Another great day for Dan.
It must have been the Burger he ate for dinner the night before. :-)
With a nice and full stomach he slept very well. Up until some cracker jack prank called us at midnight. Oh well, we moved around a bit and right back to sleep we went. I thought I would feel rested, but I actually felt worse. It's OK, it too shall get better with time. Dan's also sleeping better since his parents picked up a water pik to clean his mouth. The right side of his face is still very weak and it holds on to things. Another problem solved!
we walked around and even attempted to sit by the pool in the shade. A cold breeze, a loud Hwy and construction next door sent us packing fairly soon after we got there. The change of scenery was nice.
Neither Dan or I can say how excited we are about going home.
Tomorrow we will be happily doing laundry and packing up to come home on Sunday. Well at least Dan will supervising well I work away. :-). :-)
The boys really need us and we need them. :-)
11 days after the surgery today, can you believe it?
We still have a very long road ahead but when you see the amazing changes everyday there is comfort.
Thank you God!!!!!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Home soon!
Looks like we have the go ahead to come home! YAHOO! :-)
Dr. S thinks we all need to be in our own environment, and I say heck ya.
He figures once Dan gets home he will sleep better, and that we have all been contained long enough.
We are aiming for Sunday.
Dan says he feels like he's on the mend. I have to tell him to stop thinking about all that needs to be done at home, with time I will get it done. If you know Dan you know that he doesn't really like to sit still and one thing for sure is that he loves working around our property. We where joking around saying that if he wants to be apart of the outside work I am going to prop up in a comfy chair under a tree and he can watch me work away. No lifting anything heavier than 5 lbs for at least 4 weeks.
One day at a time, we still see a difference in him everyday!
It is such a miracle!!!!!
Dr. S thinks we all need to be in our own environment, and I say heck ya.
He figures once Dan gets home he will sleep better, and that we have all been contained long enough.
We are aiming for Sunday.
Dan says he feels like he's on the mend. I have to tell him to stop thinking about all that needs to be done at home, with time I will get it done. If you know Dan you know that he doesn't really like to sit still and one thing for sure is that he loves working around our property. We where joking around saying that if he wants to be apart of the outside work I am going to prop up in a comfy chair under a tree and he can watch me work away. No lifting anything heavier than 5 lbs for at least 4 weeks.
One day at a time, we still see a difference in him everyday!
It is such a miracle!!!!!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
One week anniversary......
I can say that was one blurry week. It seemed to have gone fast though.
Fairly uneventful yesterday and last night.
Sleeping is still really tough. Dan had really bad pressure in his head last night. I was able to clam him and get him settled in the head for the first time in days. I used what seems like a million pillows to prop him up just right. Pillows are great and all but lose form fairly fast. I was fairly determined that Come hell or high water Dan was going to sleep, well!!
I used my body weight to hold up the structure I had built around him. That was fun, but it was working. What can I say? I was getting desperate.
Luckily enough I had arranged for his mom to come "relieve" me at 5am. By then I was beyond tired but I knew he was resting comfortably. Once she got here Dan and I had just been chatting a bit before. It was obvious he wasn't in as much pain and had slept. Thank God!!!!
I was able to crash until just before 10 am. Not sleeping at night for this week reminds me of when the boys where born.
I didn't sleep well but at least I could just lay there. From what I understand he ate really well and went for a walk out in the courtyard. Now he is resting up because the physical therapist is coming again and is going to work with him twice today.
I can say that was one blurry week. It seemed to have gone fast though.
Fairly uneventful yesterday and last night.
Sleeping is still really tough. Dan had really bad pressure in his head last night. I was able to clam him and get him settled in the head for the first time in days. I used what seems like a million pillows to prop him up just right. Pillows are great and all but lose form fairly fast. I was fairly determined that Come hell or high water Dan was going to sleep, well!!
I used my body weight to hold up the structure I had built around him. That was fun, but it was working. What can I say? I was getting desperate.
Luckily enough I had arranged for his mom to come "relieve" me at 5am. By then I was beyond tired but I knew he was resting comfortably. Once she got here Dan and I had just been chatting a bit before. It was obvious he wasn't in as much pain and had slept. Thank God!!!!
I was able to crash until just before 10 am. Not sleeping at night for this week reminds me of when the boys where born.
I didn't sleep well but at least I could just lay there. From what I understand he ate really well and went for a walk out in the courtyard. Now he is resting up because the physical therapist is coming again and is going to work with him twice today.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Well it was a fairly good night. Dan's getting' kinda bossy due frustration but in my eyes it means he is feeling a bit better. Nights are so long when you aren't sleeping well.
