David Update

He's doing really great!

He's still in lots of pain, but the pain meds we have are doing the job well enough.

He is talking a lot so I think the most painful thing is swallowing. And he has had trouble with acidic foods hurting the incision under his tongue.

At the hospital he had many things hurting him: the IV, the inside of his lip, under his tongue, his throat, his neck, it hurt to talk, the band with his name on it was cutting into his leg... I feel like I'm forgetting something.

Oh ya, they tried to start an IV in one hand and couldn't get it in so the IV was in the other hand.
(I think there was a student in the O.R. and I know they have to learn somewhere but sheesh... when it's your kid...)

So slowly one by one these owies are getting better.
The non-IV hand with the bruising felt better.
The IV went away.
We cut the name band off his leg (why do they make those things with such sharp edges and put them on so tight????).
He can talk without pain.
Under his tongue feels a little better.
Inside his lip feels a little better.

Here's an unexpected thingy ~ he can't move his neck or turn his head without it being really painful. He is moving around like he has a super stiff neck, and when we even touch the outside of his neck he flinches in pain. Which makes total sense because the throat bone is connected to the neck bone ya know and it's all swollen up in there still.

So we are still waiting for his neck and throat to feel better.

This recovery has been easier on D in some ways and easier on the family. 1) D can feed himself with a spoon, 2) we don't have to worry about him bumping his face and splitting open, and 3) he can go potty by himself. Which sounds like a lot of little things but those three things make a huge difference for us! It allows David to stay pretty independent, and it allows us to have time to parent all our kids. Then when D has a meltdown moment, our other kids aren't so attention starved that we can actually take care of D uninterrupted.

He has been playing with his brothers and having fun, so I predict he will be back at school next Monday. Which will make him super duper happy.

Praising God for healing our little boy so quickly!

(((hugs))),
chris

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
                            Hebrews 11:1

But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
                           Jeremiah 17:7