The good news is this is the first day in a really long time that Nolan didn't need any pain medication, but coming off the narcotics was not fun either. Nolan has not wanted to talk, smile or do anything except stare at the ceiling. The physical therapist came in this morning to work with him which was no easy task because of Nolan's grumpiness and the fact that he hasn't walked in days. She was cracking jokes and trying to do everything she could but Nolan would not smile or talk to her :-( I was so relieved he felt better but so sad to see Nolan not himself. Thankfully by the end of the day I was able to get him to watch a little spongebob and I heard a small familiar giggle. That just made my day!
For the bad and complicated news...
Nolan has repsonded really well to the antibiotics, His face looks so much better, his pain is gone but the ENT came in today to explain what the complication is. Basically if it was just his regular sinuses affected it wouldn't be a big deal but it's his sphenoid sinuses and it's completely full! This makes treatment so much harder! Most of the time it always comes back after finishing antibiotics and we would be right back in the same situation. This type of infection is known for it's incredibly bad headaches and all the symptoms Nolan has been having. So this is the plan...
Nolan will have a sinus series CT scan in the morning. The ENT will make sure everyone is in agreement with him and Thursday they will sedate Nolan and drain the sinus. Hopefully with this procedure and 14 more days of antibiotics Nolan will feel so much better. The only other thing that would be holding Nolan back from coming home is that he is not eating or drinking and he is vomiting his feeds. We think his stomach is pretty tore up from all antibiotics. So please be in prayer that Nolan will start tolerating things in his stomach again and that we can get Nolan's sinuses cleared without any problems.
Thank you all for your continued love, prayers and support!
Brittany
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