pain, drowsiness and nausea...

Today is a little rough for jon..his pain level despite his pain meds and all that he is taking is at a constant 7 now..it use to go down to 5..but now it doesnt..SO FRUSTRATING!! the baclofen keeps him sleepy and nauseated..the nurses seem to think the baclofen takes a couple days to make him not so sleepy and nauseated..so jon's sticking with it..
you would NEVER know that jon was dealing with all this if you saw him in his PT sessions!! that man NEVER gives up or gives out!! he does everything so hard core..does things more then he needs to..they ask for 15 reps..he gives them 25 reps..he does NOT want the pain issue or anything else getting in the way of things..
sis. larkin commented on how in just ONE week she's AMAZED at what he can do now compared to last week..she said she just sits in awe of him..
as he was sitting in his chair with me..he said "i feel like my shins are scrunched up".. so we strechted his legs out forward and bent the foot back so it stretched it ou..he could totally tell a difference! i thought that was interesting that he could tell something was wrong!!!
he truly feels that he's going to be getting everything back..and that suffering thru all this burning pain is just part of the body healing..which is why he puts up with it..even though he's at a 7..it really is like a 12 for everyone else knowing jon..he feels like his body is trying to communicate but that there is a interruption there so it signals off as pain instead..
please continue your prayers that his body is in fact healing..and that the doctors and nurses and team will figure out a way to best manage his pain..without the pain managed his body has a hard time healing..although jon feels his body IS healing and this is WHY its hurting! so i guess just pray that its for a purpose..a good reason..
his spirit is still strong today..despite such discomfort..as i was with him for 2 hours..he mainly slept while sitting in his chair..he hardly talked at all..but of course i didnt mind..im not there to chit chat with him during these times..im there to just be with him..