Last night was a good night. The nurse only checked Sydney's vitals every four hours so there was not as much disruption. They still came in and turned her every two hours but that only takes a few minutes. I got more sleep which I think was from sheer exhaustion. We have a new nurse today, Kelly. She had a spinal fusion when she was younger so she knows what Sydney is going through. Sydney is much more awake today. The tube in her throat is bothering her and she says it hurts to talk. Dr. Fornari was in this morning and took out the drainage tube from her incision. They turned off the suction from her stomach tube. If she goes a few hours without getting nauseous they will remove the tube completely. Dr. Fornari says the goals for today are to remove the tube, get something in her stomach and have her stand and take a few steps. That sounds like a lot to me but they want to push her a bit so she can start moving around. Mrs. Keyte, her piano teacher, came by around 9:00 a.m. to see Syd.
She is sleeping the majority of the time but wakes up more often than yesterday. They took the tube out! That was a big relief for her. At 12:30 Sydney got up, stood and then took a few steps to a chair. She sat in the chair while the nurse changed her bed. They gave her an anti-anxiety drug (Ativan) about 30 minutes before she walked. She was naturally afraid that it was going to hurt. Once she did it she said it wasn't as bad as she had thought it would be.
Caroline, Jordan and Garrett came by for a visit around 1:00. Syd was pretty wiped out from the Ativan and from getting up so she wasn't very awake while they were here.
After they left my Mom and Bryan came and brought us lunch. We're now officially in to day two of post op. Brad, Rene, Jake and Jordan came by for a visit. Syd was still tired but was able to say hello.
After they left we ate lunch and then Kim and Maddie came. While they were here Tara came too. We all visited for a while and Syd slept. I think the Ativan really relaxed her and made her very sleepy.
Tara left and nurse Amy came to check in. She gave us more reassurance that Sydney was right on track in her recovery. Dr. Newton stopped by around 5:30 or so. He said she looks great. He wanted her to get up and walk again. First he said, "Maybe we'll try walking again later today" and Sydney said "No". We all kind of laughed and then he said "Let's rephrase that. Later today you will be walking again". She wasn't thrilled but didn't argue. After he left she ate a bit of apple sauce, a bit of a red Popsicle and drank some Sierra Mist. The nurses came in and helped her sit up, stand and take a few steps. She sat in a chair while they changed her sheets. My mom, Bryan, Kim and Maddie were all here to see her. They left shortly after that and she went back to sleep. She woke up a while ago and ate a little more apple sauce and had something to drink. It is 8:10 now and she is sleeping on and off. Brian and Jack are heading home and I think there will be no more excitement tonight. This was a big day.
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