Sleep is good :)
After the last update we talked with the Pain Management doctors about getting Greyson onto oral pain medication to see how he would respond since he seemed to need less and less through the pump. They agreed it might be a good time to transition so we were able to get rid of the IV (although both IV ports are still in just in case).
He had a great evening with visitors getting lots of smiles. He was very active acting like he wanted to get up and go and playing with toys. He took a few naps and eventually fell slept after getting some pain medication. We all slept from 10pm until 4am when the nurses came in to do a vitals check. Unfortunately he woke up a bit distressed and in pain but after some more meds he was comfortable enough for me to try and feed him. With the help of the nurse we moved him to my lap and he hung out for a little while and ate and "talked" with us. The best part was when she moved him back and was changing his diaper and he peed all over her and the bed. He is now back in bed relaxing and hopefully falling back to sleep soon.
Dr. Jiang is coming in around 10am to talk about progress and when we might go home. Greyson is doing so well and the drain is putting off very little drainage that it might be earlier than Michael and I had originally thought. Still, he hasn't sat up or eaten any real food and I would like to see him do that before we even think about going home. The thought of getting home and then having to get back in the car and travel up here if there were problems is not idea. So planning on getting him sitting up and maybe get some real food into him in a bit but for now....back to sleep.
We will keep you all posted.
Brooke
After the last update we talked with the Pain Management doctors about getting Greyson onto oral pain medication to see how he would respond since he seemed to need less and less through the pump. They agreed it might be a good time to transition so we were able to get rid of the IV (although both IV ports are still in just in case).
He had a great evening with visitors getting lots of smiles. He was very active acting like he wanted to get up and go and playing with toys. He took a few naps and eventually fell slept after getting some pain medication. We all slept from 10pm until 4am when the nurses came in to do a vitals check. Unfortunately he woke up a bit distressed and in pain but after some more meds he was comfortable enough for me to try and feed him. With the help of the nurse we moved him to my lap and he hung out for a little while and ate and "talked" with us. The best part was when she moved him back and was changing his diaper and he peed all over her and the bed. He is now back in bed relaxing and hopefully falling back to sleep soon.
Dr. Jiang is coming in around 10am to talk about progress and when we might go home. Greyson is doing so well and the drain is putting off very little drainage that it might be earlier than Michael and I had originally thought. Still, he hasn't sat up or eaten any real food and I would like to see him do that before we even think about going home. The thought of getting home and then having to get back in the car and travel up here if there were problems is not idea. So planning on getting him sitting up and maybe get some real food into him in a bit but for now....back to sleep.
We will keep you all posted.
Brooke
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