Yesterday on a whim, we called to see if we could run up to Vail for Lori’s post op appointment instead of waiting until Wednesday when they’re supposed to get 3 feet of snow! Diane the nurse said come on up but we might have to wait as we’d need to catch Dr Don between surgeries. We arrived at 12:10 and when we showed up, Diane was right there to rush us back. Lori went for a quick X-ray and then Dr Don was right in! This is the quickest doctor appointment either of us had had in our life!
Dr Don came in, looked at the X-ray and said it looks fantastic. Then he said, “why are you wearing that collar, take it off”. We were both stunned as we thought she’d be in it for months, not 8 days! Now he did say to wear it at night and when she’s on long car rides but that she can take it off during the day and she also needs to start doing exercises. He gave us a sheet with his website and checked off what she was supposed to look for. She’s starting with “yes and no” meaning slowly move your head up and down and side to side. She’s a little nervous about going without the collar but is super excited. We also need to keep the incisions bandaged up for another week and then she can start showering without them. Super great news and on top of it all, still no headache. He’s confident the headache is gone as he showed us on the X-ray where and why she was having so much pain. Yeah!
It’s almost 5am and Ty who was sleeping with me, woke me up with a stuffy nose. He just came down but I sent him back up. It doesn’t seem to cold out yet but this time tomorrow it will be far below freezing. Jag has inter-murals so I need to run to get to the gym before taking him to school at 7am. This is the first morning Lacey didn’t wake me so Ty stepped in to handle the job.
Lori has to go to the office today and I have to run to a meeting, both around noon. The doctor said she can drive but to turn her head slowly and try not to do any quick stops. I think I’ll send her in the truck as it’s the heaviest and she sits way up high above most cars.
Oh by the way, I’m in the playoffs in both of my fantasy football leagues! I can’t believe it, if I win one of them, I’ll win over $1000! Keep your fingers crossed as that’d make the year for us! And some people say it’s a waste of time.
Time to run, hope all’s well, stay safe and healthy and God Bless.