Rebecca and Kevin arrived from Portland, Me. last night at about 8:30 p.m. It's great to see them and have the family whole again. I think Josh will really benefit from not having to be with me and Robyn 24/7, but to have Rebecca and Kevin at his bedside.
Yesterday was not a great day for Josh, although he made progress. His blood pressure was fairly high on and off all day and he complained of a headache on and off all day. At one point, he said the pain was "a freakin 11" on a scale of 1 to 10. It's hard for any of us to imagine what the headache from a craniotomy feels like, but it must be bad.
He also had the chills a couple of times, which brought back some scary memories of the rigors that occured after the last surgery. And his speech has been slurred at times.
The good news is that he was up and out of bed for a little while at about 6 p.m. and was awake for most of Rebecca's and Kevin's visit.
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I hope Josh feels better today. This has to be hard on everyone. Is he still on the morphine pump? I'm glad you have back up.
ReplyDeleteJosh, Robyn & Jerry, So glad to hear the surgery went well :>>> I can't imagine what's it's like to endure an "11" on the pain scale. I'm praying Josh's pain subsides today, his blood pressure stabilizes and he becomes a little more alert. Anesthesia is powerful stuff and sometimes sleep is our only weapon.
ReplyDeleteSeems strange to say but I'm hoping for seizure activity so Josh can progress to the next phase of surgery!
Thinking of you all, Julie XXOXXO
josh, jerry & robyn:
ReplyDeletegood to read of progress, & that surgery went well. our thoughts are aimed at PICU.
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