back home...tuesday morning....09-22-09

Today is two weeks since Emily's surgery to repair the hole in her diapraghm and push the liver back where it was meant to be. We have been back in Eugene for a week. Emily has been resting a lot and is moving very well, this is really encouraging. Her range of motion is much better than pre repair.  Many movements that were painful before  are now manageable. Knock on wood, the early indication is that the repair was the cause of at least some of the pain. There is still a lot to deal with from post surgical pain and Emily is starting to work with this through her physical therapy. Hopefully, this surgery is a platform from which to launch the real regaining of strength. The last months have been a real test, an unexpected holding pattern that has not allowed as  much activity as Emily expected this far out from transplant. She is ready to hit the reset button and get on with expanding her life.  She has had a steady stream of appointments with local medical folks,this past week, to keep everyone updated and send current info back to UW. A post surgical and regular check is in early October, we are wearing a groove in I-5.