9:34am
Taylor slept well through the night, thanks to Dilaudid and Adavan. He still has a lot of pain, but after going through what he did yesterday, it's no surprise.
I'm not sure of the plan for today, but I suspect it calls for more of the same - keep him drugged and comfortable.
Before we commented on what great nurses he had in MICU. He has another great group in the Trauma Unit too. They work very hard to keep him comfortable and avoid the medical things that can cause problems. I suspect we're about to run all of them crazy. We are with Taylor 24/7, although we rotate nights so one of us can have some uninterrupted sleep every other night. But, from 8am until 10pm or so we're both with him. If he was off the Trach and able to call on his own for assistance, we'd let him rest alone at night. But, until that happens one of us will always be with him.
4:37pm
It's been a tough day for Taylor. The staff is trying to mitigate his pain and recently got approval to up the dose. He is not resting much, and when he's awake he's in pain and very uncomfortable. He has significant swelling on the side of his head, due to the procedure, so the Dr. said that is adding to his discomfort. I've not seen him in this kind of long term pain since he's been here. Hopefully, he'll get to sleep and rest through the night.
5:55pm
Taylor has a fever of 99.5, but given what he went through yesterday it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Let's just hope he doesn't have a repeat of last week. Even with the increased pain medications he's not resting. He really does not feel good at all.
A friend just stopped in and with the alphabet chart Taylor told him "I feel like someone dropped a bag of bricks on my head". That's probably an understatement. The pain he has endured over the past 49 days has proven to me just how tough he is.
Taylor has always had a low threshold for pain, but he's about met his match with some of the things he's had to endure here. On top of everything else, he gets a shot in the stomach once a day to help prevent blood clots. He cringes when he sees it coming. I do too.
Taylor slept well through the night, thanks to Dilaudid and Adavan. He still has a lot of pain, but after going through what he did yesterday, it's no surprise.
I'm not sure of the plan for today, but I suspect it calls for more of the same - keep him drugged and comfortable.
Before we commented on what great nurses he had in MICU. He has another great group in the Trauma Unit too. They work very hard to keep him comfortable and avoid the medical things that can cause problems. I suspect we're about to run all of them crazy. We are with Taylor 24/7, although we rotate nights so one of us can have some uninterrupted sleep every other night. But, from 8am until 10pm or so we're both with him. If he was off the Trach and able to call on his own for assistance, we'd let him rest alone at night. But, until that happens one of us will always be with him.
4:37pm
It's been a tough day for Taylor. The staff is trying to mitigate his pain and recently got approval to up the dose. He is not resting much, and when he's awake he's in pain and very uncomfortable. He has significant swelling on the side of his head, due to the procedure, so the Dr. said that is adding to his discomfort. I've not seen him in this kind of long term pain since he's been here. Hopefully, he'll get to sleep and rest through the night.
5:55pm
Taylor has a fever of 99.5, but given what he went through yesterday it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Let's just hope he doesn't have a repeat of last week. Even with the increased pain medications he's not resting. He really does not feel good at all.
A friend just stopped in and with the alphabet chart Taylor told him "I feel like someone dropped a bag of bricks on my head". That's probably an understatement. The pain he has endured over the past 49 days has proven to me just how tough he is.
Taylor has always had a low threshold for pain, but he's about met his match with some of the things he's had to endure here. On top of everything else, he gets a shot in the stomach once a day to help prevent blood clots. He cringes when he sees it coming. I do too.
4 comments:
PRAISE THE LORD he made it through another hurdle. Good for you Taylor! Keep up that fight. AMEN AMEN!!
You go Buddy! We've been thinking about you a lot around here--Sarah calls me a lot to see if I have any "inside" scoop, like from calling your Mom, etc. The Dayton gang is rooting for ya--congrats on this last surgical hurdle.
Love, Lynne
Way to go Taylor! Now it's "Rehab or Bust" Love, Mel
Just stopping in to say we are thinking about you and keeping you at the top of our prayer list! You are a MIRACLE! Hang in there, Mom & Dad better days are coming.
Love,
BR
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