Kam's back surgery.

Kam's back finally got so bad he went to an orthopedic surgeon. Holy crap! Are they all like that? "Let me give you this shot that will hurt like Hell and then I'll break the offending bone off." What the crap are they thinking?! Since his sister Nyla had similar problems, he found out she had surgery by a neuro-surgeon & liked it. He went to the neuro-surgeon & decided it would be best to go in for surgery.

The surgery was only supposed to be 90 minutes long & it took almost four hours. By the time we got him settled into his room for the night, it was 1:30 am. He was in a lot of pain but I think that was to be expected for back surgery. The incision was only about 2" long. It's amazing all they can do now. Kelsey had to work so it was just Rob & I that went up to the hospital. The surgery was in the new hospital just off 53rd South in Salt Lake. Nice Hospital, cheap meals (thank goodness), and everyone we met was super nice. (Although Kam wanted to string up one nurse because she was getting pushy about him getting up & walking really early the next morning._

He was supposed to come home the next day but it didn't sound like it was going to happen. He was refusing to get up & still in a lot of pain. I went up planning on spending the night if I needed to but by the time I got there after work, he was wanting to get out of bed & try to walk. Maybe he just needed some motivation. After about an hour an a half, I was able to bring him home. The problem for him was the hour drive home. He was in a lot of pain from the drive so he took pain killers and fell asleep. At least he got sleep - unlike me! I was pretty worried about him. Anyway, I'll keep you a bit more updated.