Post-Op

We arrived at the hospital at 6am, didn't make it to the pre-op holding until 8:30, taken back to OR around 9am, out of OR before 10am, out of post-op holding and on our way home around 11am.

I've made it home, made it to the pharmacy to pick up the Lortab (wasted $25!) and when I came home Joey wanted to go potty.  I carried him to the bathroom, carefully placed him on the floor to stand and when he was all done he took off!  Walking all over the place.  Keep in mind he just had his knee sliced open an eight-plate that was screwed into his bones! taken out of the said knee and now he's running.  I have to keep telling him No Running!!! No Running!!

Thanks for all of your prayers.

While we were in the same day surgery room getting checked in.

They have to ask important questions like, Does he have any piercings? Does he have any tattoos?

After that was taken care of, it was time to play in the big playroom

Technically, the room was closed but same day surgery patients are allowed to enter whenever they want.

So he had the whole entire room to himself.

He didn't have to share a thing!

He was in heaven!

But the phone rang and it was the OR staff and they wanted us to check in at the pre-op holding area.

The photo on the left is an x-ray that was taken before they put the 8-plate in.  The x-ray in the center was taken when they were drilling the screws in his leg.  The x-ray on the right was taken a couple of weeks ago and shows how it's time for the 8-plate to come out.