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csziggy

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31. Wow! That's great!

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 05:58 PM

Mar 2012

I really hate the idea of being in rehab - what's it like? Did you have to share a room? How many hours a day was the therapy? Did you have any energy for anything else? What things (nightgown, toiletries, etc) did you find useful?

I'm trying to plan on what to take - books, tablet, needlework? Here, I keep busy all day with various things, but will I be too tired to worry about that in the rehab place?

Yes, the Six Knee lady was impressive, especially since she'd had eight other operations in the last ten years (I thought I had it bad with five major operations in that amount of time!) and was looking forward to another bypass operation this spring.

She was happy and cheerfully discussed her medical stuff with me and encouraged the knee replacements even though she'd had such bad luck. She did say she had gotten a "nice settlement" in the class action suit, so maybe she got enough money to make up for the pain. That's have to be a WHOLE lot of money!

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I have to say: [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 OP

Yay! So glad frogmarch Mar 2012 #1

Thank you, my dear frogmarch! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #3

A young man, you say? OhioChick Mar 2012 #2

My dear OhioChick! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #4

I'm very glad to hear this -- though it doesn't surprise me. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #5

My dear MiddleFingerMom! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #6

I know I speak for others HeiressofBickworth Mar 2012 #7

My dear HeiressofBickworth! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #8

So who needs a partner HeiressofBickworth Mar 2012 #9

How true! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #10

Glad to hear you're getting well. :hug: nt raccoon Mar 2012 #11

Thank you, my dear raccoon, I am! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #12

It's good pipi_k Mar 2012 #13

My dear pipi_k! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #14

My dear Peg OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #15

My dear OffWithTheirHeads... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #18

All I can tell you is that each day is a little bit better OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #21

I seconds OffWithTheir Heads' words in that I was afraid to say anything hedgehog Mar 2012 #22

Great to hear it is going well. applegrove Mar 2012 #16

Thank you, my dear applegrove...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #19

That's good to hear, CalPeggy! pacalo Mar 2012 #17

My dear pacalo! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #20

Oh my, you are progressing much more than I'd realized! pacalo Mar 2012 #36

Ever striving we attain swimboy Mar 2012 #23

My dear swimboy! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #24

Physical therapists have to be some of the best people in the world csziggy Mar 2012 #25

I will keep you in my thoughts, my dear csziggy... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #26

Thank you, CP! You're an inspiration! csziggy Mar 2012 #27

I did use my blackberry while I was in the hospital. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #28

I think I'll go for a low cost tablet csziggy Mar 2012 #29

That sounds like a great idea... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #30

Wow! That's great! csziggy Mar 2012 #31

Rehab is not really a terrible thing. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #32

Mostly what I dread is being aournd people 24 hours a day csziggy Mar 2012 #38

I don't know what your circumstances in rehab will be. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #39

I know - and it will depend on which one of the local ones I go to csziggy Mar 2012 #40

Take some hair conditioner and a good hairbrush. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #33

Conditioner OK - but I won't count on using their products csziggy Mar 2012 #37

Dear Peggy I'm so glad you're on the mend..Now, most importantly...Is he a cutie???? n/t monmouth Mar 2012 #34

Yes, he is, my dear monmouth... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #35