Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...
@marlboromaam@danette The shoulder is fully rehabbed. When he “discharged” her, her physical therapist said she exceeded expectations for the range of motion and strength she recovered. He described her tear as “massive.”
As I type this now (in late-September), she is almost two weeks out from foot surgery: “first metatarso-cuneiform joint fusion.” No weight for 12 days. Tomorrow is the first day she can start putting weight on it again.
@rhoing I can imagine how that feels. I had bunion surgery not so very long ago and I got one of those knee hopper peg legs so I could still get around without crutches. They made me get an MRI to check blood flow in that leg before surgery which led to getting a stent in my hip for my femoral artery which finally got me to the bunion surgery. All while I still worked at the big box warehouse store. Not fun.
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As I type this now (in late-September), she is almost two weeks out from foot surgery: “first metatarso-cuneiform joint fusion.” No weight for 12 days. Tomorrow is the first day she can start putting weight on it again.