Re: bilateral day 6

[Guest guest]

> Hey dude,

> I see you have finally crawled to the computer to write.

Well, some friends of mine decided to clean my house while I was gone.

In the process, they unplugged the computer, and I couldn't plug it

back in without violating my bending restrictions.

>That

> was a pretty short message, I'm going to assume your " seat " is not

> quite comfortabale enough yet for more lengthy correspondence. Let

> me know how your trip went on Sunday..

Well, everything was just great at Orthopaedic Hospital, but once I

was discharged things sort of went to hell. I'd arranged for a minivan

cab to pick me up and take me to the hotel, but they never showed up.

I called another cab company, and the same thing happened. Called a

third company, and they sent a regular cab (which just wasn't going to

work), and the driver called for a minivan cab which finally arrived

about 45 minutes later. All in all, Harold (one of the Orthopaedic

Hospital staffers), my friend Jeff, and I spent over 2 hours in the

lobby just waiting for a cab to show up. Apparently, there's a lot

more lucrative traffic to be had in LA on a Saturday evening than some

crippled guy wanting a 10 block trip to a hotel.

The next day, it took 50 minutes for the (pre-arranged) LAX wheelchair

to show up to take me to the gate.

I slept most of the (2 hour) flight.

Once we got to DIA, everything worked like clockwork. Just as I

arrived at the house, some friends brought over some food. We had a

nice little dinner, I watched a little TV and crutched my way to bed,

where I slept like a baby (okay, where I popped a couple of Vicodin

and slept like a baby). Things have been getting better ever since.

I still tire pretty easily, but I'm getting better all the time.

>.I had this mental picture of

> you squirming in your airplane seat as your plane sat on the runway

> for 2 hours at LAX. If your caboose is too sore for typing you can

> give me a call.

It's not bad at all. I expect that I'll be downright comfy when I get

the staples out.

> says hi.

> I'm getting my staples out today. Sleeping well, and eating

> like a teenager. I'm reading books about Roman life during Caesars

> time and it's helping me to feel tough. No pain, just tightness and

> weekness at day 12. I feel like I could go to a cane now, but I'm

> gonna continue to wait as long as I can stand it. It's all about the

> synovial capsule reforming, baby..

EXCELLENT! I'm really glad to hear it. Tell howdy, and I hope to

see you guys again the next time I'm in So. Cal.

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)