On Thursday, Bob - who can't hold his anesthesia (which leads me to believe he would have been a sloppy drunk - let's hear it for the Word of Wisdom!), had both knees scoped, a tear fixed, etc. The beauty which all should witness is his inability to recover without drama. The poor nurse had to listen to the drama of :
~whoa I am so dizzy
~make the room stop spinning
~can I spend the night
~and a few swear words interspersed (which Bob never swears...at home)
At one point the nurse looked at me and just rolled her eyes - I concurred and explained that he cries while watching Lifetime Original Movies too. I think that statement explained a lot to her.
So the first day home...getting him out of the car and up a few steps was a treat...he did well. I went upstairs at 9:30 and sat down on the bed. I told him I would be right back to help him up the stairs to go to bed. At 2:30 a.m. I woke and with a jerk and a holy crap! I ran downstairs to find him...he was nowhere...I really envisioned him loopy and wandering the streets in his underwear! I ran back upstairs to find him in Lars' bed. The conversation went like this..
"Bob?" The response was, "You are NOT a very good nurse!" Oh well, can't win 'em all.
Yesterday we had a tree planting fest. Rocky Mountain Power made us take down 6 trees because they had the potential of growing too tall under the power lines. Long story short, we needed help. At 9:00 a.m. Lars, Chad, and Scott Mitchell promptly rose to the occassion and worked so hard digging holes, moving dirt, telling inappropriate jokes, until 1:00. I don't know how we could have done it without them! I weeded, mowed part of the front and the backyard too. I was stiff that night...long day.
Bob came out to watch and sat on a chair to be a part of it. Last night he came into the room worried that his knees were red and on fire. INFECTION? I laughed, pulled down his white knee highs, and showed him he had a nice sun burn! The patient is doing well, getting stronger, and kind of sad that he needs a total knee on the right...any takers on being the nurse for that one?
