Friday, April 10, 2009

Day 117 - Good Friday!

Today is Good Friday and I get the day off. Jan is planning on what to wear to the church on Sunday. She's thinking of blue jeans for comfort. I can't disagree with her.

Jan went to work for a meeting on Wednesday and stayed a couple of hours. It wore her out but she did better than she expected. She will return to work on Monday if all goes well. We will see how long she makes it. She knows I will come get here when she feels like she has done enough and hopefully before she does too much.

Last night was the first night since the accident that she has slept without the halo or the collar. She used one of those neck pillows that wrap around. It is somewhat supportive without being as binding as the collar.

I called around to a couple of plastic surgeons about reconstructive options for the pin dimples in her forehead. One said to wait about six months and the other said 10 weeks. It looks like they both agree it should be later but not on how much later.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Day 114 - Another Doctor Visit

Today, 114 days (or 16 weeks and two days) since the accident, is our 23rd anniversary! And they said it would not last! To celebrate, I'm looking for something in Cancun for a vacation later!

Yesterday, Jan had a visit with the heart doctor for an ultrasound of her heart, also known as an echocardiogram. She would have had this done sooner but the accident and subsequent halo-vest really put a damper on all things torso related. She needs to reschedule her mammogram as well. We won't know the results of the echocardiogram until next week when she returns for her followup visit.

Her neck continues to grow stronger and make progress. She has been going longer and longer without the collar but she still sleeps in it. She doesn't think she is ready to sleep without a collar. She always wears one when riding in a car. We just have to get her to where she can get her PT started.