Gage is having a tough time with the withdrawals. He slept 4 hours yesterday and then a little 20 minute cat nap at 10:30 last night. He was up all night, even after they gave him a non-narcotic medicine to make him sleep. Finally, at 5:00 AM they had to put a feeding tube down and give him two more medications to help him sleep. He finally gave in and is peacefully sleeping. So, they are going to put him on a timed schedule of ativan (for anxiety) and methadone (for pain). These will help him through the withdrawal.
On a good note. We are going out to the pediatric floor this morning and he will have a few less monitors on him making him a little easier to get to. They are also going to turn down his IV fluids to see if that will make him a little more hungry. His appetite isn't the greatest. However, these are all minuscule in the whole array of things. He really is getting better.
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Stacy, thanks so much for updating on Gage's condition. Sounds like he is getting better every day - though maybe not as fast as we would like. Good luck with the move out of PICU.
Josh
That is great news. I am so glad he is on the mend. I hope he is not in PICU right now..
Everyone here is rooting for you.
Stacy, hope the day has been a good one. He's come such a long way. He's little but he has a strong spirit. We're still praying.
Kay
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