John threw up again today, 90 minutes after his morning Felbatol dose. I called the neurologist and he said that we should go back to the lower dose, give his stomach a few days to recover, then start with a new drug - Lamictal. It will take 10 weeks to get to the therapeutic dose of Lamictal, so it will be well after the VNS surgery before we know if it is working or not. Thats Ok. It's clear now that the VNS is the logical next step, so we're ready to do it.
I also talked to the dietician today, and she agreed that it is time to wean the diet. We are going to go down at .5 increments every couple of weeks and monitor him closely. Once he's at a 1:1 ratio, we'll quit weighing the food, but still keep him away from heavy carbs for awhile.
I got Yoshie a cat for her anniversary present, today. We've never had a pet, so we'll see how it goes. She seems very good natured and friendly so far, and Yoshie and Maya are really happy about this. John doesn't seem to care one way or another. He sometimes pets the cat, but sometimes pulls her tail. :) The good news is that the (nameless) cat seems to tolerate this OK.
