Bobbie Update

Today is day 2 of her interferon treatment. Day 1 went pretty much as expected. IV dosage during the morning, slept from 10:30am - 8pm, up for about 1.5 hour for dinner and then back to bed until 7am today. Her fever cranked up to 101 degrees and she was covered with 2 comforters, a sheet and another blanket and still had the chills. The Benadryll did a good job alleviating that effect. They have her alternating Tylenol and Ibuprofen every 3 hours to help with the fever.

We also met with her surgeon (finally) yesterday afternoon. He does not believe that he actually severed the nerve and is fairly confident that functionality should return to her lip over time as the nerve is likely just injured or traumatized. If the damage is permanent, which remains a possibility, then he will refer her to a speech therapist (to help train other muscles to take up the slack) and/or a plastic surgeon to evaluate repair (a nerve graft may be an option). She will meet with him, the surgeon, again in a month to re-evaluate. He gave us an 8-10 week range after which he would decide on the speech therapist/plastic surgeon route if no improvement was shown. So, though that was not fantastic news across the board, it was nice to at least be able to put some time frames on it so we can grasp the idea a little better.

Killian went back to Newport News with his grandparents for the first couple of weeks of Bobbie's treatment, so that should be helpful in making the transition smoother. No doubt we will miss him during that time (already do), but it is nice to have family to assist there. Today is his official 4th birthday! Hard to believe that he's already 4. Yeah, I know people say that all of the time, but it really is crazy how much faster time goes when there is a kid involved. I think it is because they change so quickly in the growth stages that it either makes you realize that time is flying by or just makes it seem so with all of the changes. In any case, he's a fun kid. See the Killian & Me blog for a picture from the party.