Progress

I was starting to blog and I realized not much has changed, which is a good thing in the hospital world. Boring is good. Conley started off the morning with a high fever at 103, but it's come down quickly with the help of peppermint oil. There's a number of reasons he could have a fever, but since it's dropped down, the most plausible explanation is that it was a symptom of his withdrawal. We were able to start him on a methadone treatment to help with the withdrawal symptoms. Although he did not receive much pain medication, it was accumulating in his system since he went so long with dialysis. The methadone seems to have helped significantly with the tremors.

The doctors approved the removal of several IVs that Conley had to closely monitor blood pressure, meaning there are less lines attached to his body. The surgeon came by and approved for me to hold Conley (yes I broke down in happy tears) and for him to sit up as tolerared. He also said "he looks too good to be here (IMC)." Conley has been on his back since the surgery almost a week ago. He did a great job and tolerated about 5 minutes on his own. Simply amazing!

Probably the best news is that Conley's best bud Kyle came to visit today! These two have a great connection so it was nice to have a familiar face come by!