Post-Op Day 2

After posting yesterday we had a rocky afternoon. Matthew had been feeling so well in the morning and done amazing working with PT, but once he got settled in the pain hit. He couldn't get comfortable no matter what we did and the pain meds just couldn't catch up with the pain. He ended up developing a fever and stopped drinking anything. They put him back on the IV fluid and gave him pain meds around the clock. He finally started to perk up around 8pm and got some good rest last night. He woke up this morning feeling much better and actually let Daddy hold him for awhile. Most of the day yesterday he didn't want anyone to touch him nevertheless hold him. The "Dr. Guzman Team" came in this morning and removed his dressing. The incision is probably 5-6 inches long and looks really good. There is a small collection of fluid but they expected that and said it would go away over the next 2 weeks. Dr. Guzman said that he had expected our afternoon to go the way it did...the fever only lasted a short time and he is not concerned unless it goes over 101.5 F. They are giving us a prescription for the Lortab at home and they want us to rotate that with Motrin every 3 hours. They expect him to be close to normal by the end of next week. SO...we are heading home this afternoon!! We cannot wait to be at home and see our little girl we are missing so much. We are looking forward to putting all of this behind us! Thank you again to everyone who sent prayer, love, support and encouragement our way. We love you all so much!