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so, I know I haven't blogged in a little while. I've been busy! (I know it doesn't happen very often.) J's surgery went mostly well -- by now most of you have called and know that, thank you for your calls! I was waiting in the waiting room for about 1 1/2 hours when the nurse called and said that everything was going well but that it was taking longer than usual. I waited more and later the surgeon came and told me he was finished and that everything was okay, and gave me some care instructions. Awhile later a nurse came and told me that J was in a lot of pain and had him in recovery for an hour but that he was still in a lot of pain. She said they had given him 2 doses of morphine, 2 doses of something stronger, and a dose of valium to relax his muscles. He was asking for me and so she brought me back. J was in pain for a long time and they gave him percacet (sp?), we were in the recovery room for another hour and a half before they sent us to the other out patient room, where slowly but surely J's meds started to kick in. We had to stay until J's pain was managable, and until after he peed (at which time all his nurses clapped for him and told him "good job". which I thought was hilarious) So we went home and now he is doing quite a bit better, except in the morning he is in a lot of pain and walks like an old man, and when he laughs it hurts. J's mom is visiting us until tuesday, when she has to go back to Idaho. It has been a lot of fun having her here, and M is having a lot of fun with her as well. Today we are at grandma gauthiers for dinner, which gave me an opportunity to blog. That about brings us up to date. OH, and M is doing well at potty training!! (knock on wood) She goes a lot, but pretty much throughout the day she does not have a dirty diaper, only during nap time and bed time she wears a diaper. I was SUPER excited when she actually pooped in the potty chair. She saw it and said "yucky poop" but I couldn't stop telling her how good she did! There have been two accidents with poop not in the potty chair, but still....it's a work in progress.
I will try to do pictures next time.

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Gauthier Gang said…
I'm glad John is doing OK. Keep us posted on his recovery!
June 9, 2008 at 6:57 AM
M said…
Yay, John! Yay, Kenzie!

How are YOU?
June 9, 2008 at 7:26 AM
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