Shirley:

Alan DID have the muscle operation. That's exactly what Dr. Hubbard thought might help. He made a decision not to shave down the bone. He must know what he's doing. He's a good orthpedic surgeon who works at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC.

So Alan is doing okay. BELIEVE ME ALAN IS DOING OKAY.

He got all frisky on me at 5:30 a.m. (with a cast on no less). I bopped him on his head and we got hysterical laughing. I hope the 82 year olds who live downstairs didn't hear us. I told him "listen, I'm 60 years old, and I need my sleep, and so do you".

thank goodness we get along, OTHERWISE WE'D PROBABLY KILL EACH OTHER.

But honestly, he's trying to maneuver around on the crutches. Very hard for him. But MIRACLE OF MIRACLES, he maneurvered himself out of the wheelchair and onto the couch. I just looked at him. For him, this was SOMETHING, believe me.

So,and I have no idea how we find out if this muscle calf thing is going to work out... I mean, what are we supposed to look for? How he walks, (I mean when he gets back to walking).

This is a wait and see thing.

And don't worry about HIM, Worry about ME!!!! I'm the one taking care of HIM!!! lol

Melody

P.S. I have seen those Hoyer Lift things. A godsend.
I'm the only Hoyer thing in this house.....lol