At the Hospital

Kenny's Surgery | (Thursday, May 23) Riley and Kenny arrivae at the hospital early in the morning for Kenny's diverticulitis surgery. After his nurses run some tests and get him prepped for surgery, Riley gives him a kiss and goes to wait in the waiting room during his procedure. After 4 hours in surgery, she's able to go sit with him in his recovery room.

After Surgery | (Monday, September 2) 4 hours later, Dr. Melendez is finished with Riley's Laminectomy surgery she had for her spinal stenosis. She's taken back to her room where Kenny and her parents were waiting. After she wakes up from her surgery, Dr. Melendez comes to check on her. Riley's sports medicine doctor, Dr. Andrews also flew down to start discussing her post-op recovery plan. The 2 doctors spend some time answering dozens of questions from Riley's parents and husband before finally leaving her to get some rest. Since she's going to be in the hospital for a few days, her parents go to get some things to make her stay easier, so Kenny can stay with her.

Discharged from the Hospital | (Sunday, September 8) After spending almost a whole week in the hospital, Riley has a few more tests her surgeon and sports medicine doctor have her do to see if she can finally go home. After passing each test and outlining her recovery plan with her doctors, Riley's finally discharged from the hospital. Kenny and Mariah pack up her hospital room before taking her back home.

Back in Surgery | (Wednesday, September 4) Around 2 a.m. in the morning, one of Riley's nurses comes around to do a routine exam. While running through some tests, Riley realizes she can't move her legs. The nurse calls Dr. Melendez and after a quick exam, he takes Riley back into surgery for another operation to try and fix the problem.

Back From the Hospital | (Friday, May 24) Riley and Ottilie go to the hospital to pick up Kenny and take him home after his final round of tests and observations. After getting discharged, they all head home. Riley helps Kenny get settled into bed since he'll be on bedrest for a while. Later, Riley's mom comes over to stay for a few days to help out with Kenny and Ottilie since Riley has to travel for work. Even though Riley tried to cancel her work trip several times to stay home, Kenny made her promise to go and not cancel her match because of him. A few hours and many tears later, Riley's heading to the airport.

GRWM to go to the hospital | perfect for pregnancy and getting to the hospital

Doctor's Appointment | Since it's been almost a month since Riley's surgery, she returns to the hospital for some check-ups with her surgeon and sports medicine doctor. They have her take some more MRI scans and do some light exercises to test her mobility. After Dr. Melendez checks her scar to make sure it's healing properly and reviews all her test results; he and Dr. Andrews clear her to start light exercise.

Doctor's Appointment | (Thursday, July 11) Riley goes with Kenny to his check-up from his surgery 6 weeks ago. After running some tests, Kenny's doctor clears him to end his bed rest and tells him he can return to physical activity.

Morning runs | for runs in the morning