07.10.08
Off of Pavulon
One of the first things Dr. Neal did on Wednesday morning was take Logan off of the Pavulon – the dreaded paralyzing medicine. They said that it would take a while for the medicine to get out of his system and Dr. Neal really wanted to see what Logan would be like when he wasn’t paralyzed… Remember that since his last big episode on Sunday, Logan has had no input on the situation because of the Pavulon. They estimated that the Pavulon would wear off around 11 or 12 and they would have the rest of the day to monitor him.
At about 6:45am Kassie stopped the Pavulon and got ready to start her report to Janice, the day shift nurse. Kassie checked in on Logan after a few minutes and noticed that his eyes were open – this happens once in a while when they are paralyzed – so she closed them. After a few more minutes, she peeked in on him again and his eyes were open again, so she put the wetting ointment (this keeps his eyes from drying out, since he can’t blink) in his eyes and closed them again. She stood back and watched for a bit and his eyes popped open again. She then realized that when she had positioned him last, she had put his hands by his chest and they were now by his face. Kassie called Janice over and told her to look at Logan… He’s waking up already and it’s only been about 25 minutes since she turned off the Pavulon!!!
Just goes to show you how much Logan does NOT like that Pavulon and how determined he is to forge his own path through life and not be like the others who would normally take hours to wake up.