Today has been a good day. Pain level has been about the same today. We had our Pain Management appointment today. It went really well. He is right on track pain wise and weaning off the heavy meds.
We leave tomorrow to head home. I can't wait! But I know it is going to be difficult for him. Car rides hurt. He cannot use his arms to brace himself from the movement of the car. And on the flip side, the movement of the car hurts. We have mostly done in town driving. I am hoping the interstate driving is easier on him. The pain management team did give us some ideas on ways to use his medication to hopefully help.
I have noticed today that he seems to be crooked. One of his shoulders is significantly lower than the other. I emailed the Dr.'s office the images and they replied right away. This is because his back and his chest is fighting against each other right now while he is healing. They say they see this a lot and it should straighten back up as he heals. They also recommended I give him the muscle relaxer more often to help loosen him up.
He is also having a difficult time sleeping. He is a side sleeper and he can't sleep that way anymore. So he wakes up wanting to move and he can't. The good news is the pain is not what is waking him up.
I really am amazed at how well he has done.
Prayer requests -
That his back and shoulders straighten out
That the car ride is manageable and doesn't set his pain management back.
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