Guess who's back!!!

I've been at home for two days now and I'm lovin' it. Jim is typing this for me since I type at grandma speed (which is my current speed for just about anything), so if you find any typos, don't blame me. ;)

The surgery on Monday went well. It took about four hours. When they rolled me into the surgery room, I had just changed my mind and got ready to hop off the table. When the anesthesiologist asked me how I was doing, I creaked out a "I'm so scared" and boom, out I was for the count. The next thing I remember was waking up and seeing Jim's face over my head.

I remember the days in the hospital as a blur. I guess they drugged me up pretty good. Right after the surgery, I slept a lot and the next day, I was on Morphine feeling just fine. My calcium levels were pretty low so they hooked me up on the IV--I had a bunch of tubes on me, I guess it was a pitiful sight. I started moving around and going for little walks around my unit on Wednesday. My sister flew in on Thursday, so she was there to witness me passing out in the bathroom because I did not tolerate the Magnesium IV very well. Sure enough, the first thing I said after regaining consciousness was, "I wanna Snickers Ice cream bar... or a leberkaessemmel." :D Ever since I have been off those stupid Magnesium infusions, I feel strength and energy slowly coming back to me; however, I'm still pretty stiff, walking around like a zombie in Michael Jackson's Thriller video. But everyday I'm getting better. The pain is less now that the drains are out, and I just need to get my head around everything that has happened. The doctor's say I'm healing very well and Jim is taking very good care of me, so I should be back to normal and as good as new in no-time. Thank you everyone for all of the flowers, cards, e-mails and calls. Feeling so loved helps me a great deal in getting better.

I hope I will hear a lot from y'all in the next few days. With Jim at work, I will need your entertainment. I hope all is well. Love, Julia.