6 Weeks Out

It's been 6 weeks since surgery and Dave is feeling pretty good. He's had a lingering cold that has made for difficult sleeping the 2 weeks, but he hasn't had any headaches during that time.

The kids were especially excited for today because he can finally pick them all up! I'm excited because I get to stop picking them up! :)

We got our first EOB from the insurance company and it looks like we finally have coverage so we're grateful for that too. We've heard that we have the policy that's basically only good if you have brain surgery -- well, we did, so start covering!

Once again, God has been so good to us in all of this - which He still would be if it went poorly, but we're grateful it's gone this way!

Back to Work

After the longest time off of work since Dave started working, he went back today for half of the day. He said it went well although he didn't get much done. :) Then he took a nap for the afternoon and is doing well now.

He had one migraine this weekend and still has headaches but they are less severe. Also, his numbness is still coming and going, but the severity is lessened here as well. So, we're encouraged that he is going in the right direction.

Here's an unrelated silly story: We were trying to tell Rosy about a "wordless book" bracelet and couldn't remember what the blue represented. Sam offered from the back seat, "Let's look it up on God.com."

Feeling Better

Dave has been doing a bit better this week. He's been seeing the chiropractor a lot to help with his sore neck. Because of the angle at which his head was held in the vice during surgery he's had a lot of stiffness and pain in his neck.

He also had a couple acupuncture treatments which usually help with the migraines.

He asked the nurse practitioner at Mayo and she said people who have a history of Migraines before surgery usually have a string of them afterwards, so perhaps that is what this was.

Through all of this God is good and gracious and has provided for our needs! Praise Him!