Days 10 and 11 - a mile in his bare feet (or maybe slippers)

Day 10 saw Rhys take the longest walk he's managed since before the operation. Up until yesterday the extent of his travels have been the one or two shuffling steps that have got him from bed to chair and back. Yesterday saw him walk from one side of the bed all the way around to the other side to sit in a chair. Tiring stuff as he dozed off while sitting in it.

His nutrition for the day hit a bit of a snag. Normally the nurses come between 7pm and 9 to remove his old TPN and put up the new one. Last night the TPN didn't materialise which means a good 12 hours without any nutrition going in. Not a problem for most people as we don't tend to eat in the middle of the night (OK midnight snacks excluded). For Rhys though his body has had a constant flow of nutrients since they put him on it. So by the time his latest batch of TPN is up it looks like it will be, wait for it, a bacon sarnie.

 Day 11 was more walking. Even further as Rhys was temporarily freed from the captivity of his drip stands. The first trip was just outside the room and into the "garden" room. This is a large space with a glass roof that has comfortable chairs, tables, a jukebox and an air hockey table.

The second was to The Snug which is at the other end of the ward and contains a large screen TV and an Xbox, which Rhys took advantage of to play a game or two.

Of course while Rhys was doing this Mum was taking advantage and snapping some pictures for posterity (and the blog).

Oh, and those are special surgical socks that he's wearing to help stop blood clots from forming after the operation and while he's recovering and lying in bed.