was a little rough
I had hoped it would go smoothly since his transition home went so well - but it was a little rough. Not horrid, but a little.
For some reason nighttime is more uncomfortable and he kept waking up with a dream that he was falling. One time he woke up holloring, "MARKIE - GET OFF OF ME!!". Poor Markie - he just wants to tackle his brother, he hasn't actually even done it yet.
We're doing a lot of wash - Brian hasn't been able to keep his pain medicine down the last few doses. He's supposed to be on tylenol with codeine 3 - it supposedly doesn't taste real swell. A call to the doctor said he could be reacting to the codeine.
We have him on over the counter Motrin right now and he seems to be perking up and eating a bit.
He had a big bowl of chicken noodle soup last night and is drinking lots of liquids. Now, finally, this morning - he's taking an interest in food - I was getting nervous.
time to run....
hugs
Posted by: Debbie Hodge | March 22, 2008 at 08:58 AM
more hugs ...
Posted by: Linda J | March 22, 2008 at 09:06 AM
oh sharyn. it will get better day by day. lots of people (kids and adults) have a reaction to codeine that way. i'll be praying that the motrin will be enough to do the trick----that may help get rid of the bad dreams too. poor little guy. oh, and if you still need to continue the yucky tasting meds, here's a trick i learned from wendy (at scrapsupply). give him a hershey kiss to melt on his tongue before his meds. the chocolate coats the tongue making the taste buds not as receptive, meaning the yucky taste won't be as present, if at all. then chase the dose of meds done with another kiss. i've done this with my kids and it works EVERYTIME!
Posted by: tania | March 22, 2008 at 09:08 AM
The worst is surely over, Sharyn. From here on out, things can only get better! Hang in there, and let us know if we need to send chocolate.
Posted by: Jan C. | March 22, 2008 at 09:16 AM
omgosh....poor thing... i haven't been checked your blog in a bit. how awful to be so young and not really understand...sending love and hugs...
Posted by: pc smart | March 22, 2008 at 09:24 AM
oops sorry....typing so fast i make too many mistakes.
Posted by: pc smart | March 22, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Codiene is so hard on the stomach! Makes me sick too! Hope it gets better!!!
Posted by: vicki Boutin | March 23, 2008 at 07:17 PM
Torm, I don't read your blog for a week and I miss THIS! I too have a very active 3year old (and 5 months) son...I can easily imagine the broken limb but not keeping him still for 4-6 weeks...Hope things are getting better. Prayers and happy thoughts your way!
Posted by: christine | March 27, 2008 at 07:06 PM