Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard 10 miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest of the day. Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Steve, Maybe you should have waited another week to fire those two Swedish Twins that you had working as house maids. The cruel irony of having a full fridge, but nary the strength to get to it! It's the resurf shuffle, my brutha....2 steps up, and one step back. And besides, I think spending all day in a recliner is an indicator of one's advanced refinement. Any fool can rush about in a frenzy, but it is the true recliner potato that demonstrates man's true sedate capacity. And from my own supine euphoria I applaude you! Archie Bunker C+ 4-04 > Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a > little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard 10 > miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest of > the day. > > Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). > > Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Steve, I agree with Des but cracked up over Chris' response. I went grocery shopping at four weeks but I was on crutches and my son was pushing the cart. Shopping carts are great for providing support when used as recommended ... but I think you pushed it a little too far. It won't be long before you'll be able to do it. Chin up ... and butt down for a little bit more (wait for the all clear from your OS - I was given the " all clear " at 5 1/2 weeks). Best of luck, Fred Gross, C2K 1/21/04 PS Try the History Chanel. I got hooked on it the two days in Columbia prior to my surgery. > Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a > little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard 10 > miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest of > the day. > > Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). > > Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Steve, I know that you witnessed the ugliness that was my stay at JRI. But I'm a new now. Mature, quiet, and accepting. attributes my new found- monk like- Zen euphoric- state to the small red tazer marks that can be found on my forehead and inner thigh. And your'e right about cabin fever. It's what drove me to cast away my cane and blaze down the street yesterday. And your'e also right about CNN....I can't even watch it lately. Maybe I'm selfish, but all this hip stuff is hard enough without looking at what the worst of the world has to offer. Have you been back on your bike? I'm thinking of trying one tommorrow, but I fear I won't be able to flex my knee enough. I can only manage about 45 degrees right now. How bout you? Chris > > > Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and > > made a > > > little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > > > support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard > > 10 > > > miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest > > of > > > the day. > > > > > > Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). > > > > > > Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 > Steve, > I know that you witnessed the ugliness that was my stay at JRI. > But I'm a new now. Well, it was the " Tarzan yell " that really freaked everyone out. >Mature, quiet, and accepting. > attributes my new found- monk like- Zen euphoric- state > to the small red tazer marks that can be found on my forehead and > inner thigh. Oh, good. I was afraid those two scars on your forehead indicated Amstutz put the implants in the wrong place. > And your'e right about cabin fever. We've had mixed rain/snow all day (it was in the 80s the day before yesterday). I'm climbing the walls right now. >It's what drove me to cast > away my cane and blaze down the street yesterday. > And your'e also right about CNN....I can't even watch it lately. > Maybe I'm selfish, but all this hip stuff is hard enough without > looking at what the worst of the world has to offer. Have you been > back on your bike? Last night, in fact. My legs were a little tired this morning. > I'm thinking of trying one tommorrow, but I fear > I won't be able to flex my knee enough. I can only manage about 45 > degrees right now. How bout you? My stationary bike has a really short crank, so 45 degrees (which is about all I've got, too) is perfectly adequate. There's no way in hell I'd try a real bike on the road or a wind trainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 hi- maybe they don't provide alot of support, but i found that from 4-8 weeks post-op that shopping the isles of big stores with a shopping cart was an excellent way to get good walking in on a level surface and the act of holding onto the cart enabled me to work on correcting my gait quite nicely. museums work well too, they all have nice level surfaces and you can meander at your own pace.....good with crutches. i went to about 12 major museums in the first month post-op. i thought it was good p.t. and fun too. also, walking at the beach in the sand was great because it makes you work at keeping your balance and it is easy to retrace your steps and check to make sure that you are walking evenly. this was the place i ditched my crutches once i felt comfortable enough. i had also put some ski-pole baskets on my crutches to help me crutch on the sand. happy recovery, jeff lbhr desmet 11-2003 Interesting discovery Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard 10 miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest of the day. Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 hi- maybe they don't provide alot of support, but i found that from 4-8 weeks post-op that shopping the isles of big stores with a shopping cart was an excellent way to get good walking in on a level surface and the act of holding onto the cart enabled me to work on correcting my gait quite nicely. museums work well too, they all have nice level surfaces and you can meander at your own pace.....good with crutches. i went to about 12 major museums in the first month post-op. i thought it was good p.t. and fun too. also, walking at the beach in the sand was great because it makes you work at keeping your balance and it is easy to retrace your steps and check to make sure that you are walking evenly. this was the place i ditched my crutches once i felt comfortable enough. i had also put some ski-pole baskets on my crutches to help me crutch on the sand. happy recovery, jeff lbhr desmet 11-2003 Interesting discovery Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the support of a good pair of crutches. My legs feel like I ran a hard 10 miles. I think I'll just camp out in the ol' recliner for the rest of the day. Perhaps I was a tad overambitious ;-). Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 At 10:24 PM 5/12/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a >little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the >support of a good pair of crutches. So I guess I shouldn't tell you that a lawn mower is just a walker with a blade on the bottom? My neighbor had a fit when he caught me mowing the lawn 2-3 weeks post-op. He couldn't fault my logic though ;-). Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 > >Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a > >little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > >support of a good pair of crutches. > > > So I guess I shouldn't tell you that a lawn mower is just a walker with a > blade on the bottom? My neighbor had a fit when he caught me mowing the > lawn 2-3 weeks post-op. He couldn't fault my logic though ;-). I feel like such a wimp. Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Ditto that, Steve. =( 4-04 C+ - In surfacehippy , " sog1927 " wrote: > > > >Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a > > >little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > > >support of a good pair of crutches. > > > > > > So I guess I shouldn't tell you that a lawn mower is just a walker > with a > > blade on the bottom? My neighbor had a fit when he caught me mowing > the > > lawn 2-3 weeks post-op. He couldn't fault my logic though ;-). > > I feel like such a wimp. > > Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Ditto that, Steve. =( 4-04 C+ - In surfacehippy , " sog1927 " wrote: > > > >Well, I survived my first post-op trip to the grocery store and made a > > >little discovery: grocery carts don't provide anywhere near the > > >support of a good pair of crutches. > > > > > > So I guess I shouldn't tell you that a lawn mower is just a walker > with a > > blade on the bottom? My neighbor had a fit when he caught me mowing > the > > lawn 2-3 weeks post-op. He couldn't fault my logic though ;-). > > I feel like such a wimp. > > Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 At 01:54 PM 5/13/2004 +0000, you wrote: > > > > So I guess I shouldn't tell you that a lawn mower is just a walker >with a > > blade on the bottom? My neighbor had a fit when he caught me mowing >the > > lawn 2-3 weeks post-op. He couldn't fault my logic though ;-). > >I feel like such a wimp. Steve, Fear not! I neglected to mention that it is a self-propelled mower. So all I had to do was hang on and walk carefully... Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 (trying to decide what new to try for my upcoming anniversary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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