California McMillans

Danny made it out of the house for Scott's gymnastics class this week and even managed to take some photos. Each day Danny is able to be up for longer periods of time. We are so proud of Scott. He is such a good listener and really concentrates on everything that teacher Laura says. Why isn't he more like that with me?? Anyway, Scott loves his class and this is why... I get to play with Tyler while Scott is in his class. Tyler is a little young for the classes but can't wait for next year.

Danny's dad took the boys to the Tilden Park Train to spend some time with them. They had a great time riding the train and throwing rocks into the lake. Thanks Grampy!!

Danny shaved his head for the big day... It was great having Glen, Danny's dad, out for a couple of days. Thanks Glen! One last stretch and walk on his bad hip before surgery. Starting to feel good. Starting to feel really good. One of Danny's surgeons, Dr. Todd Lincoln. Instruments... More instruments, I am sure the chisel is in here somewhere. Instead of sawing the bone they chisel it to break it. Supposedly this reduces the heat friction and necrosis. Danny's anesthesiologist. Post op, 10PM when we could finally see Danny Giving him some ice. Danny conquering PT (kind of)...he always got really faint from low blood levels, but had a great attitude. His room in the telemetry unit which we loved. Getting ready to go home. Dressed for the first time. Seeing the scar for the first time. The nurses thought there would be staples, so not bad. It it about 6 inches

Danny Update Day 1 & 2 - Uneventful with an Epidural Danny had an epidural the first two days which really alleviated a lot of his pain. He was surpised how good he felt and was in great spirits. Day 3 - Fainting & Irregular EKG Danny got up for the first time with a physical therapist. He did great and was asked to sit in a chair for about 2o minutes to get used to being up. Suddenly, he started calling for help followed by my calling for help that he was going to faint. Nobody responded. He fainted and I thought what is wrong with these people? I should have yelled emergency or my husband fainted because as soon as I yelled he fainted doctors galore came to our rescue. He woke up a couple minutes later, saying, "I am done fainting now, but my hearing is still gone now." He was fully aware that he was going and I was the only one there to hold him in his little chair. Thank goodness he didn't fall forward. Well, fainting is usually no big deal, but they ran preca

We got there at 10:30, they started the actually surgery at 2:00 and he was out about 6 hours later at 8:00. We finally saw Danny at 10:00 in his room. The surgery went well. They cut the acetabular, had to shave his femor because it was really rough. Overall, he had minimal bleeding and they didn't need to transfuse him. He was in good spirits before and after the surgery and said that he didn't feel much pain. He has an epidural and will try to get up today. I was so proud of how nice he was to everyone and how relaxed he appeared. They accidentally cut a nerve which gives his skin sensation. They tried to repair it, but are unsure if he will regain feeling in the upper part of his leg. We are expecting to be in the hospital 3-5 days so will be home probably Saturday or Sunday for a couple month recovery. It feels good to have the surgery behind us and move forward to rehab and recovery. Glen, Danny's dad came to town for 3 days which is really nice. We have