Surgery Update

***6:30pm - We are home after a very long day. Aaron's surgery went well. His disc bulge was "huge" according to the doctor. It was much bigger than they'd anticipated. They were able to remove all of the bulge and take the stress off of his nerves effectively. He was out of surgery around 11am this morning (about 45 minutes for the surgery) and then in recovery for quite awhile. Aaron's brother Justin was with me and we weren't able to see him until about two hours after he came out. He was having trouble waking up and was in a decent amount of pain.

We were able to see him around 1:30pm and he was very nauseous. They gave him a strong anti-nausea drug that knocked him back out again and he was asleep for another two hours. We were discharged around 5pm and are getting settled at home. It's difficult to find anywhere to sit at our house because everything is low for my 6'5" husband. He's sleeping in Liam's room tonight because it's on the main floor. Liam and I will have a sleepover upstairs!

Aaron is in a lot of pain at the moment and is very tired. I'm hoping that a night of rest will help, and some strong pain medication! He is saying that the numbness and pain in his foot are decreasing, so that is a good sign! Thanks for thinking of us and praying for us today. We are very grateful for all of the support!****



They took Aaron back to the OR around 10:15 this morning. They'll be doing a foraminotomy, laminotomy and discectomy. Basically removing the part of his disc that is bulging and opening up the space around the spinal nerves. He should be in surgery for about an hour and then in recovery for another hour. The nurse said this doctor likes to keep his patients for an average of four additional hours post-surgery just to make sure everything is ok. So, long day...