One Week In: Monday Night Update

Ivey seems to have made the necessary turn over the past 24 hours.  She is managing pain without the morphine, which is necessary for coming home.  There is still a regimen of pain medication, but that can be monitored on the home front.  All of which means we are one step closer to coming home.  Pain has been Ivey's biggest obstacle.

Ivey's swelling is down immensely, still swollen, but nothing comparable to the past week and bruising is fading.

Seizures still hit periodically, but they tend to go hand-in-hand with pain.  Another thing that is normally monitored on the home front too.

This afternoon her IV went and was removed.  She has been a pin cushion over the past week, with lines from every extremity at some point, so everyone was in agreement to go without an IV and switch all meds to her feeding tube.  She is up to full feeds, so IV fluids are not needed any longer.

It is a noticeable that her upper jaw is moving forward.  With it her little nose is getting "perkier" and her lips fuller.

We can all breathe easier for now.  It's hard to fathom that a week ago she plummeted and now she is signing for "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider".   Once again she has been a warrior.

Hopefully we are closer to going home.

G.