One more day down

Scott has had a pretty good day.

Pain is still an issue. Overall he does feel better than last night, but he is still quite painful. If I wrote all the phrases Scott, said this blog would be rated R. :) So, use your imagination when I asked him how is pain was tonight.

Part of the problem was that when he was getting up today, he accidentally hit his "stubbie" (this is the nickname Scott has chosen for his amputated leg) on the chair, really hard. Where he hit his leg, is still bothering him.

He is also having muscle spasm pains. I think these are bothering him the most. Janiece did ask the doctor this morning if he could have some muscle relaxers or something, but the doc did not think they would help much. In the last surgery, to create "stubbie," all of Scott's leg muscles were literally pulled down and layered under his upper leg bones, a few inches thick. The doc said that this was the way they "have done it for years." He said that before they did this technique that the bone actually had a tendency to work it's way out of the skin! Ouch!

We're glad that they have this technique to prevent this from happening, but you can imagine the stress that the muscles have been put through, and the pain that it is causing, now.

Guess what? Today the doc told Scott and Janiece that his amputated leg weighed 73 pounds!! Heavy with infection and fluid! Mick weighs 78 pounds. I still can't believe it.

The emotions are setting in a little bit, and Scott has been a little sad, today. Time slows down in the hospital and all we can do is think. He's been thinking about what is going to happen when he gets home. He has been thinking about how their home needs to modified and all other things that providing husbands, think about. He is surrounded by love, support, and encouragement and we are taking it one day at a time.

I received even more cards in the mail today and brought them right up to the hospital. His walls in his new room are filling up! Thank you! One of the nurses said "You're room looks like a home!" This is exactly what I wanted! Again, thank you so much.