Seven Days

It has been seven days since Sophia's run-in with the oven. I can honestly say that it has not been as bad as I expected. We learned the hard way to stay on top of her pain with round the clock Tylenol and Ibuprofen. Once we got that down, it seemed to improve pretty significantly. After that, it was mostly just behavior that we were trying to keep under control.

This morning we went back to the Burn Clinic for a follow up. She did much better today. Sedatives were not necessary, so that was a big step. She did cry quite a bit, but rather than flailing and attacking, she just insisted, "I just want to read a magazine!" I don't know where that came from. Then when the doctor told us that she was healing, Sophia weakly said, "Yeah!" Now she has a smaller bandage and theoretically more mobility, although she insists that she can't move her fingers. Don't worry. She's just dramatic.

The whole experience has definitely affected her enthusiasm for meeting new people. We had a Mediacom guy come in the other day to check out our internet. Before he arrived, Sophia got a concerned look on her face and said, "He won't look at my hand. It feels all better now." That was a theme throughout the week - the insistence that she was completely okay. I think she was convinced that we would leave her alone if she was healed.

So it's a week later and Sophia is doing a lot better in every way. We're looking forward to a return normalcy.