Post Op Day 3.

These are some of the crazy blood pressures that Broc has been having since surgery.

We had the Carr family visit us last night. These girls are Mark and Brocs buddies. THey have grown up together. Even though now they hardly see each other cause we are so far away anytime they see each other it's just like old times.        

Our buddy did spike a high fever yesterday afternoon. IT really took the wind out of his sails. HE was not a happy chappy at all

 He also had some crazy high blood pressures yesterday. They have been erratic like this since he came out of surgery.

These sweet boys and their mom and dad came to visit us yesterday morning. It was so lovely for Broc to have little people visitors instead of the adults coming to see me all the time. Make no mistake I love the company and support you have all given. Broc was so happy that someone could play his new game on the iPad for him. At the moment all he can pretty much do is watch with only having one hand free. Thank you too for staying with Broc so I could run down to get a bite to eat. It's so difficult trying not to eat in front of him. Mark and I are still trying to figure out how that will work at home. 

Yesterday Broc had a lot of different number that were concerning to many people. His platelets were low, his Bp was high and then at times his bottom number was too low. He spiked a really high fever. So after talking to the drs they ordered a CBC. Most of the numbers were reassuring to us. Unfortunately he spiked another fever again last night.

It seems that all of these happenings are part of the reactive inflammatory process that happens to Broc after a surgery. His drs were hoping to avoid this happening by giving him the steroids before during and after surgery. His eos count has come up from Friday but is still in the normal limits. They will do another CBC tom while he is under anesthesia for his brain MRI. At that point those numbers will be able to tell us a lot. 

Broc did get up in the chair yesterday but I know they would like to see him walking around. Unfortunately with him feeling so bad with the fevers that's proving really difficult. We have started one of his pain meds orally and also started his meds orally too. He only drank 2 oz of formula yesterday. He needs to be drinking 4-6 bottles a day in order to get the proper nutrition. He is drinking Gatorade and eating pip sickles and loves his bowl of ice chips. Slow and steady wins the race. Monday will be a busy day with more anesthesia and his brain MRI. We are really hoping to be leaving Tuesday sometime but who knows. 

Thank you again for all the love and support you have all given us. Even though Daddy and Lil Mark are together we all miss being together. Hospital stays are really hard on each member of the family in a different way.