[Elfsea] Mater Darius - Surgery

Libbie Greene libbie.greene at sabre.com
Wed May 8 08:38:17 PDT 2002


Having gone through the very same thing in November I can understand exactly how
he feels. In a few weeks he will be up and ready to take the field so stand by!
I hope that he will have a speedy recovery and that the pain will subside in a
very short time.
Best wishes!
HL Brigit

Darius and Monica wrote:

> Ok everyone, this is easier than calling all of you individually.
>
> Darius has made it through back surgery beautifully.  The doctor found it
> all a little worse than the films indicated, but that was not a problem.
> Surgery was at L5-S1 where the doctor removed the cartledge that was pushing
> on the siatic (I can't spell) nerve.  He is in the Post-Op recovery room at
> Arlington  Memorial.
>
> He is being his normal, snarky self, that wants things on his own time
> scale.  He was not pleased to wait for paperwork to be done before he got
> his ice chips and stuffed tiger.  He said "paperwork was for Laurels", I
> explained to him that he was a Laurel, therefore paperwork had to be done
> (hee hee hee - isn't he cute when he is just waking up).  Darius said the
> pain is less than it has been in months and that he felt like he had been
> stabbed in the back (funny - that is exactly what the doctor did).  In a
> word "It Hurts!"  In about 3-4 hours he will be moved to a room.  His goal
> tonight is to eat, get up and walk, and see his girls.  If he has been a
> good boy, the doctor will let him come home on Thursday.
>
> I will be home until 11:50 this morning and then again all afternoon until
> the girls come home from school.  Feel free to call if you want more info
>
> Rosalia (brain-scattered wife)
>
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