John had surgey on his foot this afternoon at 1:30, and was back in his recliner by 5pm.. Went MUCH better, so far, than either of us anticipated... Four years ago he had his ankle fused together because of deterioration. Since then, the ankle no longer hurts, but it's continued to 'roll out' on him when he walks, to the point where his hip and back were hurting.. So today, in a brief, 35-minute surgery, they made an incision, cut apart the heel, then repositioned it to line it back up straight... The Dr. thinks it looks great now... We were both a little nervous about this, because John has a history of taking a long time to come out of anesthesia... and when we realized they intended to do this at 1:30 and send him home yet the same day, we just didn't think there was any way that could happen. But it did.. They gave him a 'block' in the right leg, so as of yet, he's feeling absolutely nothing in that foot. The instructions were to start taking the pain meds now, after eating something, to stay ahead of the pain when that block wears off after about 8-10 hours.. So... hopefully we'll all have a good night tonight... He's in a splint now, until his follow-up visit on the 15th, at which time they will put it in a cast... He'll be on crutches for six weeks, then a boot and some physical therapy, and the Dr. thinks he should be back in real shoes shortly after that..
Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season. We enjoyed a Warren family dinner here on the 22nd, and then a Trihy family dinner on Christmas Day at my sisters. She has 5 grandchildren, ages 8 months to 5 years, so it makes for a lively group.
I think we got all of our landscaping projects done this past year... we added another driveway (to give us more wiggle room with all of Joe's lawnmowing equipment), redid all the landscaping around the front and one side of the house, THEN John and Joe decided to kill off the front yard and start over.. That project turned into more work than either of them could have ever imagined.. but, after much work, and the wettest October on record right after we sowed seed, we had a completely green yard back before winter set in. There will be a little touch-up work to do on it this spring, but I really thought we'd have mud all winter, so I was pleasantly surprised.
Joe is really enjoying his winter break..no lawns to mow and no school work.. He's planning a self-funded trip to Cancun for spring break..so is excited about that. I'll be more excited when he gets back on US soil...
Take care everyone,
Sue
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