Dallas hit a speed bump in the recovery process and we are back up at the U getting things resolved.  He has gone downhill since Monday.  He has been more fussy than usual, not eating well, but the kicker was when the right side of his face stopped moving.  Once that started, then the swelling near the incision site looked noticeably more swollen, so we called in and brought him into the ER around 9pm last night.  It took 5 hours to get an IV started and a CT scan.  The IV start is always more than a challenge, but this one took the cake.  After the first attempt, Scott was nauseous and laying down and the ER doctor was crying with me.  That was a first.  It is so awful to watch.  The second attempt was similar, new person, new ultrasound machine, numbing medicine on board, but this time they got it.  We were so relieved as this IV was a must to do a CT scan with contrast and they were so concerned about meningitis initially, that they wanted to get the antibiotics pumping immediately.

Thankfully, they are saying the labs and looks of the fluid on CT scan appear negative for infection, but could be causing pressure on the facial nerve resulting in the paralysis. Today, the surgeon Dr. Rimell is coming in on his day off to replace the PE tube(ear tube) that he removed during the cochlear implant surgery, to help drain the fluid. 

Hopefully, if all goes well, we can get the tube in and go home with oral meds.  They are optimistic that his face will  start moving again over the new few days.