Wednesday Update: 7/12/06
Hey there to you all. All is going okay in Chapel Hill on this Wednesday.
Josh has been pretty much awake all day today according to mom, not always fully alert and following commands but not really resting that much today. This is in part because Josh has lost the iv in his arm and they are having a very difficult time trying to find a place to put a new one. I think his veins are pretty much tired of all the poking and prodding they have been through thus far. They had some specially trained nurses come up and attempt to put a more permanent (by permanent I mean not forever, just for a few weeks or so until he no longer needs it) iv line in called PICC line, but they were unsuccessful. They jokingly asked if Josh was a Rugby player because his arms are soooo strong! and they were having alot of difficulty trying to hold him still while they looked for a good place to put the iv. Now Josh is going to have to go back to the radiology department in the morning so the doctors can&n bsp;try to put it back in with special ultrasound equiptment. Josh has not been able to get some of his medicines today since they have had nowhere to put it and I believe this is the cause of his agitation today. Mom has said that he hasn't been too terribly agitated, but that he hasn't gotten any rest today and he has been sweating like crazy all day. Hopefully they can both make it until the morning. Otherwise Josh has done fine - still following the same old commands.
We haven't heard anymore on regarding anything with the rehab placement. As soon as we find anything out we will let you know. I am traveling back up to Chapel Hill in the morning so I can help mom out for the rest of this week.
I pray that you all have a wonderful rest of the week. I will talk with you all tomorrow.
Josh has been pretty much awake all day today according to mom, not always fully alert and following commands but not really resting that much today. This is in part because Josh has lost the iv in his arm and they are having a very difficult time trying to find a place to put a new one. I think his veins are pretty much tired of all the poking and prodding they have been through thus far. They had some specially trained nurses come up and attempt to put a more permanent (by permanent I mean not forever, just for a few weeks or so until he no longer needs it) iv line in called PICC line, but they were unsuccessful. They jokingly asked if Josh was a Rugby player because his arms are soooo strong! and they were having alot of difficulty trying to hold him still while they looked for a good place to put the iv. Now Josh is going to have to go back to the radiology department in the morning so the doctors can&n bsp;try to put it back in with special ultrasound equiptment. Josh has not been able to get some of his medicines today since they have had nowhere to put it and I believe this is the cause of his agitation today. Mom has said that he hasn't been too terribly agitated, but that he hasn't gotten any rest today and he has been sweating like crazy all day. Hopefully they can both make it until the morning. Otherwise Josh has done fine - still following the same old commands.
We haven't heard anymore on regarding anything with the rehab placement. As soon as we find anything out we will let you know. I am traveling back up to Chapel Hill in the morning so I can help mom out for the rest of this week.
I pray that you all have a wonderful rest of the week. I will talk with you all tomorrow.
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