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Originally Posted by Melissa Masinter
Thanks for responding Nancy. One question? She is already going outside a little to sit on her patio. She has a beautiful back yard kinda like a secret garden and it makes her happy to be out there. I'm making sure she stays out of the sun and sits under an umbrella. Is that okay at this time? She seems to be sleeping good. She is sleep napping about 4 hours during the day. Awake resting in her bed with her eyes closed about 3hours per day, and is sleeping good through the night. Also, I'm afraid to let her bend over is bending over okay after this surgery?  |
Dear Melissa: I asked my surgeon about that, he said it is an old wives tale, bending over is fine. Also sitting in the sun is great, she will get vitamin D, but keep a hat on, you can't let the sun get on the incision. It sounds like she is doing all of the right things. The brain needs rest, so napping during the day helps her heal. I found out the hard way that alot of reading is not good, it puts stress on the muscles and nerves that needed to be cut and take a longer time to heal. Of course I don't know where her incision is, mine was from the top front of my head down to my ear, and I still can't wear glasses with the stem that goes over your ear, so I go around with an old set minus one stem. I like to read and when I did my eye would start to water, so I had to read in short time periods. I was operated on Jan 27 and just went back to work with very short hair on one side that barely covers the incision, but people don't notice. I get tired about half way through the day but just take it easy and get a good nights sleep. I am 63 how old is your mother. Nancy