Re: /Climbing stairs post-surgery

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,

Bungee jumping?! Ha ha! Gee whiz, who would have ever thought we

would be able to laugh at ourselves so much throughout this process.

Thank god for good humor, aye?

Sara

> > > > 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