Makin progress...1 day after surgery!

Chris has done remarkable!  He is in enormous pain and still on the morphine (which he says doesn't touch the pain) - yet some how and without a lot of sleep - he managed to eat a HUGE breakfast and then cleaned up, and stand up with his back brace on......he changed out of that fashion statement/hospital gown - and with walker in hand began to walk down the corridor of the hospital wing.  Wow....he did good!  Afterward he returned to his room - he sat in a chair instead of returning to bed.

The doctor came in and saw that he was already in a standing position and said, "Well physical therapy will be thrilled!"  I think Chris just wanted to be out of that hospital gown!

REAL food was a motivator - I suspect! And being that he didn't eat anything bur liquids the day before - I can see why he was so hungry.

It was a rough night last night though!  He fidgeted most of the night trying to make himself comfortable - but nothing really helped.  Between helping him switch positions from one side of the bed to the other, adjusting his legs, padding up and supporting his body  - and the all the nurses, technitions and assistants enterin the room every hour on the hour ALL NIGHT LONG and then some...whew...We did NOT sleep much!!!  The day blended into the night and then back into day not even realizing how many hours slipped by in the process....You never get rest in a hospital!