The first 24 hours....

Well I'm glad that part is over. My mom came back into the operating room with me and held my hand while I was breathing in this sour green apple medicine. I had to use this mask to cover my mouth and after about 8 big deep breaths I was sound asleep. I was in surgery for about 2 3/4 hours and then was off to the recovery room. The doctor told my parentst that everything went really well. There was minimal blood loss , if any at all , he took the hardware out of my right tibia, and then flipped me over onto my belly and fixed my left femor. I have a big foam wedge between my legs and straps around my legs to keep them still. I do not have a cast, just some bandages. The medicine is really helping because I do not feel any pain in my legs. I was really sick to my stomach all day yesterday from the anesthesia. YUCK! What a gross taste in my mouth. Maybe today I will eat something, I have only been taking small bites of chicken soup. The epidermal in my back will most likely be taken out tomorrow. That means I will have to switch over to taking medicine for the pain orally. EEEWWW! The hospital bed my parents ordered for me is being delivered to the house today at 3pm. It looks like I will be home either late Thursday afternoon or Friday. It all depends on how the pain is when they take the epideral out. I really miss home and all my friends. I especialy miss my sister and brother. It is RSV season (cold and flu) and so you have to be 12 years old to visit someone at the hospital. My sister is only 7. My brother could come but that is not very far to Sarah. Write to me if you want, this is fun reading everyones letters. Thank you for all your prayers. Brenden