Surgery went well!

Hello friends. I don't have a lot of news to share with you today, but thought you'd like a quick post on how I'm doing. Dr. Gibbs (my ortho surgeon) said that the surgery went perfectly. Way better than even he anticipated. He also said the tumor was as big as my head only in an oblong shape, so taking my leg was ABSOLUTELY the best thing to do for me. We have a real fighting chance at curing me now :) I know that all of YOUR prayers are why things went so smoothly.

I have been doing well emotionally. I've only had one "moment," but it didn't last long. I am having phantom sensations and pain which is very strange. I'll go to move and although I feel very "light" I feel shooting sensations down where my leg used to be and into my toes. This is normal and will most likely last for several months if not forever. All in all I feel good. I'm very tired and have hardly been able to keep my eyes open (I've dozed off several times while typing this!)

PT has been coming in every day since the surgery and working with me. Each day they push me to do a little more. The first day they got me to sit up on the side of the bed and practice some balancing exercises. Today they got me to sit up on the side of the bed, stand and take a few steps forward and backward using a walker. I didn't think any of this would be possible after surgery, but PT really pushes you to get moving quickly. They say the sooner the better as far as recovery time is considered. How awesome would it be if I could maneuver well enough to be OK when the discharge me? They say the hospital stay is only 5-7 days which doesn't seem like long enough to me for this major surgery, but they know best :/ Since I'm doing so well I wouldn't be surprised if they kicked me out after 5 days! At least then I would get to spend some more time with my mom at home.

Well, the nurses are getting onto me because i took off my pulse-ox thingy from my finger to I could type faster. They're saying I need to get it back on.

I'll type more later when the pulse-ox nazi's aren't after me :) I love you all and thank you again for your prayers. Keep them coming because I know this big adjustment is going to be hard.