Update 12-9-09

Surgeon says Danny's range of motion in his wrist is better than he expected, and he may regain 90% of it, and not even miss the other 10%. He is really proud of Danny for not using the narcotic pain reliever for more than a couple days right after the surgery; said most people have to use it for that much pain. He's still taking a non-narcotic prescription pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, but can start trying to taper off, and should be off it in a week. He has some pain in his right shoulder area and also in his left elbow, that the surgeon said would hopefully just subside within a few weeks. He removed Danny's outer layer of stitches on both sides of his arm, and said he could start showering without trying to keep it dry as he's been doing. He won't be able to drive until he's off the pain medication, so that will probably be incentive for him to taper off and quit sooner. Danny thinks he's still having memory issues - his example was that he had to look at the calendar 3 times today to remember what day it was. I hope that's mostly a matter of just being so off his normal schedule AND being on the pain meds, which do make you drowsy and can make you dizzy, too. I haven't noticed his being forgetful. The neurosurgeon had told us to come back ONLY if he was still experiencing memory problems in a couple of weeks.