"We Are Borg"

Dick is on day 3 of recovery since having his surgery on Friday morning.

The numbing and pain medication that he received while in surgery have finally worn off. We're giving him a heavy duty pain med every 4 hours to try to relieve the pain that he's experiencing from the procedure.

Besides taking a host of medications to relieve pain, Dick is also connected to a Cooling System called a "VitalWrap". (The VitalWrap is underneath the immobilizer around Dick's knee.)

It's a great system, and we've already seen the benefits of it.

Basically, we're using this instead of balancing and changing out ice packs routinely. It's much easier, stays firmly in place, and is on pretty much 24/7, giving Dick much relief.

The first time I "plugged" Dick into it, I laughed (but not really) because he looked like a Borg. I think I may have to start calling him Locutus. ;)


Locutus Dick, plugged in

Noe is doing a really good job of taking care of Dick. She takes her job responsibilities very seriously. :)


Dick and Nurse Noe