I was VERY weak the first month out of treatment. And I slept a LOT. I actually had had a bit of insomnia during treatment but I definitely made up for that in the month after.

I agree with Brian and David that there is nothing excessive here and the idea that there should be a point where pushing him would be a good idea is probably wrong. From what I know of my own recovery and from what I've seen here, people who have been through this push themselves to get back to "normal" adequately enough--and often have unrealisticly optimisitic expectations about what they should be able to do and how long it takes to recover. Being pushed by a partner is the last thing most people in recovery need. What most DO seem to need is encouragement to accept that they will still need lots of extra rest for quite a while.

Your description of Dan falling asleep with a sock in one hand reminded me of my own recovery--when I would fall asleep holding a syringe full of foruma attached to my g tube as I did a gravity feed--with disastrous results as my hand holding the syringe tipped over. That happened way more than once in the first couple of months. Basically whenever I sat still for more than a couple of minutes I would fall asleep.

Nelie