Robb's Back Surgery

Robb had a microdiscectomy done Feb 12. After his doctor reviewed his MRI it was decided that it was not something that was going to fix itself and he would need surgery to remove a small bone chip that was lodged up against the nerve, causing the shooting pain down his leg. This has been a long time coming and I think the last 4 weeks he has even been more than ready to get it taken care of and feeling better. He has to be off work and no driving for 1 week and then week 2 just work as tolerated. He won't be able to bend, twist or lift anything over 10lbs for about 6-8 weeks. It's not going to be an easy process but it is a necessary one. I took the first week off of work so that we don't have to worry about him getting Emmy to daycare or the kids off to school. The second week  we plan to figure out as it comes and we have talked to the kids about helping out more around the house since Robb won't be able to.
Surgery Day: Susie came early to get the kids off to school and Emmy to daycare. Robb was really nervous and I was nervous for him. This is the first time since we have been married that it is him having a medical procedure done. He has been with me through 3 deliveries, a laproscopy and ankle surgery. I guess it is my turn to be the caregiver for a change. The doctor came in and talked to us before hand and he is really nice it is just hard to get past the fact that he looks like he is 14. They took him back and told me it would be about an hour to and hour and a half. I got a coffee and patiently waited. The doctor talked to me when he was done and said that they did in fact find a small chip of bone that was causing the problem and they were able to remove it. He lost a lot more blood than expected though which was concerning. He said that where it was bleeding from they weren't able to get the cautery in that spot so he lost 500-700 cc of blood when the norm is around 100. So he told me to watch that. A little bit later I went back to the recovery area. He was confused and looked like he was in pain. Once, we finally got you to open your eyes your nurse gave you some water and you chugged it. She really wanted you to eat some crackers but you kept saying your mouth was too dry. She finally cut you off after about 3 cups of water and she had you take a pain pill. You woke up pretty fast and didn't have a ton of pain after your pain pill. They eventually sat you in a chair and kept you there for a bit to make sure you did alright. It wasn't long before you were getting dressed and I was picking you up in the front of the hospital. I thought it was funny, the nurse asked me who Caleb was because as you were groggy you were worried that he didn't brush his teeth that morning. Too funny but a very valid concern.
We got you home and you slept for quite a while. Your parents had thought about staying but you were doing well and just wanted to rest. I had to keep pulling up the YouTube video on how to get out of bed while keeping your back straight. You struggled with that for awhile. Your recovery is going to be a process and you aren't very good at doing nothing so hopefully you can handle it!