Morning light
There must be a Park conspiracy.
…to thwart my frozen pizza plan. Henry and Barbara fed us last night. This morning Penna showed up with omelets and toast for brunch!
Judy had a great night last night, slept the whole way through, and is feeling so good now she insisted I take her to the store for some grocery shopping.
Now she wants the big bandages gone and some smaller ones in their place. I think if I start the lawn mower for her she’s ready to resume mowing the yard! Couldn’t come up with pizza for dinner tonight. We had to make do with grilled rib-eye (cut up into bite sized bits), steamed broccoli, and sliced tomatoes.
Maybe she can have pizza tomorrow.
Judy had a great night last night, slept the whole way through, and is feeling so good now she insisted I take her to the store for some grocery shopping. Now she wants the big bandages gone and some smaller ones in their place. I think if I start the lawn mower for her she’s ready to resume mowing the yard! Couldn’t come up with pizza for dinner tonight. We had to make do with grilled rib-eye (cut up into bite sized bits), steamed broccoli, and sliced tomatoes. Maybe she can have pizza tomorrow. Home again!
Comfy. (…but I’m going to have to come up with a picture of Judy while she’s awake soon or everyone is going to figure out I’m recreating my favorite scenes from Weekend at Bernie’s.) Really, the surgery went well. The recovery is going well. The pain meds make her pretty sleepy, but it doesn’t seem like a bad idea for her to pass the time with some sleep right now. I meant to make it to the gas station for dinner, but before I could, Barb and Henry dropped by and ruined my frozen pizza plan with a perfectly delicious spicy pork stew. There was even enough for leftovers! I may not get to implement pizza for days now. It’s good to be home. It won’t be quite normal here for a while, but this is as close as it has been the last few days. A long day
But the shoulder surgery is done. We’re home to the hotel room.
An hour and a half of surgery. The surgeon repaired her rotator cuff tendon and the biceps tendon as well (arthroscopically). Otherwise, her shoulder was in good shape. No arthritis or bones spur issues. It’ll hurt a lot in the days to come. She’ll be in a sling for six weeks. She didn’t get to eat before surgery, so she was hungry tonight. Anything she wants for dinner. We split a Whataburger. Tomorrow we drive back to Sandpipers to recuperate in the sun on the deck. We don’t see the doctor again for two weeks.
An hour and a half of surgery. The surgeon repaired her rotator cuff tendon and the biceps tendon as well (arthroscopically). Otherwise, her shoulder was in good shape. No arthritis or bones spur issues. It’ll hurt a lot in the days to come. She’ll be in a sling for six weeks. She didn’t get to eat before surgery, so she was hungry tonight. Anything she wants for dinner. We split a Whataburger. Tomorrow we drive back to Sandpipers to recuperate in the sun on the deck. We don’t see the doctor again for two weeks. Poked and prodded
The pre-surgical work is done. Judy got an EKG, blood test, urinalysis, chest x-ray, and they lightened our wallet. The surgery has been moved back an hour to 3pm tomorrow. Check-in at 1. No food or drink after midnight tonight. Not even water! The hotel provided an ottoman for the chair. We’ve got all the pillows we can use to make Judy as comfortable as possible without lying down.
A trying time, but Judy will be pretty stoned after, so that should help. And just in case it gets stressful for me too, there is plenty of beer and wine in the mini-fridge. I just need to not get as hammered as Judy! And tonight…. Judy dodged another pizza. Dinner on the deck at Snoopy’s.
A trying time, but Judy will be pretty stoned after, so that should help. And just in case it gets stressful for me too, there is plenty of beer and wine in the mini-fridge. I just need to not get as hammered as Judy! And tonight…. Judy dodged another pizza. Dinner on the deck at Snoopy’s.