Just gone in to theatre

Ciara is now in theatre and will be there for the next few hours. She had a pre med which made her go all hyper and giggly, followed by hyper and beligerent. I don't think they'll be using that med again.

Ciara is definately losing a kidney. Luckily the results of the split function kidney test showed that the one she's keeping is kind of behaving itself. Yvonne was expressing her relief at this to one of Ciara's oncologists, who then thought it was a good idea to tell her how risky the course of mega-therapy (intensive chemo) will be to kidneys as well as the rest of renal system. Crappy timing as it brought us both down. However we've always asked to be kept in the loop. That's the pay-off I guess.

After surgery Ciara will spend a day or two in ICU. We will be able to visit her but can't stay with her at night. That will be tough for all of us. Following ICU she will be back on the surgical ward for a while.

She went in looking so healthy and happy. I think it's going to be a while before we see her that chipper again.