POD 1, 10 AM

Allie did great overnight.  Her nurse, Jackie, was in every 1 1/2 to 2 hours to check on her. At midnight they started log rolling her every two hours. All through the night she rated her pain at 1 (0 being no pain). Dr. Beebe was in early and said that she can now work on sitting up and should be standing by this evening. She can also get off the hourly 30 ice chips onto the clear liquid diet.

Between 9 and 9:30 Ashley, the day nurse, and Asia, the PCA, came in to turn Allie. That led to "Let's do a dressing change" then to seeing that her sheets neded to be changed. That meant that Allie had to sit then stand. It was pretty much like watching a NASCAR pit crew in action. When Sonya (another nurse) got Allie to the standing position, Louise and I were amazed. Not only because she was able to stand so soon after surgery, but also because she is visibly taller.

For those who are curious, she has titanium rods and chromium cobalt screws.