YAY FOR ALAN!!!!!
YAY FOR ALAN!!!!!
HI AMY....SO GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT ALAN. I KNOW THE FEELING!! JUST REMEMBER, HE'LL SLEEP ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND SO SHOULD YOU. YOU'VE BOTH BEEN THROUGH A MONTH OR SO OF HELL AND NOW IT'S TIME TO REST. I THINK I TOOK NAPS WITH TYCE EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHILE HE WAS HOME AND HAVE SINCE DECIDED THAT NAPS ARE VERY GOOD.
IF HIS APPETITE IS OFF, DON'T WORRY, SO WAS TYCE'S FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TEN DAYS. WHEN DOES HE GO BACK TO THE CARDIO FOR HIS FOLLOWUP?
I THINK THE BEST THING FOR TYCE WAS TAKING A SHOWER AFTER THE DAY AFTER HE GOT HOME!!!
IS HE PUT TOGETHER WITH GLUE OR STERISTRIPS? TYCE HAD THE STRIPS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THEM OFF AFTER A WEEK OR WAIT TILLTHEY FELL OFF. DID THEY GIVE HIM IODINE TO RUB ON THE INCISION MARK?
WE WILL NOW BE AT THE 5 WEEK POST OP MARK ON WEDNESDAY, AND WHILE HE STILL CAN'T DRIVE, HE'S GETTING GREAT AT DUSTING AND FOLDING CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER!!! WE TRY TO GET OUT EVERY DAY FOR A BIT, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY TO THE POST OFFICE. HE'S NOT YET READY FOR OUR USUAL WALKS ON THE BEACH WITH THE DOGS, BUT WE'RE GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.
ONE BIT OF ADVICE I WILL GIVE YOU IS TO WALK, WALK , WALK WALK, WALK, AND USE THAT SPIROMETER OFTEN, EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS. ALAN IS YOUNG AND WILL BOUNCE BACK QUICKLY.
SO VERY GLAD FOR BOTH OF YOU.
EVELYN AND TYCE