breaking news

At 10:30 tonight Randy was able to wipe by himself.  Super exciting news for me! (and for him) He said he is feeling better today.  Stronger.  He can still do a hard transfer from chair to toilet and back.  Only needs the board from the soft bed.  He still needs help with putting the wheel chair legs on the chair, but most of the time takes them off by himself.   He also needs help lifting his heavy legs in and out of the bed and chair.  His pain is managed overall  and his pelvis only sends him shooting pain sometimes.  His right foot hurts constantly along with the hip.  He says it's like a dull throb.
We are getting good with the log rolls.  Most of the time he says they are pain free.   This always makes me happy.  He is quite good at maneuvering the wheel chair.  It's about a 20 point turn to get from the hallway into the bathroom, but Randy makes it look easy.  And it is getting to be more of a 10-15 point turn.  Really, with his legs needing elevated it is quite a squeeze.  So we have resigned to keeping them down for the hallway.
He is getting stronger each day with his physical therapy.  Staying awake a little longer each day.  We are both looking forward to his Dr. appointment on Tue to see his surgeon.  We are hoping for lighter casts.
He will see the spine doctor on Friday.
Ron was kind enough to come and fix our door bell.  Brook brought over more food.   I put some primer on the front room walls.  Barbara took me out to dinner while Nikki watched Randy.  Things are getting a bit more routine.  Sometimes boring is good.