Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 >Any post ops who canoffer their experience on what they did/wish they did >prepare or how they prepared I'd like to know. I'd especially like to know >what people do who are NOT walkers -- I can't walk long periods because of >severe arthritis. I go in the pool, but it's only 3X a week. >Hawkins >.Preop / BMI 60 / >240 to lose / 150 lbs bound! >Consult Sept. 13 >Rabkin in SF Hi Chris-- I have bad arthritic knees and have trouble walking-- the issue really is movement and blood circulation to prevent clots and to stimulate the bowels to work. It doesn't matter how far or how fast, just get up and move, shuffle, slog, curse, moan and cry-- but MOVE. Move your legs in bed, get out of bed and move from bed to chair, to toilet, door and back. make the nursing station a goal, slog down there and back-- get a wheel chair and push it along, sit and rest a bit, and try it again-- MOVE! ( think about Larry Young) Nan E. 5'2 " , 368 20 pounds off in panni waiting for a DS date with Dr. Anthone in CA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 Yes through all this remember Larry....if they had let him walk I fully believe he would be here today Have a beautiful day... ~Dianne ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* " ...We may be a thousand miles apart But I'll be with you wherever you are I'm already there Take a look around I'm the sunshine in your hair I'm the shadow on the ground I'm the whisper in the wind And I'll be there 'til the end Can you feel the love that we share Oh I'm already there Oh, I'm aleady there " " ~I'm Already There " by Lonestar Re: Digest Number 4613 >Any post ops who canoffer their experience on what they did/wish they did >prepare or how they prepared I'd like to know. I'd especially like to know >what people do who are NOT walkers -- I can't walk long periods because of >severe arthritis. I go in the pool, but it's only 3X a week. >Hawkins >.Preop / BMI 60 / >240 to lose / 150 lbs bound! >Consult Sept. 13 >Rabkin in SF Hi Chris-- I have bad arthritic knees and have trouble walking-- the issue really is movement and blood circulation to prevent clots and to stimulate the bowels to work. It doesn't matter how far or how fast, just get up and move, shuffle, slog, curse, moan and cry-- but MOVE. Move your legs in bed, get out of bed and move from bed to chair, to toilet, door and back. make the nursing station a goal, slog down there and back-- get a wheel chair and push it along, sit and rest a bit, and try it again-- MOVE! ( think about Larry Young) Nan E. 5'2 " , 368 20 pounds off in panni waiting for a DS date with Dr. Anthone in CA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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