He was moved yesterday to a different unit, as he no longer needs to be on in the specific neurology ward because there really isn't anything more they can do for him in that aspect. His primary doctor is now an internist and the main goal is to get him well enough to be moved. He had a slight fever this morning which came down after another round of antibiotics, but we still aren't sure whether infection is at fault or it's a more central cause. Either way, more antibiotics, just to cover the bases.
Other than the fever he's doing pretty well today. He's been wide awake since mid-morning, going through his now normal cycles of sweating and tensing up, then relaxing. He hates it when I wipe the sweat off his face. Picture wiping spaghetti sauce off a toddler's face with a wet washcloth...that scrunched up "get off me!" kind of face. Honestly it's one of my favorite reactions because 1) it's appropriate and 2) it's really funny (a bit like payback from when I was a toddler!). He's also very clearly trying to control his movements. We are working on getting him to keep his tongue in his mouth when he has stronger spasms; he tends to stick it out. He was also able to keep his arms at his sides long enough for a chest x-ray this afternoon, and keep his right arm relaxed long enough to have his blood pressure taken. I could be wrong (it's all subjective, really) but he seemed to be consciously working to keep them still; the moment each procedure was finished he immediately tensed up, pulling his arms into his chest.
At any rate, I just spoke with his case manager and it looks like because of these fevers, we are now looking at either Friday or early next week for the move to the sub-acute facility. So if you decide to come down for a visit, just remember he's been moved and to check at the information desk before you come up.
That's it for now, looks like I'm a little late for happy hour. Go Lakers!
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