Post Surgery-Day 2

Tim gets better each day! He was awake for most of the day, taking a nap in the afternoon. He ate a couple of crackers and took a few bites of a cookie. He had a few sips of a smoothie and blue "Mountain Dew." The only pain medicine he is getting is when he pushes his button. No more continuous drip! Tim went off oxygen for a little while this afternoon as well. But he got agitated with how uncomfortable his foot was and had to go back on the oxygen. Tim's foot is still swollen from the trauma of the surgery, but he is slowly getting some feeling back! We are also dealing with some sores on the right side of his body:( He got these from laying on that side of his body for 11 hours during surgery. In the way of physical therapy, Tim sat up in bed early this morning. Then, around 12, he stood up with the crutches and hobbled twice to a chair and sat there for about half an hour! Baby steps!!(Check out Tim sitting up!)

Tim has quite the collection of friends that keep him occupied. I made the mistake of not putting them back on the bed after his sheets were changed. He was a little annoyed with me, but I know it's just the meds talking:)
(Tim's friends. When I left the hospital for the night, he added two more to this group!)

So, the thing that was the most frustrating for Tim today was getting his left leg comfortable. He spent most of the day moving pillows and rearranging his body. But when he did finally get comfortable, he either fell asleep, ate, or watched tv with me.

(Tim comfortable=killer smile!)