Day in review…

Hello everybody! Daniel is officially home. Welcomed by Uncle Frank, Roxy & Larry, and many many wellwishers. After Daniel posted to the blog, I added my view…

Brief overview…

1. Went to Primary Children's Hospital (yes, the jokes were endless about the 2 meter giant admitted on the second floor).

2. Surgery was delayed 2 hours. Finally in at 3pm

3. Surgery concluded at 5:30

4. Recovery room at about 6:30.

5. Frail attempt to talk on the phone to his sisters...

6. Sincere huge smile from amidst a dopy grog when the phrase, "hot chocolate" was mentioned around 8:00pm..

7. 10:00pm feeling really confident and good. Wanted to walk to the bathroom.

8. After about 10 steps, confidence fails.. green sets in...

9. 10:40 return from the bathroom. Grateful for the decision to stay the night...

10. John to Keith and Barbaras... Karen in the cot... both cozy.

11. Great night, wake to hunger.

12. Breakfast of Daniel's choosing.... 2 strips bacon, pancakes, bisquits and grave, apple juice, hot chocolate, and milk. The green is gone!

13. John arrives. Packs up the crew. Off to Logan...Car adjusted to handle an immobile leg.

14. Pleasant trip home. All sleep... (except for the driver! thankgoodness for m&m's)

15. Arrival home. Stairs offer no challenge.

16. Couch and recovery.

17. No bake peanut butter cookies delivered. (Okay, who has it out for John?)

18. It's okay, she was cute.

19. Karen realizes her glasses are still in the hospital at PCMC.

20. John makes return trip to SLC to acquire glasses. (No one deserves to be without vision...)

21. Daniel treated to trip downtown with siblings.

22. All is well in casa

23. John returns home from SLC for the second time.

24. Ice cream to finish off the day.

25. Daniel blogs. Doing well, taking pain meds...

(I'm sure I missed many steps, like the downpour on the trip down. Crazy! And the WAC that was, then wasn't..., and the flowers to Hortense's viewing, and the trip to DI, etc...)

Final result 3 cm intramuscular hemangioma removed from leg. Also removed a tiny bit of muscle. Leg immobilized for 5 days, then partial immobilazition for the next 3 weeks following that. Tape, stitches and sutchers.

Follow up visit in 2 weeks.

Thank you for all your prayers and concern.

john * karen