Well, it's kind of a blur to think what the last 10 days were like. Lots of nervous moments, lots of great moments. Julie did it and will work towards the next phase of recovery which pretty much entails getting through some months that will allow her to continually but gradually regain her spot on the court (volleyball of course). To get there, she has to take things slow and make it to the all important "fusing" stage. This is critical to her success of this ordeal.
Her last day in the hospital was pretty uneventful. Pretty much just waited for the doctor to tell us we can head out. That did happen around 4pm yesterday on 2 Nov 2011 which is a pretty rare date that was the only November palindrome day that will occur in the 21st century. [11/02/2011]. Maybe this will be a special reminder for Julie looking back at this special day. Or, her geek dad just thinks that's pretty cool!
The trip back was great and she slept for most of it as she just had her final liquid supplement of narcotics just before leaving the hospital. All in all, a great day to a finished surgery. Time to continue healing and getting stronger in the months ahead. Looking forward to helping her get there and support her during difficult days which I am sure there will be.
Thanks everyone for your Facebook posts of encouragement and concern for Julie and all of us. It was nice to get the info out to you all to share what we were going through.
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