A Long Night

"I'm going back to sleep!"

Happy day two of Taylor's recovery from his second surgery. I was reminded before bed last night that Taylor doesn't care for the taste of his pain medicine. I have a system of putting the pill in a hot dog and covering it with peanut butter. Last night something went wrong... he kept tasting the pill and spitting out the hot dog/peanut butter/pill combo. We finally got it down, but I was definitely not the favorite parent. They need to flavor this stuff like the rimadyl. :)

Last night was a long night. They say day two and three after surgery can be the worst... all of the pain medicine seems to wear off. I think this is the case for our Taylor. He struggled to find a comfortable place to sleep... and so did I. The floor is just not as comfy as it was during sleepovers as a kid.

There was a bit of clear fluid blood tinged fluid on his surgical site this morning. According to our trusty patient instructions as long as it is in small quantities, we are ok... this seems to be part of the healing process. I have already done a couple icings and this seems to help keep the swelling down and Taylor actually seems to enjoy it a bit. But, the cone is back on this morning to avoid any unusual problems with the site.

Neither Andre or Taylor were that hungry this morning... I have to say I'm not that hungry either... must have to do with a lack of sleep. They have happily found "their spots" in the house to sleep and I'm going to go find my hot tea and start another day working from home.