Today is 10 weeks since the accident and only 10 days or less, depending on what time of day you see this until the halo comes off! Single-digit days from here on out!
On the pain front, she thinks she's spent too much time working on her homework at the computer keyboard and handwriting on Thursday. I'm hoping that is it. She's tried to be proactive about getting up, moving around and not sitting in one place too long on Friday.
Saturday we had lunch with some friends. Unfortunately, she wound up having to take more strong pain medication to get to sleep. Her neck muscles and both shoulders were causing her a great deal of pain. She woke up feeling much better. I'm hoping today is a less painful day. With only 10 days to go, it is a shame if the pain grows as it gets closer to coming off.
For show and tell today we have a pin, made of nonferrous titanium. All the metal in the halo is titanium, which is only the pins and adjusting screws. The uprights and actual ring around her head are carbon composite while the blocks that attach it all together are plastic. This image is what is currently embedded from a 1/8th inch to 5/16 inch into her head at four points. She will be so happy to have them taken out. It is much sharper than it looks.
On the pain front, she thinks she's spent too much time working on her homework at the computer keyboard and handwriting on Thursday. I'm hoping that is it. She's tried to be proactive about getting up, moving around and not sitting in one place too long on Friday.
Saturday we had lunch with some friends. Unfortunately, she wound up having to take more strong pain medication to get to sleep. Her neck muscles and both shoulders were causing her a great deal of pain. She woke up feeling much better. I'm hoping today is a less painful day. With only 10 days to go, it is a shame if the pain grows as it gets closer to coming off.
For show and tell today we have a pin, made of nonferrous titanium. All the metal in the halo is titanium, which is only the pins and adjusting screws. The uprights and actual ring around her head are carbon composite while the blocks that attach it all together are plastic. This image is what is currently embedded from a 1/8th inch to 5/16 inch into her head at four points. She will be so happy to have them taken out. It is much sharper than it looks.
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