Two Weeks Down....Ten More to Go!

Another week has passed. Just in case you forgot what we were counting down, Jordan has ten more weeks until the halo comes off. In the last week we've seen good things happening. And also had a few bumps in his recovery this week. We turned Jordan's "key" for the last time on his halo. HOORAY!! Now we are waiting for the bones in his jaw to re-grow and set. Every time I say that sentence it makes me think of Harry Potter and how he had to drink the "Skele-gro" when the spell to fix his broken arm goes awry and he has to re-grow the bones. If only it was that simple of a recovery for Jordan. The bumps in his recovery start with Jordan deciding to stick his fingers in his mouth Sunday night. He was convinced he had a loose tooth. The second Matt and I saw his fingers in his mouth we both exclaimed in terror, "GET YOUR FINGERS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!" Of course, two minutes later he was crying of pain. We had to give him some pain medication and he still didn't get to sleep until 3 AM. Then by Monday afternoon he had a low-grade fever. He was still complaining of pain and his right cheek was a little more red compared to his left cheek. I have to admit I had a little bit of panic going on inside of me because one of my best friend's sister-in-law got an infection after having a baby and she lost both legs and parts of her hands. Although Jen is an incredible story of survival and strength, knowing what some of her symptoms were made me a little paranoid for Jordan. We put a call into Jordan's doctor, but of course he is on vacation this week. Luckily, he left us in good hands with a fellow doctor. She had Jordan come in first thing Tuesday morning warning us of three possibilities: infection, food caught up in the surgery site, or Jordan could just be getting "plain ol' sick." After doing a thorough check she found no infection and no food!! WHEW!! Turns out Jordan is just getting "plain ol' sick." The doctor told us not to worry about his temperature, unless it spiked past 101. She also told us Jordan would be having his ups and downs with pain for the next ten weeks and the redness is attributed to the swelling that comes and goes. She was very reassuring and said we could call her at any time with any concerns until our regular doctor returns next Tuesday. We actually have an appointment to see him the following morning. Obviously there is some kind of "sick bug" in our home because in the past two days not only has Jordan not been feeling well, but Matt has been coughing and sneezing non-stop. Poor Chloe came home from school not feeling well (we know it's bad if she misses Young Women's!) I don't have "sick bug" symptoms, but I tweaked my neck and it has been annoying me the past week and a half. We're just a sorry bunch right now! Glad we can mark another week off!