Alex did GREAT!

Lissa here again...

Dr. Steadman poked his head into the waiting room around 11:45 this morning, and said that Alex came out of surgery just fine. He reported that "it was really bad", but that they had gotten down to 5-7 degrees of extension and over 120 in flexion. He stated they had to go into the inside of the back of his knee (thankfully using layman's terms for me), but did not do the other side. He said that there was a lot more they could have done, but they have learned that it's better not to do everything possible, because then there is a possibility of loosing ground.

About an hour later Jane, our post-op nurse brought me back to see the lovable patient, who she said had been cracking jokes since coming out of the anesthesia... yep, Alex was doing just fine :)

The folks here at the Vail Valley Surgery Center have been WONDERFUL and we feel so much more confident that we are truly on the road to recovery now.

Alex will certainly add more commentary tomorrow, after the two PT appointments scheduled for after his discharge. Thanks for all your support and happy thoughts!

- Lissa