So here we are, post-op day 4. And i think he's turned a corner for the better. He's eating and drinking more willingly. He wants to play. And he's certainly talking sassy (i'd hoped that would come out with his tonsils, but alas...).
He's had a rough 3 days, but all in all done really well. Yesterday was the worst. He would not eat and he would not drink. At one point i threatened him with the fact that if he didn't at least drink he'd be back to the hospital for an IV. Both sides of his mouth have skin breakdown/cracking. I assume it's from his mouth being cranked open during the surgery, but it's caused him a lot of pain. I've never seen that in all the tonsil recoveries i've taken care of in the hospital, so i was a little bit upset that it happened. He threw up the Tylenol with codeine, so i've just switched him to plain Tylenol. He slept about 5 hours during the day, at one point crawling under the desk in the den and falling asleep. Thank goodness, for whatever reason, he started drinking just before bedtime and he ate a little.
Today he woke up very grumpy so i was expecting a crummy day. But he perked up after his Tylenol kicked in. The sides of his mouth seem to be a lot better. He wanted a friend to come over so Zeke was happy to oblige, but by the time he got here, Bode was cranky again. So i sent Keegen over to Zeke's and about an hour later Bode was ready to join them.
He played there for about 1 1/2 hours. It was so nice to see him happy and playing again. He even jumped on the trampoline a little bit. He ate a little bit of lunch and asked to go home (which has NEVER happened before when it comes to leaving Zeke's and will most likely never happen again). We went home, medicated, watched some Nemo, attempted a nap (no-go, so definitely feeling better).
Now Marianne is here. They've played really nicely. She brings a positive energy into the house. She can play like/with the boys but they also end up playing with the toy kitchen and using their imaginations a little bit more. Nice, mellow, quieter play. Which is just about right for now.
Tonight is the "If You Give a Pig a Party" that i thought was last Monday. We won't be going which disappoints me, but i think he'll be beyond ready for bed by 6:30 or 7.
Yay for quick healing! And i hope it's a continuing trend.
3 comments:
hooray for eating and drinking kids-- i think that helps a bunch. i'm so glad you took him home with you that night and that things are already looking up.
I'm so glad he's feeling better! That hospital stay sounded awful! Hope things continue to look up!
Kids are so amazing at healing quickly. I hope the trend continues.
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