Rollercoaster

A small amount of Valium did the trick today! Elijah slept for THREE solid hours this afternoon and woke up feeling great! I was able to sneak some serious snuggle time in there, which I loved. He experienced no nausea, vomiting or dizziness for the rest of the day. He was much more steady on his feet and was almost back to his usual spunky self (not totally, but almost). He had a huge dinner and was a bottomless pit, asking for more and more and more mac & cheese, please!

We aren't sure how often to administer the Valium. His body (vestibular system) obviously needs it on some level right now, but we also have to be careful not to over-medicate, creating an Elijah Zombie. I have an idea that I will attempt tonight and report back. Pray it works!

Thanks for the continued prayers!

Continued issues..

The saga of Elijah's ear continues! We had discontinued the Valium on Monday (doctor's orders) after seeing him get super loopy. This morning he was stumbling around the house and began vomiting again.  He hadn't done that since Saturday. His body obviously still needs the medication, so Dr. L told us to resume at a lower dose than before. He threw the dose up instantly. I remembered from the hospital that eyes closed equals happy tummy, so I put him in my bed, gave him another dose and asked him to close his eyes. He has been asleep for over an hour and the medicine stayed down, phew. When he wakes up we will try water and crackers. If we can't keep those down, guess where we will be heading back to?!