Karter had a good night. Around 8 last night he drank a full 8 oz and then again at 11:00 before we went to bed, he drank another 2 oz. His vitals with checked at 11:20 and meds were given and we went to bed for the night.
I believe they check in on Karter every hour, but vitals and meds were given every 4 hours throughout the night. We both slept comfortably and as well as could be expected without being in our own beds.
This morning, Karter has not been interested in eating or drinking anything. He is still sleeping a lot. I am not sure he has been awake more than 5 minutes at a time. He is still very swollen and cannot open his eyes. The swelling is said to subside this evening and into the morning tomorrow. He has been very peaceful and only upset when we bother him to wake, move, feed or give him meds.
We saw two of the neuro-surgeons on call this morning. They are going to decrease the codeine this afternoon stretching it to every 6 hours opposed to the current 4 hours. They still seem quite excited about Karter’s progress. I will see the neurologist later this afternoon. They are very pleased to hear that he has had no seizures post operatively. We have been told that any seizures resulting up to 3 months post surgery are considered to be the effects of surgery.
We had a few visitors last night and are expecting a few more family members this afternoon. It has been fairly uneventful in the room, which has been a nice rest for me. I am sitting and watching DVD’s and relaxing (something I am certainly not used to doing); it has been a nice weekend all things considered.
Here are a few pictures of Karter from last night and today. You can see he is very swollen and does not look like himself. He is however doing very well; he is such a trooper!
These photos are from last night:
These are from this morning, you can see how the swelling has peeked here:
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