Hi Everyone,
Here's a quick update on Craig...
These have been so far and few between because Craig does not have a computer in the resort where he has been recovering since last Monday. He has kept in touch with Sue and Dad by phone and kept them updated on his status. He also just left a voice mail for me (was teaching so I couldn't take the call!!) so this will be the jist of what he said: wait just a second
Ok Craig here with more than the jist.
Alright this picture is the result of a great story. Please meet my good friend G.Reegan Prabhu. This picture was taken Sunday morning 4 days post-op by yours truly. No big deal right?....Well as Mr Harvey would say,"here's the rest of the story."
Reegan woke me up with a "good morning sir" @ 6:30 am everyday. While bringing my early morning steamed milk with sugar. He also brought my food the rest of the day with professionalism and a smile. He likes basketball but doesn't quite get it. So we talked basketball, work, and good attitudes etc.
Since I was checking out Monday I wanted to take his picture as he was leaving the room. "Wait wait a second" I said, "I want to take your picture." I then proceeded to grab my camera off the tray (visible bottom left) hop out of bed, walked around the bed was going to move the chair (to the left) Reegan being the one of us in his right mind said,"no sir, please please I'll do it." I proceed to the corner of the room, spin around, lean back to frame him in, and then seeing both my hands on the camera, realize I had just done all that without my crutches. Now they had pulled the pain med pump Friday morning. Saturday afternoon I had stopped the oral painkillers. (I had no pain plus I hate having medicine head.) Then I look at Reegan, he looks at me then both of our heads turn and look at my crutches leaning against the opposite wall. "You're doing very well sir," said Reegan as I'm thinking, man am I busted. So i said to him "shhhhhhh Don't tell anyone." He starts laughing, I go ahead take this picture, walk to him show him it shake his hand then quickly got back in bed befor anybody else see's me without crutches. I then realized all that happened without a twinge of pain, I was so happy I started to cry!
So fast forward to the next day same situation being discharged and i do it again, moron! Right in front of Dr. Bose, I hand Suni the camera spin around and take a couple of steps and come face to face with my doctor who's grinning from ear to ear chuckling and says,"Craig with no crutches."
Now mind you i walked right in front of him and he didn't put his hand out or tell me to go get my crutches, I think he was enjoying the show. So I have documented proof here standing with Mr Mohan,(to my right) next to Dr. Bose, with Dr. Bis to his left, no walker, no crutches 5 days post-op!!
Since he has been at the resort, he has been doing the PT exercises 3 times a day, only as prescribed, and has had a great deal of recovery. He says the range of motion is coming back very fast and the pain is diminishing equally as quick. He was using the crutches to get around, but then they became more of a bother then a help, so he checked with the DR and decided to basically just use his trekking poles. He'll start with two and then maybe even drop to one on the plane. He's being careful not to push to fast and try to do to much, but he stated again that he can't believe how little discomfort he's having and how quickly he has been able to work through the PT exercises. He said the biggest problem right now is just BOREDOM!! Apparently he's passing the time by reading "Walden" by Thoreau. When he gets back he needs to take it easy until the 1st of the New Year but then he can begin riding carefully and returning to all normal activities. And the best news, which he's the most geeked about is, in 6 months Dr. Bose says "NO LIMITATIONS WHAT-SO-EVER"
So basically a complete success here, even better then what Craig expected so far, SO LET'S KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS for a safe return and a not too uncomfortable trip home!
He sends his love and says he misses you all,
Craig (by Chris)
