Jackson Update- Two Days in Hospital

After the surgery Jackson spent Monday night in the PICU. The main reason he was in the PICU is in the past, he has had respitory problems, and this was for precaution. He was absolutely miserable and in a lot of pain, but as we were told this is a very painful surgery. Both Monday and Tuesday were pretty much like this (he was moved to the regular post surgical floor yesterday.) He has been on a lot of pain medications (morphine, valium, domoral) to subside the pain. The good news is today he seems to have a turned a little bit of a corner and was a bit more responsive. Doing things like touching Sherry's face, tracking with his eyes, and finishing a little of the bottles he was given. He stills looks to be in a trance somewhat and we are hoping that this is medication related. Our neurosurgeon is closely monitoring the wound for infection and any other unforeseen things. A very long week for everyone involved, we are so thankful for our families during this time. Not sure when we'll be discharged, but we will keep everyone in the loop...Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.