Walk Around

Everything we great at the hospital on Tuesday.  We arrived about 10:30 and left about 6:00 p.m.  I was fine about everything until they wheeled me into the operating room.  That is when I started to freak out.  I mentioned this and the OR nurse said "oh, we've got stuff that will take care of that."  As he was putting something in my IV I asked, "is that the stuff Michael Jackson had?"  She replied "no, but you're getting that, it's good stuff...when used appropriately."  I was literally out in seconds.  It seemed like less tha a second later when I heard "Jim, you can wake up, it's done it is 2:50 p.m."  I couldn't believe it. 

When I got home I could not get to sleep, I was up until 4:00 in the morning.  Yesterday was my WORST day of pain.  Today could have been, but it is now starting to subside.  I watched a YOUTUBE video of this type of surgery and now I see why I am in such pain at the incision site.

Last night Candy brought dinner for us.  What a wonderful (and delicious) gesture!  Drew, Tom, Friedl (and especially I) did NOT want to make any dinner or clean up from dinner.  Today I have been resting...ALL DAY in bed.  I can't wait to feel better.

I now know why Ray resisted to walk around when I asked him to.  The pain is so bad that it hurts to walk.  Then your back aches from laying in bed all day.  I've got a long way to go, but hopefully tomorrow I can walk around a bit more.  - Jimmy