Dave went in for surgery at 8 am this morning and came out feeling MUCH better. (Aside from the vomiting of course). Before the surgery the pain was so intense he could not lift his left leg. Since I have known him he has always had this issue. The doctor lifted his leg and asked if there was any pain. Dave shook his head and said, "no." For me this is the best news in the world but Dave won't be convinced until he's able to stand up. While the surgery seems to be a success there was a minor set back. Dave had so much scar tissue and calcification stuck to the spinal canal that the doctor had to seperate it before he could remove the part of the disc that was herniated. Doing so caused a small tear in the sac of fluid and had to be repaired with a seal or patch. In order to make sure the seal doesn't tear open, Dave has to stay on strict bed rest 'til morning. The doctor warned us of this before hand but didn't see it being an issue because he didn't know about the scar tissue and calcification until he opened him up.
When Dave came out of surgery he was pretty tired but coherant. So unfortunately there are no funny stories to tell. Sorry.
I took Sadie and Grace in to see Dave and Grace was afraid of Dave in the hospital bed with wires coming out of him. Sadie was fine with it though. I would like to say that they were good and gave their dad lots of love and attention but no. They're nearly 2. Which means they have a special sensor that tells them where to find every button and switch, cord and wire to push, pull and tug on. Needless to say they didn't stay long.
Anyway, I only got to talk to the doctor once and will get to again tomorrow morning so if anything I said above is wrong I will correct it tomorrow.
Thank you to all who prayed and kept Dave in their thoughts. We appriciate it. Love you all!!
When Dave came out of surgery he was pretty tired but coherant. So unfortunately there are no funny stories to tell. Sorry.
I took Sadie and Grace in to see Dave and Grace was afraid of Dave in the hospital bed with wires coming out of him. Sadie was fine with it though. I would like to say that they were good and gave their dad lots of love and attention but no. They're nearly 2. Which means they have a special sensor that tells them where to find every button and switch, cord and wire to push, pull and tug on. Needless to say they didn't stay long.
Anyway, I only got to talk to the doctor once and will get to again tomorrow morning so if anything I said above is wrong I will correct it tomorrow.
Thank you to all who prayed and kept Dave in their thoughts. We appriciate it. Love you all!!
