A new day!

Mitch didn't have the most restful night. Not a lot of pain, but he couldn't get comfortable. Today, his physical therapist, Bonnie, wants him to get up to sit in a chair 3 times! Mitch wanted me to change the number to 1! I told him "no can do"... He also has a machine called a CPM (Continuous Passive Motion) machine that he has to do for 2 hours 3 times a day. It is a sweet machine...it does all the work, he just has to lay there. He likes it because it is covered in soft sheep skin. He's had a lot of bleeding, which is normal, so they have to keep putting additional gauze and tape on it. It should be "fun" when all the tape has to come off! He is on a morphine pump which he can push every 10 minutes if he needs it. He hasn't been needing to push it that much, which is good. He said the pain isn't nearly as bad as his back...more of an achy pain...not like the feeling of being stabbed with a knife. He says thanks for the facebook wall posts. He is not able to respond to them yet because he's still hooked up to IV and has the oxygen monitor on his finger. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers. The support is greatly appreciated.