"Excellent, If I Do Say So Myself!"

Ready and Waiting

At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Kevin was admitted to the surgical center on Lake Drive in Grand Rapids.  (To my surprise, it looked just like a mini hospital inside.)  There we met Dr. N. Pezda who answered all of our questions and had Kevin back in the O.R. right on time and back in his room to recover only an hour and fifteen minutes later.

According to the doctor, Kevin came through his right eye's retinal reattachment surgery beautifully.  When Kevin flipped the question and asked Dr. Pezda how HE did in the surgery, he remarked, "I did excellent, if I do say so myself." I guess it's a really good thing when your surgeon is that confident!

They did have to put a nitrous oxide gas bubble in his eye along with the schleral buckle, so that meant Kevin had to have his head facing down for four hours.  So when he was discharged, Kevin rode home with his head down the entire time.  

Came through with flying colors

Unfortunately, he got a gigantic knot in his left shoulder from keeping his head down.  This really stinks because for the next week, he must now lay on his left side 24/7, getting up only to use the bathroom and eat meals.  We are combating the pain that with ice and Tylenol. 😬

Sorry it took so long to update all of you!

Prayers for pain relief, patience and a lot of healing rest would be appreciated 🙂