Only 1 pain pill to go over night and worked, however, it is now wore off and for some reason I spaced calling the nurse for the one that covers the 4 hours leading up to the one for pt, so, I am laying here hoping that the Pain takes a break until I can take the next one sometime after 8 so it will cover the first pt. --- I think my leg feels better with the staples out, I'll know more about that after the first pt. --- Just a quick word for a friend, Alieta Klinger has gone into Brandon Hospital this morning to have both of hers done at the same time. I am sure she will do fine as she is a very strong willed person. As soon as I hear I will give you all an update on her progress. ---- Think I will turn on the morning news, later.----Breakfast, Orange juice, 2/4 of the box of rice crispies, 1 little pancake, 2 small thin strips of bacon, (once I dried the grease off with napkins) and I was stuffed. -- Really did nothing but lay on the bed and rest for the next hour. Finally time to take the next pain pills and I was glad to see them come to the room. Fell asleep for a while and woke up just in time to take off to PT. 1/2 hour on the step machine, 10 repetitions of the exercises on the parallel bars, then the torture machine, the one where you pull you knee back as far as you can, then a little father and hold it for a minute, (timed). We did this four times and I am always relieved when I am done on this machine. On the table with the game time ice machine wrapped around my leg. 15 minutes here and I was done. Back to the room now and waiting lunch, not really hungry but it gives me some where to walk and a change of scenery. --- Did I say that I wasn't hungry, good thing. Black eyed peas, with absolutely no seasoning and kale done the same way, tasteless, so, i did not eat either. Chicken that I pulled the meat off and ate the cantaloupe. I am full, so It doesn't matter, and actually one of the other guys wanted the kale. Now back laying down waiting on afternoon PT. --- Dr Standley stopped by, second time today, everything is going fine. Two more Ortho Drs just stopped in checking on myself and the room mate. You could not ask for any more attention than you get he at the VA. --Short nap and then getting ready for my second pt. Second went as good as the first. First 25 minutes on the nu-step. Once done there I headed to the parallel bars. All moves and 10 repetitions of each. Then it was the long walk and 1/2 through the walk to the far end of the floor, TT and Loren are waiting for me. Finished the walk and then 5 minutes of ice. Back to visit with TT and Loren, really a good visit and I appreciate them coming. --- Not long after they left it was supper call. A really pretty good hamburger. And I ate the fruit cup. -- After I gathered up some clean clothes and headed to the shower. Now its back on the bed and I am not sure I will move from here the rest of the night. Anxious to here how Alieta is doing. Last I heard she was in recovery. Once again, anything interesting happens tonight I will put it on tomorrows.
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