Lar is recovering quickly and well. That is one positive for having a colostomy. He sat up and walked yesterday and this afternoon he actually had pureed food. He is at least 3 days ahead of his normal 'recovery' time. I'll take it.
Dr. Salti, his surgeon, will reassess tomorrow (Friday) but I bet he will be home by this weekend. He has to be able to tolerate oral pain medication and eat solid food without getting nauseous. He's half way there - as I sit here typing he took his first pain pills. Keep your fingers crossed that he can tolerate them.
For each surgery they have used the same scar. To give you an idea it is from from his breast bone down to his pelvic bone. For this surgery they used the same scar, however they had to extend it a couple inches past the pelvic bone. That's a lot of staples and discomfort. It is healing quite well and I have to say it is quite fascinating to see-he is starting to get tired of me wanting to look at it.
That's it for now. I'll update you when anything changes.
Sox it to it, Lar!
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