Dad said with the therapist and a walker he got out of bed and walked across a double hospital room, say fifteen or twenty feet but did not sit down as he cannot bend the new joint much for now. He still has the pain controller for his IV I think but he only used it once yestterday but then he is a tough old bast... guy. -- grin -- I told him if ANYTHING felt wrong press that dammed call button and raise hell. I was not having him grin and bear it if something was seriously wrong.

They have some sort of block in his leg to prevent him moving the knee too much but he can move his foot and rotate his leg just fine. They have some icing device that pumps cold water aound his knee to bring down the swelling. He says its way down frome yesterday and from what we could see he is right. they also have some pnuematic things on his feet, anti clot devices I am told.

Very chearful and his normal self other than still tired and F***Ing bored. We left him today's paper and a ball point, that should make the cross word a chalenge. Oh and his cordless shaver and some hard candies because his throat is still sore from the surgery.

Thanks for the kind words, gang.

John in Wauwatosa