Angie & Jim

Homeby Jim

We just got home and Angie is parked on the couch eating a tunafish sandwich (with Grandma Hoffman’s sweet pickles… yum).  I’m sorry for the brevity of the last post, I was literally walking down the hallway as I typed it on my iPod on my way to bring the car ’round.

After they brought me back to see Angie in the recovery room, the surgeon came in to see us and answer any questions.  He said the surgery went well, but that Angie is going to be sore.  He said it in a way that worried me.  It reminded me of Brian Regan’s line: “If a doctor says you’re gonna feel some pressure, buckle up!”

It turns out that the hernia repair Angie had before didn’t fail after all; instead, there was a new problem.  It made us feel better to know that it wasn’t anything we did that caused the failure;  rather, it was an unavoidable problem exacerbated by the previous repair.  Unfortunately, it meant he had to reattach some muscle tissue to her bone, which means a longer and painful recovery.  Ouch.

We’re glad it is over and that the procedure went well.  Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, and concern for us.