On the Mend!

CJ has had a couple of really good days!  He's been mostly pain-free & almost back to normal!

Tuesday had a slow start, but CJ ended up spending most of the afternoon at the neighborhood pool hanging out with his friends.  Obviously, he couldn't swim; his two incision sites are still open and draining, plus the PICC line prevents it.  But he was able to have fun being social.

Later, he went to his Taekwondo class.  Again, he didn't actually get to participate, but he was able to reconnect with his classmates & instructors and see what pattern they are currently learning.

We ended the day taking in a family movie.  He was starting to wear out by then, but we all figured he'd just be sitting at home, so why not enjoy a movie!  We had pain medication with us, but he never needed it.

(On a side note, we had the privilege of seeing an advanced screening of the movie "When the Game Stands Tall," a movie based on the true story of the longest winning streak in sports history...The De La Salle High School football team.  It was an AMAZING movie!  It's all about perseverance, teamwork, and overcoming adversity...and what's really important.  I think of it as "Rudy" meets "Remember the Titans."  Anyway, it comes out August 22, 2014...Go see it!)

CJ woke up once during the night needing some pain medication, but other than that, he slept through the night!

Yesterday, he again spent a lot of time hanging out with friends at the pool.  He only had some ibuprofen once!

Last night, he slept in his own bed for the first time in almost 2 weeks.  All of us were happy to have this small element of "normal" back.  He called for some pain medicine around 2:30AM, but other than that, he sleep well...and late!  He slept until almost 10:00AM!  Yes, things are getting back to normal!  LOL!

CJ's antibiotic infusions are going well.  Because he's been on so many antibiotics, we've added probiotics to his daily regiment.  We are giving him Life 5 probiotics by Young Living.  We are big believers in Young Living Essential Oils and the quality of their products.  We are also encouraging him to eat yogurt.

We have an appointment with the ID doctor on Friday.  CJ is feeling well enough that he's decided to go ahead and go to camp next week.  Since we knew he was going to be post-op, he signed up for fairly easy classes, so we don't have to worry about that.  My husband will be at camp, too, and he'll be able to monitor CJ and administer the IV antibiotics.  Of course, we've cleared this with his doctors!

Thanks for the continued prayers...they're working!