I'm Free!

. . .of tubes anyway. Dad had a decent night last night; he slept in 30 - 45 minute intervals. He was rudely awakened at 5:30 this morning by a neurologist who removed his lumbar drain (spinal tap). She had to remove the sutures holding it in and then put in one stitch to close it up . . .all without any anesthetic. It was apparently quite painful. They unhooked him from most of the tubes/wires etc. He sat in the chair to eat breakfast and then the physical therapist took him for a short walk. The physical therapist said that of the people she sees who have had this surgery, he is one of the best she has seen. He is doing remarkably well.

It was an eventful morning and all the movement has made him very dizzy and nauseous. They gave him some anti-nausea and anti-dizzy medicine so he is napping now. He will be moving to a regular hospital room this evening when they have the room. He will just continue to work on sitting up and standing on his own to be able to go home.