During the night Josh had a temperature spike. His urine passed was low and his blood pressure was noted as being low. Hourly observations meant Ruth and Josh whilst being comfortable all things considered were interrpupted hourly through the night. Josh managed to pull his NG tube out twice and finally he managed to remove it completely until it was put down a final time and lots of tape applied!
During the night the epidural pain relief stopped working so he was started on a morphine drip and regular paracetemol. He needed a few morphine boosts through the night to remain comfortable and a few again through the day.
He was settled throught the day, asleep and drowsy. Woke up a bit for short periods and showed us his smile.
In the evening he was allowed to have his first few sips of water. He was eager for this but it did leave him unsettled and uncomfortable for a while afterward. The presence of a wardrobe sized light and sensory machine with metres of fibre optic wires and bubbles was a welcome distraction.
Next steps are to remain stable, temperature and infection free, gradually off pain-relief, drinking and eating, pooing and weeing. Once they are happy there are not issues we will be discharged.
In conclusion for today we are all pleased with how well he is doing considering and he is getting some of his smile back.
2 comments:
Sounds like things are starting to look up - our thoughts are with you all. Speak to you soon.
Nick and Zoe
My heart goes out to you all - and especially to little Josh. Wishing you all God Bless and a speedy / full recover for him. Love John Cross
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