Like Father Like Son :)

On our way back from surgery

In the recovery room wrapped in warm blankets.Mom saying goodbye and leaving him in the capable hands of the surgeon.

Covered in Betadine (red colored anti-bacterial fluid) after surgery. We aren't supposed to wash it off for 24 hours. Meg thinks he looks like an oompa-loompa. Didn't Vivian/Doris always want a grandchild with red hair?

Charlie got settled in his room then audiology came to complete the hearing work up so we had to leave the room so they could get a good reading. They had to wait for him to be calm enough do the test but when the tech placed the probe in his ear he would wake up. Needless to say it took a little longer than expected. When I came back, Charlie was having another storm. He was breathing heavy, his sheets were soaked from sweating and his heart rate was 202. I haven’t seen his heart rate that high in 2 weeks. He didn’t have any crying or arm movements with this storm. The nurse gave Ativan and within 35 minutes he started to calm down and has been sleeping ever since.
The Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner, Syd, stopped by to check on him along with Charlie's girlfriend, Dr. Shannon (welcome back from Colorado!) and his favorite Dr. Osguthorpe. He is once again off Infectious Disease service but Dr. O said he would stop by socially to see how Coop is. We also can follow up with Dr. O when we go home but his office is in Provo so Rob may have to take him to those appointments. No word yet on the hearing test. I believe these results come from the audiologist. Vancomyacin was stopped today after the surgery. Dr. Such-Niber is looking to start Neurontin 15mg three times a day to calm him. Physical therapy has been postponed until they get the green light from Dr. Brockmeyer (neurosurgery).
His NJ tube has just become clogged. The nurse has tried different sized flushing syringes and is now going to try a little Coke in the tube to break up the clog. They asked my permission and I said Charlie's dad thinks Coke could cure cancer so it may be just what Coop needs. If you know Rob he is rarely seen without a Coke in his hand and I know he has secretly given Coop Coke before although he won't admit it to me. What do you know it worked!!! Hurray! It was a last resort that prevented us from having another NJ feeding tube placed along with the placement X-ray. The nurse said there was even a possibility of havng to go the whole night with no feeding tube which would mean no meds through the tube either.