Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to say that the recovery is a good 7 - 14 days. And while I knew I was on Day 7, I was just hoping to see some improvement by that time. Instead I felt like we were going backwards. After the 5:45 a.m. episode (listed on Day 6 recovery), he slept fitfully for two hours. Moaning in his sleep, twitching regularly until he finally woke up around 8:00 a.m. Again crying in pain. It seemed like his jaw hurt because he'd barely open his mouth. Got some ibuprofen in him and attempted some food since I'd loaded up his system all night with medication not supposed to be taken on an empty stomach. Rice pudding is his favorite so tried that first. One bite and he spit that out too. (Side note: there will be some serious sheet washing today). Finally got some applesauce in him but he refused everything else. Laid around and watched cartoons for about an hour when suddenly he popped up and asked for a maple bar.
From that point forward, he was like a new kid. Asked for chicken nuggets for lunch, giggled regularly and even wanted to play in the pool for the first time in a week. After playing in the pool for over an hour, it was clear we had turned the corner. Still had energy to fight with his sister, was singing and dancing and in general good spirits. I can't tell you how nice it was to see him returning to some sense of normal. Given all this, we decided to back off the every three hour schedule of giving meds through the night and just respond to pain as it happened.
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