This day started out by far the roughest. And as much as everyone warned us, it honestly caught me off guard. After the 3:15 a.m. pain episode, he woke up again at 6:30 a.m. crying pretty hard again that he was in extreme pain. Gave him some ibuprofen and watched him writhe around in pain again. After 10 minutes of trying to comfort him, I finally decided to go a little early on the oxycodone and got a dose ready. While I was in the bathroom, he fell back asleep and slept peacefully until about 8:30 a.m., again waking in pain and crying. Gave him that dose of oxycodone and 10 minutes later he was talking and asking for food. So glad the stronger pain meds bring relief for him. Enough relief that by 10 am he was asking for a maple bar. Funny kid.
He spent most of the day relatively pain free. We kept up on our every three hour routine but nothing stronger was needed. Since it was our 13th wedding anniversary, my parents were gracious enough to take both kids (we also have a 10 year old) for the evening so we could go out to dinner. With the exception of being a little quieter than normal, he did well. So, when we went to bed, I was hopeful for a more peaceful night than before. Unfortunately, he woke up at 12:30 a.m. crying in pain. Gave him some ibuprofen and oxycodone and 10 minutes later he was back to sleep. When 3:30 came around, he was sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to wake him up. Big mistake. By 5:45 he was up again, crying hard, and in so much pain, he wouldn't even swallow the Tylenol so it came all back out all over our bed. So, back to oxycodone, which seemed to bring some relief.
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