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I think it’s officially time to start the discharge discussion! Following an uneventful night, the doctors cleared Justin for a bland, low-fiber diet first thing this morning. After ordering some pancakes and waiting an eternity for them to arrive, hangry Justin nibbled for about an hour, yet only consuming half of one. Meanwhile I decided…

Day 6 looked a lot like Day 5. A little better, more sitting up, a decent walk, attempts at food. Justin’s fluid intake via IV decreased significantly today, which is good, unless you’re post-op Justin. Not that I’m one to talk, but I swear that man drank 3 oz of water! Ok, maybe 6 with…

How many of you have every seen Justin sit still? Today marks the point in recovery where Justin’s body has finally had it with the vinyl hospital bed. And as our wise nurse so aptly put it, “recovery is nonlinear.” (She speaks nerd, I like it) As teased, the chest tube came out this morning!…

Another phenomenal day in the books! I had noticed overnight that Justin was playing whack a mole on his pain button. So when he was a little sleepier this morning, I thought that would set the pace for the day. Boy, I was wrong. When the surgery team paid their visit this morning, topic of…

Celebrate with me, folks!!! Justin had an AMAZING day! Justin was awake early this morning, definitely from the typical buzz of hospital business. Labs, chest x-ray, surgical team, pain team, shift change, cleaning crews, supply replenishment… all annoying. But he woke rested. He was chatty, eyes bright, and pain minimal. The chair was Justin’s main…

Gosh, I was hoping for more good news to pass along tonight. Unfortunately, today was largely uneventful in ways of progress. Justin started his day by waking up on the far wrong side of the gurney. And it never improved. Flipped off a nurse, said he was worthless, told me I was a bully (no…

Justin’s great success today, by far, was getting the breathing tube out. That being said, he no longer has recollection of having it and keeps telling me the NG tube is the worst part (the one down his nose). I’m sure it’s awful, but it could definitely be worse. Justin’s pain level today was a…

Just a super quick update to let everyone know that Justin’s breathing tube is out! Hooray! I’m not going to say I wasn’t pushy about it though. Another great recovery marker, he’s already joking with every nurse and doctor that walks through the door!

Well, today went different than I expected. Folks, bear with me for this post. I’ve been staring at this blank screen for ten minutes trying to collect my thoughts and make them intelligible for you to read. I’m exhausted and wide awake, ecstatic, but sad. Yet, eternally optimistic. Here it goes, Nothing in life will…

…. nurses now update via text, which is good and bad because sometimes a girl has questions. This morning went off without a hitch. The epidural was smooth as silk, only taking about 25 minutes. A far cry from the hour struggle last time. Although I had to step outside the curtain of sterility, I…