Today Mark had surgery on his
hip. He has had pain in his groin and back. For the past year he has gone to
the chiropractor, physical therapy, had cortizone shots, and seen a couple
orthopedic doctors. Surgery was the last resort option. We had to be at the
Ames hospital at 5:30 Am and surgery was at 7AM. We prayed together before he
went in hopeful for a successful outcome. The doctor came and talked to me around 8:30. He said his hip was
worse than he expected, however he got things cleaned up and hopefully he will
find much relief. However, he will need hip replacement in his future. Mark’s mom came
around 9 and Mark was back in the room about 10. He was feeling ok, no pain or
sickness. The physical
therapist wasted no time in getting him up and getting him fitted for crutches and teaching him how to walk with
them.
We left the hospital about noon. Mark had an appetite so we went through
a drive through and he got a burger and malt. At home he took a long nap, then
sat in the chair until he went to bed. He is doing better than he or I
expected. He said his pain is tolerable and this was tons better than his hernia surgeries, where he felt like
they cut him in half. I am so happy he is feeling ok. He has a ways to go
and a ton of pills to take.
We left the hospital about noon. Mark had an appetite so we went through
a drive through and he got a burger and malt. At home he took a long nap, then
sat in the chair until he went to bed. He is doing better than he or I
expected. He said his pain is tolerable and this was tons better than his hernia surgeries, where he felt like
they cut him in half. I am so happy he is feeling ok. He has a ways to go
and a ton of pills to take.
Back at home my amazing daughter got
Luke up and on the bus. She did her school work and kept Jacob on task and doing
his work. She cleaned, she tidied the house, did some laundry, cooked lunch, and did all the dishes. She is so responsible and helpful.
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