Everyone is being very kind to the patient patient. Mark, Ted's best buddy, has been in to see him regularly to cheer him on and will perform yeoman service in my absence in China from May 11-19 too. Margit has given him all sorts of useful tips from her 4 knee surgeries in 3 years! Kevin Thorvaldson has lent him an ice machine, which seems to involve a lot of carrying of water, ice, etc. but gretly helps get the swelling down. I won't put any photos here...Bonnie has made him two jugs of chicken soup (and she's not even Jewish) but Jackcie, who is, brought him inedible but beautiful flowers. Offers to drive him around aboound. We are so blessed with all our friends.
Wednesday the blood work looked to be coming back to normal, only to shoot up into the no-gozone Thursday. Oh well, try something else.
After trying to add the physio's exercises to his routine, Ted was totally shot on Wednesday, sore and tired and wondering if he could up the dosage of painkillers. At first he thought he wasn't going to need all those meds, now he's talking of extending it if he has to after seeing the surgeon next Thursday!
Because of past blood clot history, he has to wear a full elastic stocking for 6 weeks. Do you know how hard it is to put a really tight stocking on a big fat leg and misshapen foot? I'm getting better, but only with strong rubber gloves to the rescue. Ok, Ok, don't whine....
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