Last night, Kevin slept pretty well between the nurse checks. My Mom and I got a little sleep too on our pull out recliner beds in Kevin's room. He seemed comfortable enough with the epidural that we were able to skip some of the oral pain medication. The only oral medication he has had today is the Valium and a little Tylenol. Early tomorrow morning they are going to stop the epidural and see what his tolerance is with oral medication only.
The doctor stopped in first thing this morning and he said everything looked good. We've had a busy day of medical workers in and out of the room today. Occupational therapy fitted him for a wheelchair. We practiced transferring him a few times today. He sat in the wheelchair and portable toilet seat for an enema during the transfers. Kevin's appetite has been pretty good today and he's gotten to watch a couple of his favorite movies which put a smile on his face. The hospital is aware of Kevin's many food allergies and I prepared ahead of time and brought all of his home cooked food with us. This morning he got a tray for breakfast with two strips of bacon and an orange juice...really!? I think Jon ate the bacon :)
Kevin chose the color orange for his casts. Last night we tried to hide them under the covers because he kept grabbing my hand and putting them on the casts...saying with his eyes., Do something! The widest part at his feet is 37 inches apart. Jon measured the doorways in our house are 33inches. His feet just fit on a single twin bed. This isn't going to be easy. The cast length is 27 inches, from his toes to the top of his thighs. He has enough room to wear a diaper.
Kevin is getting very good care by his nurse's. They are diligently checking the slight swelling in his left leg. If his leg would swell any more they would have to split the cast. We also need to shift him to prevent pressure sores while wearing the casts for 4 weeks.
Thank you for surrounding us with your love and prayers. All will be well.
I was trying to add a photo of Kevin but I can't do it from the iPad so I'll do it later.
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