Friday - mid day

Vanessa did pretty well through the night.  She kept waking up for short bits and trying to get comfortable.  I tried to get her to take a pain pill about 3 am but she didn't want to.  They put the 'sender' unit on the side she normally sleeps on, so that is giving her some discomfort.  This morning she unhooked the transmitter for awhile because the constant 'tingling' was making her sick.  Just a few minutes after she turned it off she began to notice how badly the surgical site hurt.  Guess that means it's working on that area.  She says she hasn't noticed any relief to her 'old' pain yet.  But her brain is still swollen so she wouldn't be able to tell yet.  She finally gave in and took a pain pill about an hour ago.  Now she's sleeping.  Hopefully she will rest comfortably for awhile. 

I plan to call a cab in a little while and find a grocery store.  When the surgery nurse called a little while ago, Vanessa told her she planned on going to the grocery store a little later and the nurse responded, "Oh no you're not."  Vanessa assured her she was.  The nurse informed her she was not allowed to do that.  She was to REST all day.  She wants to get out and see the sights before we leave the city.  Hopefully she'll feel up to that one day before we leave.  I'm just so afraid of germs getting into her surgical site.  I hear brain infections are a real pain.

Thanks for your prayers and good thoughts.