Glen has had some weird eyes going on, which I am convinced is caused by the pain medication. He'll open his eyes real big (reminds me of when Brooke was a baby) and have this funny look about him. I'll tell him he's doing it and he'll think there's nothing different that he's doing.
Sarah calls it his scary eyes and did her best to capture the look with the camera.
Yesterday Glen was able to take the big, outer bandage off his neck to reveal what was underneath. He was shocked to see the huge cut in his throat. It is 3 inches long.
He didn't want to pull at the steri-strips covering the cut. He used that as an excuse not to shower yesterday.
Today it was a different reason. He has been in too much pain.
After our conversation about the scary eyes, he decided he was going to cut down on the pain medication to see if he can wean himself off of it. Last night was a very rough night for him and today has been a bad day. He's been in a lot of pain. He rated his pain at a 9 out of 10.
This has been a rough recovery for him and he keeps wondering if the pain will ever go away and if he will ever be able to eat again without it killing his throat. He also would like to get some strength and energy back.
Let's keep the prayers coming his way. We don't want this guy to be in pain forever.
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Dad's scary eyes actually remind me more of Jacob's eyes in every photo taken of him...
That was a good capture of the scary eyes. I never reached a 9 out of 10 pain level giving birth. So I can't even imagine what dad's feeling.
I hope and pray he gets feeling better very soon.
So true Rebecca, nice call. Glen those eyes are looking quite scary! I like to wean myself of medication too early too but I think it might be a bad idea in this case. Hang in there Glen!
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