this weekend i was in williamsburg with alex and his parents, because friday morning alex had his back surgery! the exact procedure was a microdiskectomy...basically, the doctor removed the portion of the ruptured disk that was pinching on the nerve. he said the surgery was successful, and alex should experience significant relief from the pain in his back and leg!
it was an outpatient surgery, so alex was back in his apartment by lunchtime after the surgery friday. because his spine was involved, he isn't allowed in public for five days to avoid germs and infections that could cause meningitis if it got into the spinal fluid. also, he isn't allowed to sit upright or bend over for a few days, so basically we had a whole weekend of reclining and relaxing with his parents, watching movies and football and playing cards. he did go outside to walk the dog once, but to do that i had to put on his socks and shoes for him...i told him this is a perfect instance when crocs would be ideal, but he still refuses to invest in the greatest shoe of all time :)
as for me, i'm back in DC now and getting ready for another week of work! whoo hoo!
4 comments:
great news!! funny about the lack of mobility though :) did you take pictures of him incapacitated?
i'm glad the surgery went well! i hope he recovers quickly and finds lots of good tv to watch!
i'm so glad hes doing well! sad you couldn't stay for the next few days and enjoy the reclining and tv :) hope to see you soon!
wow i'm glad to hear the surgery went well! thanks for sharing the details with us nerdy folks :)
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