dad remains curiously strong
May. 16th, 2011 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jinianThe man is a Clydesdale. Surgery at 11, out of recovery by 2, eating solid food by 4. Trying to get the nurse to let him up to walk around pretty much immediately upon arriving in the room. (That nurse proved completely humorless and was replaced before the shift ended; causation unclear but a wise decision if that was why.) He "want[ed] out of this fucking joint" so was pushing hard for getting to go home today, but no one was about to allow that. I do believe he will be home tomorrow, and I have plans to visit him Thursday afternoon since Mom is leaving town for a previously planned trip.
The surgery placed cross-braces between lumbar vertebrae 3, 4, and 5, one of which cracked slightly during the procedure; that's not too unusual and shouldn't affect the overall success, but it made me twitchy to hear. The idea is to keep the vertebrae from squishing the nerve processes leading outward when he stands. It's not clear yet whether his back pain will be improved, since obviously he's been cut up right there and still has a drain in place (with a weird little donut-shaped receptacle). He was getting good drugs, though, so at least it shouldn't hurt worse. Fingers crossed that it heals well and helps a lot!
The surgery placed cross-braces between lumbar vertebrae 3, 4, and 5, one of which cracked slightly during the procedure; that's not too unusual and shouldn't affect the overall success, but it made me twitchy to hear. The idea is to keep the vertebrae from squishing the nerve processes leading outward when he stands. It's not clear yet whether his back pain will be improved, since obviously he's been cut up right there and still has a drain in place (with a weird little donut-shaped receptacle). He was getting good drugs, though, so at least it shouldn't hurt worse. Fingers crossed that it heals well and helps a lot!
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Date: 2011-05-17 02:47 pm (UTC)