LOL yes. No tub or whirlpool, only showers. I can take the giganticus bandaging off Sunday and use bandaids.

And yes the weather here is fierce. They closed down I-80 going west and I-35 north of us. Blizzard conditions. I just hope the electricity holds out. The storm this last weekend left 100,000 homes without electricity. We're on the edge of the storm so far.

Owwwwwwwwwwwww. I'm sending gentle head rubs your way. I hope you feel better.

Wow everybody is getting such fierce weather. I hope you stay warm and safe.

P.S. Huggies wipes are good for those sponge baths!

:hug: doody

i know getting up and going potty ain't too much fun right now...but drinking lots of water will help you heal. eating protien and taking your vitamins too. especially zinc.

i do see they marked your leg. lol. smart. i heard the horror stories of people having surgery on the wrong limb.

take it easy hon. do as your dr says.

Oh my goodness Doody, are you sure that bandage isn't too tight on your leg? I know you don't know me but I want to send get well wishes your way and a speedy recovery! :hug:

oh my goodness... I saw that YES on your leg Doody... and I couldn't understand why until I read what Curious said! :eek: I had no idea they would write YES on a leg. :hug: wow, I'm glad they wrote YES on the right leg :winky:

LOL Curious, I'm surprised anybody saw that. I was going to take a picture of it. The nurse had me write it on the correct leg before surgery. I was going to put a smiley face on it and some other graffiti but the nurse took the pen away from me.

The YES is right above the bandage wrap under the stocking.

I did end up starting the Tylenol 3 yesterday and took it about every 4-5 hours and it did help some, and my headache is FINALLY gone.

My kids tried to drive to town today for work, dummies! They had to turn around and go back. I80 and I35 are still closed because of the blizzard. The problem is still some light snow and high winds. Cable went out but just came back on.

Thank you all, you're all such good friends, I appreciate the well wishes.

And Curious, boy you hit the nail on the head. Getting up from anything is hard, but getting up from the toilet is REALLY hard. Sitting down on the toilet is hard, come to think of it. It does feel a tad bit better today but then I haven't been walking around much yet.

Love you all. :grouphug:

You are going in the right direction...it feels better because you are staying off it! Please continue to rest. Warm hugs...stay warm.

I imagine it will take a bit of pt to get you feeling better dear {{{doody}}}
I had to write on my left arm when i had the rotater cuff surgery last june,for the same reason..Kinda scarey,but for good reasons,i guess!
So glad to hear your headache went away at least.
Take care and be thankfull you dont have to be one of those venturing out in that nasty weather.
:hug:

I hope you are getting lots of rest dearie. Pain free hugs!

I noticed that YES on your leg too, Doody.
Made me relieved.
My daughter had to have a kidney removed last year unfortunately and about a month prior to that had ended up in hospital with septicaemia. Her surgeon was away so another one was filling in for the week. Her regular Urology specialist was around and he's the one who got this other guy to treat her in the hospital. The fill-in surgeon had never had seen my daughter before, but he had all the dozens of test results and scans etc.. So, to cut a long story short, he needed to place a stent in her left kidney, but he kept confusing himself by saying he had to make sure it was the *right* kidney. sheesh. Anyway, I was half living at the hospital with my daughter and this was a huge concern to me, even though he was only placing a stent. I figured, heck, what if he put it in the wrong kidney... anyway, he didn't, but a month or so later when she had to have the kidney and ureter removed, this played on my mind and I went over and over and over with our regular surgeon that it was the LEFT kidney. All the theatre staff were quite funny about it and they put a big X in the correct side.... but shesh, after the first mix up I was making sure even while I was waiting with her in the room before she went into theatre. I kept mentioning it. However, if they'd taken the other one out she'd have none. :eek:

so the moral of the story is really that surgeons and nursing staff and everyone else should be careful with their terminology. They should never use the word "right" when there are 2 of something in the body and one of them they're about to work on or remove. :)