This man has an amazing ability for lifting, moving, and refusing anyone's help with either one. He finally met his match with a large entertainment center that someone wanted to donate. He and his helper were positioned just right and ready to lift. Instead he heard a pop!!! Dave's pain tolerance is amazing it takes a lot to bring him to his knees. That donation did just that. 4 days later he said time to visit the doctor now if possible. She confirmed that he had 2 hernias in his stomach region and put him on 15 pound lifting restrictions. 2 weeks later meeting with the surgeon he was given 2 options. The first being to live with them and the pain. The second to have surgery and fix them. The decision was easy get them fixed and ASAP. ASAP turned out to be another 2 weeks but the lifting restrictions raised to 30 pounds.
The day finally arrived and we were all ready to begin this journey together and get him feeling better. The kids were off to school and Dave was off to surgery.
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| Waiting for his meds Look at the excitement in his eyes. He was more than ready when the dr pushed on his belly button. |
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| Success!!! I am starving and all she will feed me is soup. |
Sleeping required laying down which hurt. Sitting up required pressure on his incisions.. Walking felt the best. He walked, walked, and walked. He wanted to go to work but we took the keys.
3 days of resting and relaxing were more than he could stand. A couple of trips to work, breakfast & lunch out, and even cleaning the carpets downstairs. Of course he wore himself out and couldn't sleep.
Finally by Sunday he slept through the night and started feeling better. We were all praying that he would continue to feel better so we could go to Disneyland over Spring Break.
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