It's time... no more Titanium Man

[Wildkat]

Thanks again all

headed out in a few...

He's doing well... I'm doing okay...
The girls are concerned and a bit bummed since their birthday is tomorrow and Dad won't be here... and the youngest is pretty upset about the whole thing... but this afternoon, it should all be good...


I'll keep you posted as I can...

Thanks again


and Jeremy...
(have a great ride... I want details...)

[trbig]

I talked to Kat and was asked to pass on that John got through the surgery just fine. They got everything out except one screw. Apparently he DOESN'T have a screw loose?

I'm sure Kat will tell you all about it more later, so thanks for your well wishes and prayers.


Tod

[Wildkat]

Quick update

John's in a lot of pain (to be expected) but has a sense of humor and is already giving them a hard time (in a good way)
If his pain level goes down enough... they'll send him home tomorrow...
WooHoo!

[lvrsnr]

John glad to hear that your surgry went well. I hope that you are feeling up to riding real soon, and that when you are that you have the weather for it.

[randy]

Good news, Kat. Keep us informed. John, don't be too hard on the nurses!

[DGXSER]

Awesome News Kat!!! Glad all is going well!

John, don't listen to these people, give those nurses he$$. All except the one who gives you your pain meds.

[Wildkat]

and they gave him some good stuff too...

Demerol a couple of times... he wasn't nearly as entertaining on it this time around... bt it did what it was supposed to do... and that's all that really matters...

and the best part?

He's home!!

Hurting a bit but doing well...


Thanks for the thoughts and prayers... so far so good...

[blue giant]

That's awesome news John and Kat!


I'm sure it can only get better from here!

Paul

[oseaghdha]

Where's my Sammich?

YAY!
Good news indeed.

[madmax-im]

Yay!!!

Alright Kat and John! Before y'all know it...y'all be back in the saddle...Glad to hear everyone is home and on the mend.

[blue giant]

And you should be able get out for a ride on the bikes soon too!

Alright Kat and John! Before y'all know it...y'all be back in the saddle...Glad to hear everyone is home and on the mend.

[DGXSER]

Great to hear!!

Glad to hear all is progressing well! Back at home and ready to slowly get back in the swing of things!

Incredible they can open you up enough to pull stuff out like that and go home the next day. Did they install the zipper the first time?

[nubee]

Good!!

They don't let ya lounge around in the hospital these days, do they?

Enjoy the pain meds. Glad to read you finally got the lead out. Tough way to do it.

Happy recovery John!!

Craig

[John]

Damn That Hurts!!!

Hey y'all, thanks for the kind words and well wishes. The Dr only prescribed Tylenol 3 w/codine, and that stuff has never really helped me much, but WK has some Hydrocodone left over from her surgery last year. That seems to be working well. I finally had a decent night's sleep last night...only woke up four or five times, but was able to get back to sleep. Poor Kat, she is a light sleeper, and any movement or groaning I may do wakes her, and I must have gotten up 3-4 times to use the bathroom. I have only able to lie on my back the first two days, but last night I spent some time on my left side. What a relief! I normaly sleep on my belly/left side so I am getting closer to my normal sleep position. Getting out of bed is very painful, but getting easier each time, once I remembered the body mechanics I used when I first had the hardware installed.
Again, thanks to all who left well wishes, I appreciate it.