I'll start off by reassuring everyone that Sawyer is well and there's no expected lasting effects from his experience yesterday, and he doesn't remember most of it since he was unconscious. So luckily his memory is only of not feeling well and then waking up with lots of people around him. He's piecing things together and I think understands the severity of the event, but seems to not be letting it weigh him down. He is calm, positive and continues to be very polite and patient with the various personnel who come into his room.
The night was overall uneventful but with the number of nurse visits, checkups and machines beeping there was very little sleep. (The ICU policy only allows one parent to stay in the room, so I stayed and Mark checked into a hotel down the road around 11 pm). He received fluids and Benedryl through the IV. He also got a blood transfusion in the middle of the night after his blood levels were checked and found to be lower than desired (they were low on his last test on Thursday, so we were expecting a transfusion anyway). That helped boost his blood pressure and give him some color back. They will be running a couple more tests this morning to determine if he needs platelets as well.
We will talk with the doctors soon for a catch up conversation but that probably won't happen until the test results come back so they have a fuller picture of what's happening (his platelets and hematocrit are low). They may keep him in the ICU and give him platelets and send him home, or they may decide to move him onto a regular floor for further observation and follow-up.
For now, he's enjoying breakfast of pancakes, cereal and yogurt (the most he's eaten in a couple weeks) and catching up on movies on the hospital tv system while texting friends on his phone -- still a typical teenager!
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