Where's my Tyler?

Since Tyler has had surgery, he has been on some pretty strong pain medication. The doctors say the first 3 weeks are the hardest and most painful. After the first 3 weeks is when we will start to "ween" him from the pain medication. The medication can be given as needed or every 4 hours. So far, Tyler has seemed to be needing it every 4 hours. He has a second pain med that helps with muscle spasms that can be given every 6-8 hours or as needed. So far, he only needed this once today.

Usually after I give him his medicine he is very tired and has a dazed look on his face. I really hate seeing him like this but I also don't want to see him in any pain, because when he gives that look of pain, it just breaks my heart.

Dazed look

I can't wait for these 3 weeks to be over, so I can finally get the real Tyler back. Now I don't want you to think that he just lays around and looks like this the entire day. He does give some smiles and Travis even had him laughing tonight. So I am sure we are on the right path to getting our Tyler back.