I am in utter disbelief. Yesterday, in an effort to keep him moving, I told Max to walk three laps around our cul-de-sac.  He came back in from his afternoon laps and told me "Mom, I ran the second half of the first lap and the whole second lap. I walked the third." First of all, I never told him to run. He did that of his own volition. Second, he RAN one week post op! I asked him if it felt any different and he said "usually I'm out of breath half way through one lap, but I could do a whole lap and a half!" You guys. The docs said he wouldn't be healed for 4-6 weeks post-op. We are ONE WEEK post op and he can already feel a difference. I am in shock. I can't wait to see what he does a month form now. He also rode his bike and played outside a bit tonight with neighborhood friends which did so much for his morale. 

Max is dying to see all of his friends and get back to school so he is going to try going back on Monday. He may not make it the whole day and that's ok, but he wants to try. I've talked to the school nurse and she is on board. He'll check in with her throughout the day and let us know how he's feeling and/or if he needs to go home. He still has some pain in the night, but during the day he's doing really well. 

Until next time!
Kelly