Hospital Stay Round 2 Commences

So the surgery went well. Dave went in at around 12:30 (the ortho doctor was held up by his previous surgery) and got out around 2:45 or so. As planned, they took bone from the hip (he has a bandage on the hip area) and put it in the leg, removed the fixator, and put on a normal cast (comes up to below the knee).

When I stopped by to visit him post-op and bring his stuff, he was pretty queasy from the anaesthesia and taking pain meds. He put his Sennhauser headphones on and is going to sleep. So no calls or visits tonight please.

The general consensus on the floor is that he will be in there for "2 to 3 days". So far, this is an overall more positive experience. First, it looks like he'll be in there for less time. Second, he can apparently order food when he needs it (although the chicken soup he ordered at 4:30 seemed less appealing after all). And he has a single room, and the nursing staff seems pretty nice.

He's in John Dempsey (UCONN) Hospital, room 7038. But don't call tonight. Visiting hours (for future reference) are 11-8. But you should probably check first, since I'm not sure how he'll be doing tomorrow. And if he's not up for visitors tomorrow, or you've visited him and need something to do, you can always go see CO2 and Adema at the Webster.