey sounds a hundred times less painful than its actually been and I know we're tired of all the ups and downs and not knowing whats going to happen to Max next but then you find the strength to keep going because thats the least you can do when he's shown what he can do :)

We would like to thank you all again for all the kind emails, texts etc it really helps to know we are thought of.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year.

xxx

Op postponed

We took Max into the hospital today to be admitted as planned only to be told that due to an outbreak of swine flu and RSV there was no bed for him in the intensive care or high dependancy unit. I had worked myself up so much for this but when they said we could take him home I couldn't decide if I was happy or not??? Simon was just happy to get out of the hospital I think! No idea whats going to happen next, as its near impossible to schedule the op given the situation i'm not sure if we will be coming home or not. I'm desperate to get home with Max but if we head just now it only means this whole op looms over us all...and then we have to come back down. I'm also worried Max starts to struggle, i'm totally confused. He is still showing after effects of the RSV so maybe it was not the right time anyway, although they did say this may be because of the organs in his chest - so may questions???

Anyway, Simon has gone out with Max to get some wine as we're already fed up thinking about it all - so we'll drink instead!

Will update when I can.

Simon, Katie & Max xxx

p.s - In the photos, Max at the swing park yesterday.