Hope For Holly

Houston, we have some output. It looks like the second surgery was successful. I’ve never had so many people ask me about my wifes bathroom habits. It’s kind of weird in that way you talk about your kids learning to use the toilet.

Keep in mind that it has been 30+ days since she last used her large intestine & gone to the bathroom. It takes a while for those muscles to get in order and it causes a lot of pain. Thankfully, she is running to the bathroom a lot.

Holly is up and walking around, doing laps around the floor. She still gets tired very quickly. One thing that her PT pointed out the other day was that prior to the first surgery, she was running and doing yoga daily. For the past 30 days, the most exercise she has gotten has been pushing the PCA. She has lost a lot of weight and has had a lot of atrophy. She is slowly, but steadily getting back in the swing of things. We went for a nice walk around the 3rd floor tonight. We went for a really long, double lapper, last night.

I love my dates with her. It is like being 15 again and only getting to spend 30 or 40 minutes a day with your true love. They are giggly and intimate and terribly depressing when visiting hours are up.