Re: Sara/Climbing stairs post-surgery

[Guest guest]

Sara,

You are so funny...Mt. Everest? Maybe we better put a bungee cord on

you just in case you do fall down you will bounce right back up...

(haha) You are a mess!! Just be careful and take 's advice to

have someone help you until you feel up to tackling Mt. Everest on

your own..(haha)

> > > 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

[Guest guest]

Sara,

You said that right!

Now go enjoy your final days before your surgery! EAT, EAT & EAT

some more!! (haha)

> > > > > 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