Update for today

Today was a mixed bag. While Scott's pain is better it's still there. The nurse tech urged Scott to get out of bed today, so he mustered the courage and went from the bed to the recliner chair 2 separate times. It was very painful and took a lot of work, but it's all on the road to recovery.

They heard some faint sounds in his stomach/bowel area but not enough to let him eat. He is getting skinnier by the day. He is still on ice chips only.

The Dr stopped by early this morning and removed his bandages and he looks like he has a zipper in his pelvic area. I believe they used adhesive glue instead of staples or stitches. He still has the draining bags, catheteter, and various IV tubes. They are also giving him heparin every day to thin his blood. He also has these wraps on his legs that give his legs a massage to help prevent clotting.

His spirits were lifted today by visits by Tom L, Hale and team, Matt P, Joyce, Vanessa and Heather. They made him laugh a lot.

His pain button dispenses Dilaudin every 6 mins. and he hasn't been using as much as yesterday evening. He isn't sleeping much, so he's in and out of dozing mode. He was able to clean up a bit and brush his teeth. I think that helped him feel better.

We may get the pathology report back tomorrow but I am willing to bet next Tues will be more like it.

I am with him at the hospital until around 7p every day. He needs a lot of help moving around etc. I want to just thank everyone for your kind thoughts, prayers, check-ins. We are so lucky to have such great people in our lives. Shmultzy I know - but true. Thank you.