2/7/24 Update

 Hi all,

Another day with improvement.  Nothing so radical as yesterday's step forward, but she started doing the suggested exercises.  These are necessary to keep the back from stiffening up.  "Motion is the lotion" as Physical Therapists like to say.  Plus, a bit more walking in the house.  She still wears the brace and the canvas grab strap when walking.  

Jen and I took off the dressings and left the incision mostly open.  Instructions said to do this at one week.  There are a lot of metal staples and one was pressing and causing pain.  We put one of the gauze patches over it as a buffer and that seemed to help.

We will see the surgeon's PA a week from tomorrow so are on our own until then.  Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly.