Finally, a day with not much to report. Sawyer is feeling really good, woke up again with food plans in place for the day. He hasn't slept great the last couple nights so they're going to give him some Benedryl tonight to see if that helps. But his energy level has been fine during the day. He's also had issues with clogged ears but they think that it's due to seasonal allergies that might be inflaming his inner ear tubes (getting Claritin and Flonase for that). So, for a kid who generally shuns all offers of OTC medications, he's really full of a variety of things now!
He got a pass out of the hospital again today and we walked back to Subway where he refined the sub he created yesterday and enjoyed the new combination much more today. Then it was off to McDonald's for an Oreo McFlurry which also hit the spot.
The discharge nurse has gone over details with all of us for when we go home (still planned for Monday). She was able to show us a sample of the port, see below, that Sawyer has in his chest as well as things we need to know and think about once we're home.
This is the port Sawyer has -- it's a dual one so that they can draw blood at the same time they inject medicines or they can give two medicines at the same time if needed. It's in the right side of his chest, under the skin, so it won't be readily noticeable when he has his shirt off (although you can see where the tube goes up and over his collar bone). The center circles are a thin type of membrane and that's where the needles are injected. A numbing cream is applied first to help minimize any pain.
And we ask for good healing thoughts and prayers for another
Alfred-Almond student admitted just across the unit from us today - she
was injured (broken bone) in her soccer game last night. We hope her
stay is short and her healing is quick.
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