Cruising along

What a lazy day this has been. I went home last nite and got some shut eye. Lucky me Tate had a scheduled 2 hour delay so I got to sleep in as well!!! Marv and my dad spent the nite at the hospital with C. I got the things done that needed my attention and came back up to C.

The tub team re-dressed all of C's bandages and they will be doing that every other day now, which is a relief! Doc said that everything is still healing nicely, but the cadaver skin on the fronts of his thighs will need to be removed and others put on. That will take place sometime next week. They placed a different type of bandage on C today. The cover on his wounds looks like denim, but I was informed that its not and it has a microbial barrier on it to prevent infection plus an absorbing agent to dry up the seeping. Before with the other dressings they had put in irrigation hoses under his bandages to get into the burns. The hoses have tiny little holes against his burns that let the solution seep out. C would be hosed down 2x a day with an antibacterial solution to prevent infection and to keep his grafts from drying out. I felt sorry for C because he used to lay there soaking wet and then he would chill. He got the royal treatment though. The nurses brought him warm blankets and sheets and changed his bedding 2x a day. C's next surgery wont be until the week after next. Doc wants to let his donor sites heal more, which I'm glad for. C also got his bandages taken off his fingers and did even better during his PT and OT today. The techs were really impressed. Although C was not, because we turned his movie off so he could concentrate! It was funny, after the tech said 'all done' he told her to move away from the tv. She made sure to tell C that she was coming back tomorrow!!! :)

Speaking of royal treatment, the nurse we had this afternoon spoils C like crazy! Today was only the 2nd time we've had her as our nurse. The first week we were here she brought C a big stuffed teddy bear, that had a B on his vest. She said that the B stands for the best boy ever. Now today she comes in with a remote control racecar. She couldnt have hit a bigger home run if she had tried! C loves race cars, monster trucks, and jets! She's awesome and is defininetly on our top 5 list! She has a loving way about her. You can tell she loves her job! Some nurses just have it and some dont. MJ if you reading this Thank you again for your kindness!
Amy