I was so glad to find our tough Texas buddy sitting half upright in his hospital bed .. 'wild' awake, with a BIG smile on his face when seeing me. :-) He told me feels fine, but his eyes were telling a different story - the after effect of the anaesthetics, so he still needs lots of rest and sleep after such a major operation.
He was telling me about how weird it is, feeling pain, as well as pins and needles in his foot that was no more part of his body. He says it feels as if that foot is twisted to the side and sometimes painful. He also had the urge to pull up both legs to his body. Apparently the sensation he feels in the missing foot is of nerves been cut off and the brain thinking the foot is still there. He was expecting the surgeon to arrive on his evening rounds soon. I'm sure he'll have lots of questions for him ready.
No food yet for the patient, except for a small fruit juice and lots of water, then at bedtime another small fruit juice. He was humouring the nurse, saying he'll pay her R50 for a nice juicy steak. She just laughed at him. :-)
He is chuffed that I'm keeping the blog going. I'm hoping to do so until he's ready to continue.
Driving late at night is NOT ideal for any woman in Gauteng, S.A., so we agreed that from tomorrow I'll visit during morning and afternoon visiting hours and not in the evenings.
Although we feel very sad that Dan had to loose a valuable and important part of his body today, we feel grateful that the amputation was successfully performed. We wish Dan a speedy recovery so that he can take up his next challenge - walking outof the hospital with crutches, and then, learning and getting used to a prosthesis a bit later. With willpower like his, NOTHING is impossible.
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