Today was pretty uneventful as Jake has continued to get better and has exhibited this in a variety of ways. Starting to eat more, no issue with lower doses of meds and awake all day versus being conked out. We had a decent amount of visitors today and little Jake had three milkshakes throughout the day. It is a pleasure to watch him eat more and we need to fatten him up as Jake who couldn't afford to lose any weight to begin with is looking a little thin.
We are scheduled to discharge tomorrow after we get final clearance from pain management team and the subsequent approval from plastics. We are all very excited to leave this place but extremely thankful to all of the nurses and doctors who have taken great care of our boy. Jake is smiling making jokes and it is so amazing to marvel at the healing process and how the kids really do recover so quickly.
Looking forward we will have subsequent follow ups but we already got approval for swimming in another week's time. One item we are going to monitor is Jake's left eye. It has appeared to cross at times and it could very well be a function of the swelling but only time will tell. Jake once had a strabismus surgery to center the eyes and there was always a chance this surgery could affect it.
We do want to officially announce that Jake is retiring from his professional sports career as he has to stay clear of any physical contact sports. Skiing is still up for discussion but we will have to revisit with the doctors in a couple months on the long term prospects.
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