A week later..

It's been a week since Carl's surgery, and things are getting better. He can move around on his own again and he is back at work. He still has pains every now and then, but that is to be expected.
The surgery itself went very well! We got to the clinic at 5 a.m. where they took Carl to get prepped and prodded with needles, but he had very good nurses taking care of him and he ended up having a rather pleasant experience with the needles in comparison to what he has had in the past (a little Xanax helped.) At 6 a.m. they whooshed him away to complete the task at hand, I went into the waiting room and dozed a bit, and at 6:50 a.m. the surgeon woke me up and told me they were finished. So it was a very quick procedure. I was aloud to go back and wait for him to wake up, but man, seeing him all doped up like that with an oxygen mask on his face broke my heart. We spent a few hours in recovery waiting for him to be alert enough to be able to leave, and when we got the all clear, home we went!
My brother, Jeff, had stayed home with Hayden so we didn't have to worry about her, which was really nice.
So for the past week, this is how we have spent our time:
Hayden and her gang taking care of Carl.
Carl and his girls.
Here are the 4 incisions. Ouch!
Get better soon, Daddy!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Carl and I are so appreciative and love you ALL!