Another good night. I did sit up for about an hour when I took the middle of the night pills. The chairs in the dinning room catch me right behind the knee and are extremely uncomfortable for me. The others don't seem to have any trouble with them. However there are two chairs in our room that the front slopes or curves down toward the floor and are much more comfortable for me. I hadnot been sitting in any chairs because of the dinning room, am glad to find that it was the chair and not just the sitting position. I actually ended up sitting for the last of the "Sound of Music" last night. A personal opinion, "no one could of done a better job than what Carrie Underwood did last night." -- Ed (my room mate) and I both watched out the window for them to start a construction crane that is being used on the other side of Fletcher Ave. We have tried to watch it come up for about a week and this is the first time we actually seen it happen, still have not seen it dropped down at night. This proves that it doesn't take much to entertain one confined in a Hospital for a couple of weeks. Now in the wait, almost eight and my first PT is not until 10. --- PT once again a good session. Started by going up the three stairs and down, up one side and down the other, back and forth. Then to the parallel bars and the 10 different exercises, ten of each and three times through. A short walk keeping my head up with a cane instead of the walker. Now on the dreaded knee bending toucher machine. Once done with that we went to the table and started measuring the bend. Did not get to 90, 87 was the most I could get. Next was Ice and then these neat looking little bandaids that looked like octopus across both sides of the knee. They are designed to help take the swelling out. The more ice and finally done for the session. Changed the time for this afternoon, supposed to be back by 1:30. -- Fish for lunch, it was good. Back to the room and actually fell asleep for a little short nap, about 1/2 hour. -- Nurse just came in with the pain pills and now a twenty minute wait for the next pt session. -- Second PT went really will. Bar exercises, up and down the stairs, long walk, the peddle machine and ice. Once back at the room I cleaned up and straightened my night stand. Repacked the little case I brought with stuff I will not use. --Super call came about 4:30, Shepard pie, it was alright, ate about 1/2, the pears and drank the milk. After the nurse brought me a tasty cocktail, I think it said Laxative on the side. I hope it works. Tomorrow is the short work day, only one PT, going to try to do enough to equal the second on my own and then repeat by doing my own on Sunday. Going on 7 and I think that I shall sign out for today. Till Tomorrow.
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