Wow what a difference a day makes. Kim was really struggling withe the effects of the anesthesia and meds. I think telling the nurse not to hang the last bottle of pain meds did the trick. Afternoon PT went extremely well, she walked her room twice and sat in her chair for about 10 minutes. That and several trips to the bathroom left her a little stiff and spasms started. She asked for some pain meds to help her get comfortable to sleep. She is now resting as comfortably as is possible for someone in her position. No shower so no regular clothes. She tried to convince the nurse it was a good idea but it didn't work. Nurse said it can happen in the morning. We are hopeful that when Dr Clavel comes in tomorrow and sees her showered and in street clothes he will take her first post op x-rays and then maybe send her to the apartment. She really hopes this happens.
As far as the surgery, I had a nice talk with Dr. Clavel and he was pleased with everything. He did not encounter as much trouble as he thought with her two lowest discs. He said he did not have any problem restoring the disc height and placing the discs. I looked at the inter-op x-rays and remember what her per-op MRI looked like.WOW what a difference. He used to large discs for L3-4 and L4-5 and a medium disc at L2-3.
Kim knows that now she must begin to adjust to her new back and that her old back is going to take time to let go. She is taking it slow and steady. She has already been experiencing different pains in new places. She realizes with a little help from me that she has been out of whack for so long neither her or her body know how to react right now. She will be taking over the updates soon so you can hear it firsthand.
Mark
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