Today was another good day. Jeremy's pentobarbital has been decreased to 1.75 mg/kg/hr. He's starting to come out of the coma a little bit, not just opening his eyes, but also looking around and tracking people. When my parents talk to him, he opens his eyes! He is scheduled to have surgery on his femur and pelvis tomorrow but we don't know what time yet. We may find out at midnight when the schedule comes out. As long as everything continues to go as it has been, surgery will be a go tomorrow. There will be one person in the operating room whose sole job will be to watch Jeremy's ICP and open or drain his shunt as needed. I feel more comfortable with the surgery knowing he still has some pentobarbital working to keep his brain sedated. I feel like he is less likely to have any major ICP spikes that way. We are feeling confident that everything will go well during surgery and we will have one more milestone achievement in the road to recovery behind us!
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