Up to PICU

We are up in PICU now, Mason got brought up at 10 am but there was a breakdown in communication and Chris and I didn't get up here until 10:30.  Blessing in disguise - I don't like seeing my little guy in pain.  He is quite uncomfortable and not ready to look at Chris or me, much less have us talk to him.

They turned the lights down and administered morphine, which didn't even put a dent in his pain.  They then administered Fentanyl which took effect immediately and he is resting comfortably. He can have Fentanyl every 15 minutes.  The goal today is to keep him comfortable to prevent a spinal headache.

His baclofen pump started working 10 minutes after they put it in so it is already administering this needed drug into his spine. I think muscle spasms are the least of our concerns right now but nice to know its working!

The blood pressure cuff tightens every 15 minutes which Mason does not enjoy.  He is breathing well with a little squeak because of the scratchiness from the breathing tube which is reassuring because we can sit across the room and still know he is breathing nice and slow, and relaxed.

He's got his abdominal binding on, to keep everything in place, and a pulse-ox, and an IV in his left hand. Once he's feeling better tomorrow, I'm sure he'll be fighting to pull it all off. :)

For now, he's resting nice. I like to see this, its much better than the quivering look of pain from 15 minutes ago...