Wearing a jock strap on your head is way cool

Here's a few pix of Tommy at home sorting through all his loot. We chose to take the pictures while he was comfortable - thanks to tyelonol with codeine.

All in all, a very good day. The surgery was approximately 1 1/2 hours, Dr. Niparko and his team got "full insertion" of the implant, Tommy woke up really easily and we were home by noon. The surgery got moved up a few hours which really helped on all fronts. We were at Hopkins by 5:30 am and he enjoyed hanging in the pre-op room filled with toys. He was familiar with the scene from his ear tubes surgery. We were anticipating a huge fight with the big ol' bandage, but he's taking it completely in stride. Dr. Niparko told us to prepare for searing pain and that appears to have been right on. Thankfully, by 11:30 p.m. he was out for the night and has been codeine free since then. It goes without saying, but if you ever need surgery for anything, Hopkins truly is an amazing place. Everyone from the checkin staff, pharmacy, doctors and nurses couldn't have been nicer. The place runs like a finely tuned machine and you can actually feel that you're surrounded by the smartest group of docs around. Sometimes during all the office visits at the Caroline Street Outpatient Center it can feel a bit institutional, but the surgery center is incredibly warm and I swear there's a palpable energy in the pre-op room. Or, maybe I've watched too many episodes of Grey's - surgeons in pre-game excitement mode.

We're really grateful for all of our friends, family (especially Nana who's been here since Tuesday), and all the supportive messages from near and far.

Grazie