Post Op - Day Two

I have been banned from posting pictures of the day's activities and threatened if I do! Sooooo, this will be just a plain old boring narrative log about another day in 889! She is definitely getting better - read that to mean that she is coming out from the "funny juice!" That's a good thing, for the most part! I do lose a lot of humor in my life when that happens, however, because she's so much fun for that first day or two after surgery as she is still under the influence! Makes me think she would have been a hilarious drunk if she ever drank! The other side of the coin is that my "Hey, boy!" role increases now for a day or two until she can get up and around a little! [:D] That's not a problem, though, because, really, that's about what my contribution can be at this point to making sure she has a good, comfortable recovery. We all have to do what we have to do!

Today was a day of milestones! She was out of bed for the first time. She went to the bathroom for the first time. She had her clothes changed to HER clothes! And, more important that ALL the rest, her diary has the entry that everybody wants post-op - and I quote, "I farted!" You know that is significant since it was HER that made the diary entry! WOW! That's not something she would normally take great pride in!

Dr Baum, her internal medicine doctor, came in a little while ago, and, after giving her a full check over, said that the lab should have some results within the next 12 to 24 hours, if not sooner! That well be a good thing because that will mean that they can target a specific growth instead of pouring in a copious quantity of several antibiotics to cover all possiblities. At least, to this point, she has had not shown any allergies to the regimen they have prescribed. We're keeping our fingers crossed that doesn't happen. I keep telling Sharon that she is treading on dangerous territory. Dr Baum is a very attractive young blond lady who is a former Army doctor. Sharon has been insistent on telling her all the blond jokes in her repertoir! She actually found one that Dr Baum had not heard. To appreciate the full humor in this, you really should heard Sharon try to tell a joke while she is under the "funny juice!" It's usually funnier than the joke itself! Jay ain't worried!! [:D]

Poor little Bulli is having a hard time coping with this massive disruption of anything resembling his normal routine. He knows his "Mom" is not where he can find her, but he smells her on Dad when he comes out. He's pretty well been "in storage" in the coach for the duration and has gotten to the point that almost hates to get into it. I try to get out to let him out fairly frequently but, of course, that's never enough to satisfy his need to roam and be with us! Yesterday, we were walking down a sidewalk by a parking lot and, sitting right out in the middle all by itself, was a New Beetle the same color as Sharon's. He went straight to it and went to the door to get in. He looked really disappointed when I told him it wasn't Mom's.

The staff here at Presby is great. They have very been very attentive and, with a lot of the staff here, it has been old home week because a lot of them were here last year and remember her from then.

She is beginning to eat a little, but she claims it had NO taste. I tried a bite of her Lasagna last evening that she said had NO taste, and I actually though that it was OVER seasoned! The herbs were really strong. Food service here is a different experience. They have a menu that you order from and your meal is brought up individually instead of in a mass "delivery" wagon. I ordered from the menu last evening and found it to be a very well prepared, tasty meal.

Bottom line, today is very much better and will get better as the next few days unroll!

More later!

Cheers!

Joe