Post op recovery period

Today I noticed that Mr Kyle had enough energy to do things other than play the iPad or watch tv most of the day. I hadn't noticed that his energy level was overly "abnormal" until today when he was undoubtedly back to his normal self! He helped pour crystal light and spilled it all over the counter. He kicked the dog, unmade my bed, played Memory on his own, drove a toy truck up and down the hall for a long time, helped set the table (and I had to unset it!), helped tube himself, took himself to the potty twice and was just generally back to normal.

It was nice to see him "return"! It's been two full months since the surgery in Cincinnati. I'm not concerned that this is too long of a recovery, it's actually pretty good for something that major I think. Once the neo-Malone is all healed we should be on our way!

One bummer is that he still has accidents. It's a bit less. Two to four instead of four to six. But when the goal outcome is to stay clean for 24 hours a time any accidents are disheartening. I'm trying to decide how long to "deal with it" before I "bug" the clinic again.

Guess I'll start the next medicine... Sigh.

I'm doing much better! It's been a tremendously hard few months for me, but I'm trying to be patient with myself too.

And I'm adapting. It's still overwhelming when my main job in life is to keep four kids, one dog and a hubby all cared for and their needs balanced. It's an incredible tall order, but I chose this and I'll see that it is done well.

Spring