Hubby had his surgery on Thursday and it went well! I am happy to say that he is feeling much better and the only pain he is experiencing right now is the pain from the surgery. So far the issues he was having prior to surgery are gone! Praise God!! The next few days will be hard but he is doing GREAT! He was able to make it up the stairs when we came home without any problems. Today he went up and down the stairs so that is a terrific sign! They didn't have to cut any of the muscle they just moved them aside. The nerves that have been pinched all this time are going to take a little time to heal, they have been pretty ticked off for a while. This was his first surgery and hopefully his last. Many times I have been the one who was going in for surgery and he was in the waiting room. This time little man & I got to wait. He did so well hanging out in the waiting room for 10 hours. We came prepared though, DVD player, DS, Kindle, iPad, and they had a toy area! :)
Our good friend Anita, who is like a second mom, was texting and checking in on him all day long. I could feel the love and concern and it felt wonderful! (She is hurt and couldn't physically be there with me, but she was there in spirit for sure!) We can't wait until Lars is healed and we can go use her hot tub! :) She is sweet enough to offer the use of it!
Even though the surgery was a day surgery and I knew that it was going to end well, it was reassuring to have one of my best friends (Shannon) there (the other bff (Cheri) lives in Arizona and was texting me before I was even up to go to the hospital). It's amazing how best friends are connected. They know when you need them the most, even when you don't know it. Shannon is as stubborn as me and even though I was telling her all morning that she didn't need to come and that she should worry about her appointments that she had, she made the time to meet us at the hospital and then she came back after her appointments and got her kiddos to school. After we got home she was also stubborn and brought us goodies and a beautiful cactus.
The love and concern that we have felt during this has been great.
If tomorrow is as beautiful as today I think I might have him sit out on the deck for a little while to get some fresh air. Being cooped up in the house has been the hardest on little man. He was sick Thursday night so we kept him home on Saturday and I haven't dared to leave Lars home alone because if he moves wrong or falls he will be stuck until I got back home. So today little man did go outside and play in the yard for a little bit. Other than that, it's all going great! We have food from friends and it's delicious! Definitely blessed!
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