Back to school

So, Bailey went back to school last friday  (  9 days post surgery ).  To be honest he has been going stir crazy being stuck in the house.   He has required very little as far as pain relief in the past few days.  We have had to make adjustments and it has been interesting carrying him up the bleachers and stairs at ball games.  

I am interested to see what the doctor says when he has his follow up in a couple of weeks.   We are really just playing it by ear at this point.  We don't know what is in store after the 5 weeks of no weight bearing. 

There really isn't much else to add right now, he is doing pretty well and all, just wishes he could get around better on his own.  The wheel chair wheels slip on the carpet and the chair itself is so big and cumbersome it is hard to haul around.

Removed nerve blocks

So, as per the doctor's orders we removed the nerve block on Saturday around 1pm.   The Dr. said to make sure he took some medicine for the pain about 45 minutes before we removed it.  The most difficult part of the procedure was getting all of the tape and clear adhesive barrier off of the site.   There were long wires and tubes that were coiled up underneath the barrier.   After we had removed all of that I was just left looking at the leader going into his leg.   So, with a slow and steady pull I was able to remove the block from his leg.  There was probably 1-1.5 inches that was actually inside his leg.   Oh, I should probably add that it appeared that the "on q" balls were empty at the time I removed them.  There was some slight leaking that may have accounted for the loss.  So, I think it is fair to say that Bailey had been without the benefit of the nerve block for most of the day already when I removed it.   As of now ( Sunday night ) his pain level has not increased at all.   He is still getting by mostly on Motrin and Tylenol.   Pretty Amazing if you ask me.  

I think the biggest challenge for him still is getting to the bathroom, I got a portable commode for his bedroom that seems to help him out some.