Well, we don’t know if it was the bitching about being stuck in the ICU or not, but they let him leave the hospital today. 
Two days after a craniotomy… Wow. Anyway, he’s still in some pretty nasty pain and feels dizzy and nauseated (we’re not sure if it’s just the result of the surgery or if the percocet is adding to that). He’s eating a little, but not tons. His speech is slow and labored. Both of those issues are probably partially the result of swelling and muscle pain — he’s got a bruise behind his ear and swelling in his neck along the jaw line — so it’s painful to open his mouth to talk or eat. I’m still in shock about how well he’s doing just two days after surgery, but I know he’s frustrated with the pain and with seeing some slowness. Also, his right hand isn’t as responsive as it normally is (dropping a few things and the dexterity isn’t quite there, yet). He’s also got some difficulty with assessing how much time has passed — generally thinking more time has passed than it has. I’m thinking most of these issues will resolve themselves as time passes and his body heals from the trauma of surgery, but we’ll see.
The doc wants to see him again in 7-10 days. We still don’t have a firm answer on whether the stitches are dissolving ones or not, so I guess we’ll find out tomorrow when we call the doc to make the follow-up appointment. I think we’re staying in Phoenix to make sure everything is still ok in the coming days, but that may change after tonight. Kyan’s in the room with us and because he’s not feeling great, he’s cranky. Not sure how Jonathan is going to feel if Kyan wakes him up with crying throughout the night. 
I asked him about calls and stuff and I think he’s still too beat and in pain for that. He seemed overwhelmed when I mentioned it. He does have his BlackBerry, so he can see emails if anyone wants to try, but I wouldn’t suggest calling. He may answer and get frustrated that it’s still hard to talk (he said it takes a lot of effort on his part). Right now, he’s passed out (hopefully) in the room with Kyan (who has hopefully stopped crying).
