The hardest part: standing up to walk. We were told day 2 and 3 after the day of the surgery are the most exhausting of all days. All the energy is taken up to heal and yet, starting to sit and then, walk, is important to make sure recovery will be happening normally. Here, Jonas holds on to a cart and walks outside his room and comes back while surrounded by two physiotherapists.
The physiotherapists came this morning to coach Jonas for more difficult exercises. One of the most important thing is to prevent the lungs from collapsing. Jonas ' lungs are not expanding as they should right now and so our valiant blogger has been prescribed to breathe deeply while raising his arms and to use a little apparatus in which he has to breathe out to make a red ball float for a few seconds.
Muscular spasms in the thorax happened around 6:30 am this morning. The piercing pain went on for about 20 minutes while Jonas tried to catch his breath. After having been turning on his side and on his back, the nurses found a more comfortable position and the spasms subsided.
After those breathing exercises were done along with ankle and knee pumps, it was not yet over as the radiologists also came with their portable machine to check on Jonas ' insides. One of the radiologist hoped that if the picture found its way to the right person, the person could help donate money to buy a new machine. If you are that person, feel free to give a donation to one of the foundations of the McGill University Health Center ( http://www.cusm.ca/about/foundations/ )
Is that thick tube up my d--- ?!?
Yep. And now we can remove it. Ouch! Gone!
We can also see the scar on the front now, all stapled. The dark spots were not caused by an aggressive surgeon but by our patient who loves to scratch himself at night, all the time.
All this is very exhausting and he has to go back to bed. After having been well-exercised and washed while sitting in his chair, time for repose under the cozy quilt our friend Jenn 's mom, Mary, made for him. On it are irish patterns that were done by Jenn when she was 9 years old and kept aside ' in case '. Now, the patterns have found their purpose to garnish a quilt made to comfort a friend after surgery.
Sleep well!
Rose
Oooo, staples! Those are fun to remove.
BTW, you should warn Jonas about the first time he tries to go up stairs. That first riser is usually a killer.
Glad to see that everything is going well.
Nice huka pipe, dude.
I'm joking but it's hard to see you like this. Bon courage! On pense à toi!
Thank you, Rose, for keeping us updated. He is very lucky to have you by his side. Hoping all the best for continued progress.