Text 36631, 75 rader
Skriven 2013-05-03 17:07:43 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 36593 av Nancy Backus (66533.cooking)
Ärende: Surgery
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> He's also supposed to sit only on chairs with arms for support, and
 RH> also a firm seat as opposed to a soft one. Most of the time he uses the
 RH> rocking chair, his computer chair (an office one) or a captain's chair
 RH> at the table. Sometimes he will sit on the love seat, but not extended

 NB> Makes sense... Arms for support help getting back up, of course... :)
 NB> And too soft a seat doesn't support muscles and back that well,
 NB> either.

We got an outdoor "recliner" chair at Kohl's today he's already had a
good nap in. It has just the right amount of "give" to the seat to make
it comfortable and was much less than a regular recliner. It'll work for
now.

 NB>  NB>> our church has been praying for him also, and I've given the
 NB> update  NB>> that the surgery went well, so now prayers continue for
 NB> the recovery  NB>> period..  :)

 RH> Recovery is going well. He saw the doctor today for the first post
 RH> op/post discharge visit. X-rays showed all appears to be healing well
 RH> and the doctor is pleased with the progress. He graduated from the
 RH> walker to a cane and is now allowed to drive around town & shower,
 RH> getting his back wet. He's also walking a bit more each day, now going
 RH> all the way around the (short) block.

 NB> Good going.  :)  Progress is a very good thing.  :)

Very good. We went grocery shopping yesterday; he was on his feet for
part of it, then a ride'em cart for a while. At Lowe's he was on his
feet for a while and then just sat on a bench at the front of the store.
Little bit more every day adds up.

 NB>  NB>> Food BLT's might almost make up for not being allowed the motion
 NB>  NB>> ones... ;)   All in good time, though...  :)

 RH> We had BLTs with turkey bacon for supper the other night. Not quite
 RH> the same as pork bacon (by a long shot!) but it was defrosted and
 RH> the pork wasn't. Anyway, the surgery didn't hurt the appetite once
 RH> he "woke up".

 NB> And good nutrition promotes healing, too, along with good sleep... :)

I'm feeding him good--tried a new recipe earlier tonight that he said
was a keeper.Took some time to do the chop-chop work but it cooked fast
and only used one pan (plus the rice cooker).

 NB>  NB>> I saw that you saw your new doc, too, and that he wasn't upset
 NB> with  NB>> Steve's ruling on the insulin.  :)  Since the pancreatitis
 NB> was brought  NB>> on by the steroids, perhaps it was indeed only a
 NB> temporary thing, and  NB>> now your body will set itself to rights
 NB> now...  :)

 RH> Looks that way, I'm still watching the carb intake and checking the
 RH> blood glucose twice a day, just as a precautionary measure.

 NB> Better safe than sorry... as long as it isn't a paranoid "safe"... (G)
 NB> Knowing what is going on is always a very good thing... keeps you
 NB> aware if anything starts slipping, and also reassures when everything
 NB> IS ok.

A watchful eye is I guess the best workd to describe what I'm doing.
Sort of wary but not paraniod checking.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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