Thursday, February 12, 2015

First Night Home Went Well

I know the blog posts have fizzled out. I keep hearing from people how much they appreciate the updates. It just got overwhelming for a second.

Josh's first night home went well. I had to call my mom over to help me figure out his med schedule because it is crazy.
Right now, I have to wake him at midnight and 4am so sleeping is still interrupted.
His pain level is still not at the goal level which is the scariest part of having him home.
Also, at this point, he has to be supervised and cannot get up or walk on his own (without supervision).
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy have all been ordered for 3 times a week. 
A lot of his pain is in his leg muscles which hadn't been used for 9 days. So his legs are shaking and cramping.

Josh actually doesn't  look like he's just had 3 surgeries. The only clue he's had surgery are his incisions.
Last week when they changed his dressing, I was shocked to see an additional incision. It was planned that they would use the same site as previous years surgeries. But a new incision was made during Wednesdays emergency surgery - which Josh isn't thrilled about. Hayden said it's going to take a while to get used to Dad's new scar.

The smiles on the kids faces when we got home were priceless.

PS wish us luck today adjusting to this next phase.

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