Paul finally had his hernia surgery on Friday after a wait of about three weeks or so. The surgery went according to plan, and he's in even better shape than I expected at this point.
The kids and I dropped him off at the surgery center at 9 a.m. on Friday -- since no one but the patient was allowed inside the building, we said goodbye and good luck at the front door. (The center was only 10 minutes from home, so the kids didn't even miss their school zoom meetings.)
The surgery started at 10 a.m. and lasted about an hour. He was knocked out for the surgery, so I had to wait to pick him up until he had lifted out of the fog. When the nurse called me to say it was time to pick him up, she said he was a low-maintenance patient, so I guess he didn't even say anything funny as he was waking up - ha! We headed home around 12:30 p.m.
Paul's mom watched the kids while I drove Paul home and got him settled. I thought he would be tired, but he didn't so much as take a nap. Instead he watched some TV and even read a book and played some online chess. He was moving slowly but otherwise seemed fine.
The pain wasn't so bad that he had to fill his pain prescription, though he is regularly alternating ibuprofen and Tylenol as directed. By Sunday he was moving around more, and on Monday he was making it a point to walk a bit. He'll be working from home this week to help with his recovery, but all is looking good!
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