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@sabatini, your post was really sweet (actually everyone's has been) but I was thinking about your scenario of us all being neighbors in RL and helping G'man recuperate and it had me laughing. Can you imagine all us smothering him with motherly attention and advice?
"Are you too hot/cold? Hungry? Bored? Want to play cards or watch TV? Need more pillows? When does the nurse come? Should we feed the cats? Clean the aquarium? Need groceries?" and on and on and on.
He'd be looking for a way to break his other leg just to get back in the hospital and away from us, lol. 
G'man, you've really been through a lot. I'm happy to hear the pain isn't too bad. I read about broken femurs and that they take 4-6 months to heal. I think you mentioned April in another post so that makes sense. The only broken bone I ever had was in middle school from playing softball. I can only imagine how difficult this is for you but your attitude is amazing.
wrote:@sabatini, your post was really sweet (actually everyone's has been) but I was thinking about your scenario of us all being neighbors in RL and helping G'man recuperate and it had me laughing. Can you imagine all us smothering him with motherly attention and advice?
"Are you too hot/cold? Hungry? Bored? Want to play cards or watch TV? Need more pillows? When does the nurse come? Should we feed the cats? Clean the aquarium? Need groceries?" and on and on and on.
He'd be looking for a way to break his other leg just to get back in the hospital and away from us, lol.
G'man, you've really been through a lot. I'm happy to hear the pain isn't too bad. I read about broken femurs and that they take 4-6 months to heal. I think you mentioned April in another post so that makes sense. The only broken bone I ever had was in middle school from playing softball. I can only imagine how difficult this is for you but your attitude is amazing.
You know me too well. I'm pretty independent and the nurses and techs all but have to beg me to hit the call light. I don't like to bother people and I tend to just go about things my own way. I figure a tech or nurse will come along on their own and I'll have them do what I need done then. I think on my busiest day I hit the call light three times in 24 hours. I kind of felt guilty for hitting it that much. They tell me, "Hit the light if you need anything," but they know I won't.
The healing process is ten to twelve weeks to become weight bearing, then you move into strength building and flexibility. Somewhere between April and June I should be good to go. I'm hoping for April as that's when the yard work really picks up. Everything's feeling really good right now. Wednesday I see the surgeon and get the dressings off and whatever they used to close the incisions taken out. I'm not sure if I was stapled, sutured, glued, or held together with spit (unlikely, but who knows?) Then I'll just keep doing what I'm supposed to do until everyone's happy.
In a little while (maybe next weekend) I'll try out the battery powered carts at my local supermarket to see how much damage I can do with one of them. I'll go up early in the day so they can repair any damage I do before it gets busy. They can't be that hard to use, but I've never used one before, so it'll be interesting. I'm not sure if they have a place to hold my crutches, but I'll figure it out. I've shopped on crutches before on many occasions, but handling crutches and a cart together is a bit awkward.
I may just order a lot more than normal through Amazon if the shopping gets tricky. They sell pretty much everything I need.
@SusieQ_2wrote:@sabatini, your post was really sweet (actually everyone's has been) but I was thinking about your scenario of us all being neighbors in RL and helping G'man recuperate and it had me laughing. Can you imagine all us smothering him with motherly attention and advice?
"Are you too hot/cold? Hungry? Bored? Want to play cards or watch TV? Need more pillows? When does the nurse come? Should we feed the cats? Clean the aquarium? Need groceries?" and on and on and on.
He'd be looking for a way to break his other leg just to get back in the hospital and away from us, lol.
G'man, you've really been through a lot. I'm happy to hear the pain isn't too bad. I read about broken femurs and that they take 4-6 months to heal. I think you mentioned April in another post so that makes sense. The only broken bone I ever had was in middle school from playing softball. I can only imagine how difficult this is for you but your attitude is amazing.
You know me too well. I'm pretty independent and the nurses and techs all but have to beg me to hit the call light. I don't like to bother people and I tend to just go about things my own way. I figure a tech or nurse will come along on their own and I'll have them do what I need done then. I think on my busiest day I hit the call light three times in 24 hours. I kind of felt guilty for hitting it that much. They tell me, "Hit the light if you need anything," but they know I won't.
The healing process is ten to twelve weeks to become weight bearing, then you move into strength building and flexibility. Somewhere between April and June I should be good to go. I'm hoping for April as that's when the yard work really picks up. Everything's feeling really good right now. Wednesday I see the surgeon and get the dressings off and whatever they used to close the incisions taken out. I'm not sure if I was stapled, sutured, glued, or held together with spit (unlikely, but who knows?) Then I'll just keep doing what I'm supposed to do until everyone's happy.
In a little while (maybe next weekend) I'll try out the battery powered carts at my local supermarket to see how much damage I can do with one of them. I'll go up early in the day so they can repair any damage I do before it gets busy. They can't be that hard to use, but I've never used one before, so it'll be interesting. I'm not sure if they have a place to hold my crutches, but I'll figure it out. I've shopped on crutches before on many occasions, but handling crutches and a cart together is a bit awkward.
I may just order a lot more than normal through Amazon if the shopping gets tricky. They sell pretty much everything I need.
@gardenman, I'm sure you're a very independent guy, & totally understand that you don't like to bother anyone, like the nurses at the hospital.
But SOMETIMES, in the direst of straits, it'd be nice to let yourself be fussed over.
Or mothered!
You deserve it.
So, ... now that you're home, mister, there'll be no more jumping on the beds or running around the yard, willy-nilly.
Wear a sweater, eat your vegetables & say your prayers before you go to sleep!
Right, pillow-fluffing @SusieQ_2?
We're happy you're back, Gman! 
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