Note for Sara - Re: Climbing stairs post-surgery

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Sara,

Forgot to say good luck... I hope everything goes great next week!

Just remember to relax the morning before surgery (take a look at my

pic with my green hat if you need a laugh) and when you wake up

after surgery, know that each day things get better. You will do

fine!

> > > One of the questions I was asked during my pre-admin testing

was

> > > whether I lived in a house or apt. and whether there were any

> > stairs I

> > > would have to climb. Well as my luck would have it, I will be

> > staying

> > > with my mother and step-father for at least the first three

weeks

> > post-

> > > surgery. Unfortunately or fortunately (depending on what

you're

> > talking

> > > about) they live in a brownstone house which has at least 10

> steps

> > just

> > > to get into the front door and then another 20 steps to get on

> the

> > > first floor where the first bathroom is (there is a second one

on

> > the

> > > 2nd floor where my room is). Did any one have major problems

> going

> > up

> > > and down stairs post-surgery? I'm expecting to be super tired

> post-

> > > surgery so know that it will be a struggle to get up and down

the

> > > stairs for at least the first week. But I was a little

confused

> by

> > why

> > > the nurse asked me on what floor the first bathroom was?

Stupidly

> > I did

> > > not ask the reason behind such a question so now I am

wondering

> if

> > the

> > > exercise can make people feel queasy? Or am I worrying about

> > nothing?

> > >

> > > Sara