My dad is one of the strongest men I know! He's always on the go, whether it's working around the yard, working a full-time job, or cooking up a storm in the kitchen. But once he's all done, he loves his naps! You can't blame him with all the hard work he does, he's gotta recuperate somehow!
So, when I found out he had to have back surgery I got a little concerned. He never complained about it, I knew that he had days when his back was hurting but I thought it was just "old age". You know, it comes with the territory kinda thing. I asked him what kind of surgery and what it all entailed. But my dad made it sound like it wasn't a big deal and just mumbled something about a couple of discs and left it at that. I figured as Nov 1st got closer, he would fill me in with a little more details.
Prior to surgery, Dad had to go in for the usual protocol and they were going to go over what needed to be done before and after surgery. As he was filling me in on the details, I knew he was under some delusional thought that it was an outpatient service and he would be home a few hours after the surgery. Now, I was beginning to understand why it was that he was unable to give me a lot of details about his back and the surgery. He had his own agenda of what was going to happen and when he was going to be out.
Misconception #1: This is a minor surgery that he checks in and was out within a few hours.
Fact: This was a major surgery and he was going to be put under for it. The surgery itself was
about 2 hours and recovery was a few hours after that.
Misconception #2: He is going home a few hours after the surgery.
Fact: They are keeping him for 2 days in the hospital to make sure he is healing and get him up and walking.
Misconception #3: He gets to go back to work after a few days and everything will be like usual.
Fact: Uhhh, I don't think so. Maybe more like 2 weeks.
So you see, what he sees in his mind is so wrong. It's actually the total opposite. But that's my dad and I love him!
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