August 12 - Recovery Day 1

They told us today would be rough,  and it appears they were right. There has been a lot of pain - enough to get him the "good" drugs - which apparently aren't quite good enough. 
But he can eat today, if he feels up to it, and we've had a slow walk down the hall and back. For now he is reading/dozing in his chair, while I'm doing cross stitch on his bed.
The bed is specialized to avoid bed sores, I guess, which means it moves like a dysfunctional massage chair. I can't imagine wanting to sleep on this thing. Maybe that's why dozing in the chair is better.

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  1. JWAugust 12, 2021 at 9:51 AM

    Dozing while "reading". Great practice for later in life! (Preferably resulting from less pain!!)

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