Another fantastic night for Alex! His pain is currently completely under control with his pain pump. He is pushing that button like a mad-man, but has been able to stay on top of the pain before it creeps up on him. He found out early that if he waited to use the pain pump medication until he was in a lot of pain, it took much longer to get it to subside. On a scale of 1-10, he says he's a 1-2...excellent!
Everything else is looking great as well. His heart rate was down a little this morning, oxygen levels are going up, no signs of nausea (Alex thinks I'm paranoid about this one), incision looks like it's healing beautifully and he is in great spirits. We think the doctor will upgrade him from ice-chips-only to a liquid diet today. He is highly anticipating the taste of that first cherry Popsicle, so that will be exciting :). Our prayers are being answered one-by-one...thank you so much for all of you that have surrounded us in those prayers. We'll update after the doctor comes in :) Love to you all!
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Good morning, Gena and Alex! Hope you have another great day today! Gena, I know how difficult your role is - Wilson still calls me Nurse Ratched! Slow but steady wins the race. Keep up the great work, Alex.
Alex do you have a rockin six pack now? I love you. Can't wait for you guys to come home.
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