It’s only nine days since I last decreased Ryan’s dosage. This will be his second reduction in three weeks. Aggressive, yes, but well thought out. In just a few hours he will be at (or around) 225 micrograms (mcg) per day. This is roughly a 14% reduction from his current level, which is huge. Ten…
Since there are several things I need to cover, I’ll put these into a list again. I hope you don’t mind that I do this once in a while.
It’s less than two weeks since the last baclofen decrease (13 days, to be exact), but it’s going down another 10% again today at my request. Ryan is currently just under 285 (mcg) micrograms per days, so this will take him to 256… give or take a few mcg.
Monday evening was the maiden voyage of the Chick Magnet. Earlier in the day I spent about an hour installing new tie-down straps (gifted to us through Ryan’s Wish List) to secure Ryan’s wheelchair. The existing bolts were rusted and I had to put every ounce of my strength to get them off. As is…
In the ongoing balance between alertness and comfort, I requested (and was granted) another reduction in the level of baclofen Ryan receives daily. This will happen today. The daily dosage will be reduced 9.5%, from 315 to 285 micrograms (mcg). The next seventy-two hours — particularly the next twenty-four — will be stressful as we…