SPICA Day 6 -- @#$%* Muscle Spasms

The muscle spasms were at an all -time horrible this afternoon.  Graham took his first daytime nap today around 1:30.  While he was sleeping his foot on the WIP leg kept twitching and he would moan -- obviously spasming, but he stayed asleep and they would come and go so it seemed minor.  When he woke up around 3:30 the kicked in full-force.  We gave him Valium and 3 hours later at 6:30 he was still having violent spasms about every 30 minutes or so.  By "violent" I mean he is screaming in pain, face turning beet red, kicking his good leg, and instantly sweating.  We made the decision to give him another full dose of Valium at the 3-hour mark rather than waiting for the prescribed 6 hours.  The result was a slightly goofier than normal Graham who, at 10:00 p.m. as I type this is still spasm free.  I cannot wait to talk to the Dr. about this at his follow-up appointment tomorrow.  How long is this going to last?  If not for these painful spasms, I think we have finally begun to settle into our new "normal". 

That's the bad.  The rest of the day was great.  G woke up a little cranky thanks to the codeine we gave the night before in effort to stop the spasms (no more codeine for us).  Once I busted out the monster trucks and the paint, he perked right up and the morning became rosier.

Graham and I started a Peppa Pig countdown calendar.  He gets to glue a little Peppa Pig onto each day as we get closer to cast removal.  He's been making comments like "I don't want my cast off."  I explained that it's not coming off until his broken bone is all put back together and fixed and that it won't hurt.  "Like with a glue stick, Mommy?"  Exactly like a glue stick.  He's already quite attached to this thing.  We should find out tomorrow the exact removal date. Of course, he sees his cast as what made his leg stop hurting so he loves it! I was guessing the removal date on the calendar since his Dr. is only in that office on Wednesdays. 

His calendar includes his first day of school (pending tomorrow's visit) and daddy's football games that we will miss this season.

Overall, a happy day!  Seriously hoping the Valium sticks with him through the night -- spasms usually start to kick in right when he's about to fall asleep.  @#$%* spasms.