Loooong Day

A few days ago one of the Doctor's told us "If you can believe it, when Josh is ready to go see Brian for the first time, Brian will look and feel better then Josh".

Huh?

Well, that Doctor could not have been more right.

Josh had a rough day. Basically the high of the surgery being over (and the meds wearing off) leave the donor feeling like..crap. The good thing is, he is recovering well and going through all the normal things he should be going through. Including being very grumpy. I love you Lovest...but you had a scowl on your face allllll day. This is when his bowls and things start moving around again, leaving him feeling very gassy. He had heart burn, acid indijestion and naseau (sounds like the pepto commercial). They warned us this would happen, but you never know how bad until youre there. He was not himself today. I felt so bad, there was nothing I could do.

We thought maybe a video from Brian would cheer him up..


In case you didnt catch all that...Brian is going to get another small surgery to fix the blood clot they found. Its very common and just an hour long surgery. The "Campbells Soup" he is referring to would be blood. If you know Brian, this video will be great for you to see! He's back to Brian, so happy with his own sense of humour. Linda says he still keeps asking for a mirror so he can look at himself. In reality, he doesnt look any different on the outside. Except that his eyes are brighter and his smile is bigger! But boy...does he ever think he looks great! He says he feels brand new inside. That is so amazing to see, I cant even tell you.

As funny and cute as that video is, it didnt do the trick for Josh. So we asked Brian's nurse if Josh could come by. She said yes! We got him a wheel chair and brought him on over to Brian's room.

I know deep down inside he was happy to see his Dad, but he wasnt too great at showing it today. Just in case you werent sure what a Josh "scowl" looks like...I just so happened to get a picture of it. oh boy. That might just be worse then my evil look.
What a roll reversal. Josh was so down and Brian was literally bouncing in his bed. You would not believe the change in Brian. He was singing (trying to!), snapping his fingers, bouncing his legs. He couldnt sit still. He's just SO happy. I cant wait for Josh to feel better so that he can experience the new Brian.

We realized that Josh has not been sleeping. That is taking a HUGE toll on him. After the visit, he finally slept for 3 hrs. The rest of the night was spent feeling very crappy though. We were reasurred that it is all normal. Tomorrow he will be moved from the step down unit to the 7th floor which is the general transplant unit. He also got rid of lots of IV's and things today and will get unhooked from more tomorrow. That should help in the way he feels. He has these crazy sock things on his legs that compress every few minutes to prevent blood clots. They are really starting to bug him. Hopefully they will come off tomorrow.

Anyways, if you couldnt tell I am WAY tired. Just wanted to update everyone. Keep all the great comments coming. Tomorrow I am going to write down all the nice messages Ive gotten and bring them into Josh for encouragement. He needs it now more then ever.