Third Times a Charm

Captains Log Star Date 2009


Scene 20: At The In-Laws: Okay, it's the night before my 3rd surgery and I am PUMPED!!!  Not so much.  In a sense I am, because of what Dr. O. S. said he could and would do to restore normality back to my life.  It has been almost a year since my last surgery, so forgive me for being a little apprehensive.  On a quick and lighter note, family members have provided a place for my family and I to stay until I get back to work.  We were sweating bullets for a while, whew!!!   Now this is how God works, He sold my house in record time, He sold it to a single mom who helped us out, and He found a temporary place for us to stay until I get back on my FEET!!!  Haha, get it?  Back on my feet!!!  Man, this has been a crazy life changing event that has truly been humbling.  Well, everyone is sleep but me, I am trying, but I can't.  I need to be at the hospital by 6 am and it is 1 am, so this is not good, but I have so many concerns and questions, and I just want things to be like they used to.  They say the third times a charm, but did they mean surgeries?


Scene 21:  At the Hospital:  Yes, my Boo and I made it, and with only 4 hrs of sleep, if that.  No matter, it's game time and I am ready.  We are at the hospital bored to death with nothing to do, until a patient recognizes me.  Is it you?  Is it really you?  Mr. Incredible?  Why yes it is, what gave it away?  I tried so hard to conceal my identity.  Everyone knew it was you as soon as you walked in, because no one can LIGHT up the room like you Mr. Incredible.  Thank you, thank you, you are to kind!!!  So for the next hour I  signed autographs and talked about my epic battles with my Nemesis, and the evil Emperor Zurg.  Man did time fly by, they called my name and I was in the back and prepped in no time.  Dr. O.S. said his spill, they numbed and sedated me, I kissed my Boo, and off I went with the Rocky theme song (Eye of The Tiger) in the background.   See you on the other side.



Scene 22:  Surgery Complete:  Hey, I made it again, sweet.  Look, no FREEZE RAY MACHINE on my foot!!!  Now that's what I'm talking about.  I'm in my room with my Boo, recovering.  Dr. O.S. comes in and said everything went well.  He had one issue with my foot that he could not adjust due to what Dr. F.K. did!!!  None the less, he felt everything went well.  Now I might be called a cyborg because I have screws and a plate in my foot.  Nice, isn't it?  No pain, no gain right?  We spent the night at the hospital and I was released the next morning.  This was a more pleasant experience by far.  Now my Boo and I are headed home for a full recovery.


Scene 23:  Settle In:  It took about an hour to get home.  Now my Boo had to figure out how to get me from the van to the house.  All our things that she could use are in the P.O.D.  So what she did was get her brother's high dollar dolly, put some pillows on it so I could lay on it, and make it as comfortable a ride as I could.  Once I got on, I did fine, but not my Boo.  It was like 100 degrees out and she had to push all this muscle to the house.  What really made me hot was that there were 3 teenagers that just watched and did not even lend a hand.  That was truly sorry.  Now I'm in, waiting for the rest of the family to get here so I can get upstairs to my bed.  They all got there at the same time,  and they have to figure out a way to get me upstairs safely.  Hmmm?  Hmmm?  Bingo, they grabbed a sheet for me to lay on and pulled me up the stairs.  Can you spell P-A-I-N-F-U-L?  If I did not tell you before, Dr. O.S. had to take a bone out of my hip for a bone graft, so needless to say I felt every step going up.  I was in tears from being in absolute pain.  Once we got to the top, they asked me did I want to stop?  I said no please, I'm in to much pain.  They get me to the bed and have to lift me up.  Boy oh boy, they could not count to three fast enough.  One, two, three, lift!!!!  All I could do was scream.  Thank you Jesus, they did it.  Once everyone left, I cried myself to sleep because the pain was unbearable.  Well, it's time for me to start my recovery because my health problems don't end here, something else is coming.