Post-op

This was right before they took him into surgery.  

Here is the post-op report.  Chris' surgery went very well.  He did need to have his ACL replaced, which is what we had been planning all along, but seemed like a little bit of a bummer after having some hope it might be intact.  The surgeon said his ACL was stretched beyond repair and was not functioning well. So in the long run, it is really good that it was replaced (by taking a piece of his hamstring).  But it will make for an interesting next few weeks ( and beyond that).  I am still not sure exactly what to expect.  I think it will be at least 3 weeks before he is really back on his feet.  It will be 6 months or more before he can play sports the way he would like to, but I think he will be walking and hopefully can drive after a few weeks.  They actually have him going to PT TOMORROW morning..no rest for the weary there.  So pray for Chris...he was nauseous and threw up a couple times from the meds tonight, but hoping he will sleep ok.  Hoping I can get some sleep too, though I will be the nurse and administer pain meds through the night.  All in all, I am so thankful for good doctors, nice, clean hospitals and pain medication (things we can easily take for granted but are just NOT a given in so many parts of the world).  And that Chris is doing well.  And I am thankful for my parents help and Uncle Huggy Bear, aka Uncle Mark (the name is a long story) who came over to help us get Chris in the house today. Thanks for praying friends and please keep on through this recovery.