My sisters & mom have a tradition of going shopping on Black Friday, and I was forced to go this morning to get my mind away from the hospital. We had fun, but I was anxious to get back to the hospital.
When I got there, Jason was looking much better! Hopefully they won't keep him in the ICU as long as we originally thought. They are hoping to move him to a different room by Monday! He actually got out of bed & walked in the room, we had him sitting up in a chair for a little bit, and he even got a little sponge bath! We found that the best thing for his pain was simply Ibuprofen, and it has helped tremendously. The doctor came in today and removed his bandages (which hurt according to the not so nice words that came out of Jason's mouth!)His head is stapled from the middle of his forehead, all the way down behind his left ear. They also removed his drainage pump out of his ear, and put in two more staples. One of these days I'll have to count how many staples are in there, but my guess is at least 75. He started getting hungry around 5:00, so he had some beef broth & saltine crakers, and was able to get some sleep.
The ICU kicks me out between 6:30 & 8:30 so I went home to get some laundry done, and have dinner. The ward has started to make me some meals, so I don't have to worry about cooking. (Thank goodness!) Sawyer is doing great with his Aunt Mel-Mel, so I'm just going to leave him there & hope he continues to be good. Kayson has been with my mom, and I go get him at night so I can be with him for a little while.
When I got back to the hospital, he was still doing pretty good-just very tired. We went for a walk around the ICU tonight, and I had a hard time keeping up with him. He is finally on the road to recovery!
When I got there, Jason was looking much better! Hopefully they won't keep him in the ICU as long as we originally thought. They are hoping to move him to a different room by Monday! He actually got out of bed & walked in the room, we had him sitting up in a chair for a little bit, and he even got a little sponge bath! We found that the best thing for his pain was simply Ibuprofen, and it has helped tremendously. The doctor came in today and removed his bandages (which hurt according to the not so nice words that came out of Jason's mouth!)His head is stapled from the middle of his forehead, all the way down behind his left ear. They also removed his drainage pump out of his ear, and put in two more staples. One of these days I'll have to count how many staples are in there, but my guess is at least 75. He started getting hungry around 5:00, so he had some beef broth & saltine crakers, and was able to get some sleep.
The ICU kicks me out between 6:30 & 8:30 so I went home to get some laundry done, and have dinner. The ward has started to make me some meals, so I don't have to worry about cooking. (Thank goodness!) Sawyer is doing great with his Aunt Mel-Mel, so I'm just going to leave him there & hope he continues to be good. Kayson has been with my mom, and I go get him at night so I can be with him for a little while.
When I got back to the hospital, he was still doing pretty good-just very tired. We went for a walk around the ICU tonight, and I had a hard time keeping up with him. He is finally on the road to recovery!
2 comments:
Hey! We didn't force you to go shopping! I said you should get some rest and then meet us for breakfast. LOL, your silly. I'm glad Jason is doing better. Tell him Hi from us. Love, Suz
Hey Melanie, I don't know if you remember me, but I work with Jason. I'm so glad he is doing better! There have been a lot of prayers going out to you guys. If you guys need anything, let me know. I know everyone says that, but I really do mean it! Thanks for starting a blog, I can stop bugging the guys now for updates!
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