On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:15:59 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> connected the dots and wrote:

~On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:44:25 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
~
~>On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:05:05 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
~>
~>>Crash's left hip replacement will take place tomorrow morning. Last
~>>time, he was hospitalized for 5 days. Hopefully, this time will go
as
~>>well.
~>
~>Crash's surgery was much faster this time and it looks like the
~>medication problem we had last time won't occur again.
~>
~>He's sleeping peacefully, so I came home to get a little sleep.
~
~Wow! Crash has been calm, cool, and collected all day. Even sent me
~home early tonight so we could both get some rest. This is NOT the
~same man who was calling me in the middle of the night, asking for me
~to come and sit with him a few months ago.
~
~Everything is going much more smoothly. No medications have been
~withheld. He doesn't have the morphine pump until tomorrow, but I'm
~not sure how much he'll need it.
~
~Before and after the first surgery, he regularly reported pain in the
~14+ range on a scale of 1 to 10. I asked what the number was earlier
~this evening. Minus 4!!!
~
~He's saying he can't wait for physical therapy tomorrow so he can do
~what he needs to do so he can come home.
~
~Has anyone seen the pod? I can't find it anywhere!
~
~Thanks for everything, guys. I'll let you know when he comes home.
~
~Carol

That is soooo wonderful! I'm glad you got them straightened out and
it's going so well.

Take care, and prayers for a speedy recovery headed your way!

maxine in ri