7am Sharpe I was ordered to get breakfast. :-) :-)
Wow did he eat. Even had a few sips of coffee.
We skyped with Dr S and the doctor was amazed to see the change in hi facial nerve. It will still take up to 3 months to gt it all back. It is all going well. I spoke to him about the Sleeping issues and he gave me the go ahead to bring Dan down to one wedge. Let's hope this helps. I swear if Dan was sleeping more he would be doing even better than he already is. #baby steps
Physical therapy is set up for this afternoon so we will see how that goes.
7am Sharpe I was ordered to get breakfast. :-) :-)
Wow did he eat. Even had a few sips of coffee.
We skyped with Dr S and the doctor was amazed to see the change in hi facial nerve. It will still take up to 3 months to gt it all back. It is all going well. I spoke to him about the Sleeping issues and he gave me the go ahead to bring Dan down to one wedge. Let's hope this helps. I swear if Dan was sleeping more he would be doing even better than he already is. #baby steps
Physical therapy is set up for this afternoon so we will see how that goes.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Bad night/morning.
I had to make an call to the doctor at 4 am. Dan had vomited twice and this was painful and scary.
Doc said to stop using a nose spray medication he was on and then said he'd all me later.
At this point I really felt no better about the situation but I was able to get Dan calmed down and comfortable enough to sleep.
When he woke up he felt weaker than ever but o.k.
I was just about to give him some water when Dr.S call.
Don't give him any water!!!
The nasal spray he was on retains water and most likely Dan is suffering water intoxication.
It will take 24 hours to get out of his system. He is to eat salt, salt and more salt and pee pee pee.
NO WATER!
So chips it will be.
Once we knew what was going on we all felt a lot better. Dan almost immediately looked better. Amazing what a little bit of knowledge can do.
I brought Dan outside to sit in the shade for a bit. He did very well considering he has been very sensitive to light and sound.
The nurse has been again and once again very thing looks good.
I wish I could curl up and sleep the rest of the day away, Dan too.
So after a nice leg and arm massage Dan is resting peacefully once again. I could do without the craziness we had going on but we knew there would be highs and lows.
I had to make an call to the doctor at 4 am. Dan had vomited twice and this was painful and scary.
Doc said to stop using a nose spray medication he was on and then said he'd all me later.
At this point I really felt no better about the situation but I was able to get Dan calmed down and comfortable enough to sleep.
When he woke up he felt weaker than ever but o.k.
I was just about to give him some water when Dr.S call.
Don't give him any water!!!
The nasal spray he was on retains water and most likely Dan is suffering water intoxication.
It will take 24 hours to get out of his system. He is to eat salt, salt and more salt and pee pee pee.
NO WATER!
So chips it will be.
Once we knew what was going on we all felt a lot better. Dan almost immediately looked better. Amazing what a little bit of knowledge can do.
I brought Dan outside to sit in the shade for a bit. He did very well considering he has been very sensitive to light and sound.
The nurse has been again and once again very thing looks good.
I wish I could curl up and sleep the rest of the day away, Dan too.
So after a nice leg and arm massage Dan is resting peacefully once again. I could do without the craziness we had going on but we knew there would be highs and lows.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
A quiet day.
The nurse just popped by and checked everything out.
She was very happy to see Dan doing well. All vitals are good, clear lungs, no clots in his legs, and incision looks excellent.
What I thought, but very nice to hear from a RN. :-)
Not sure Dan believes me all the time :-) :-). :-)
She gave me some little tips on how to make sleeping on the wedges more comfortable, which is great.
So we will continue with our little walks to work on balance, our naps, and our eating and drinking.
All things we take for granted while we are healthy.
Apparently to quote Dan "your voice is grating on my ear nubs!
(Monster vs Aliens)
"Well not just yours Jen, everyone's!"
Ha ha, sure sure! :-)
The nurse just popped by and checked everything out.
She was very happy to see Dan doing well. All vitals are good, clear lungs, no clots in his legs, and incision looks excellent.
What I thought, but very nice to hear from a RN. :-)
Not sure Dan believes me all the time :-) :-). :-)
She gave me some little tips on how to make sleeping on the wedges more comfortable, which is great.
So we will continue with our little walks to work on balance, our naps, and our eating and drinking.
All things we take for granted while we are healthy.
Apparently to quote Dan "your voice is grating on my ear nubs!
(Monster vs Aliens)
"Well not just yours Jen, everyone's!"
Ha ha, sure sure! :-)
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