Friday, 11/9

Another long day is now over and with it we hope the last of the procedures. Jer had the spinal drain tested today, where they went and injected a dye into the drain to see where it went. There was a small leak, so they injected some glue onto it, and hope that it will patch the leak. When he came back from the procedure, he was in quite a bit of pain, but that soon subsided--he said it felt like someone kicked his a--. He's had a few of those days lately. He is again running a temperature, but they seem to think it has to do with the spinal procedure, and they started him on Tylenol tonight to see if they can bring it down. His knee seems to feel pretty good--right now anyway. They will keep that immobile for another couple of days, and then put it into a machine that will do the movements for him. We are hoping that next week we can get him back into rehab (either at 2N again or the Bronx). Of course, he is eager to sit up and get moving again, but this weekend will be a good time for his body to heal some before we get moving! Zach seems to be doing pretty good now--he came to see Jer tonight, and they had some time to catch up--Zach has been pulling a lot of weight around the farm for Ron so that he can be in Syracuse with Jer and me. It sure is appreciated! thanks Zach!! Well, that's all for tonight--we love you all. Carm