Andy found a new place to sleep.Wheelchairs are handy for all.Also, my wheelchair puts Andy at just the right spot to pet and “scritch” my kitty!Andy finds it is just right for hopping over to the ottoman for……his Greenies treats.Off for a little water.Back for…… a bit of morning loving! Andy is adjusting to the new arrangements in the apartment.
He learned, for example, that coming from the back route over the recliner instead of hopping over from the front route, he still has a high road cats love over instead of going in a straight line on the ground.
(Cat people will understand that contorted sentence!) These front route is very much altered, maybe unusable for Andy now.Back for more loving…again!And a few treats. The new way of giving Andy Greenies on a paper towel turned out to be a very neat – literally – way of doing it. Check the mess in the previous photo versus the last photo. All I have to do is fold the mess up and toss it. It also is a lot easier for Andy to eat the treats since they don’t get away from him when he tries to lick them up.Back where we started.
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I continue to do well. I refused a prescription of Oxycontin. I am not experiencing any pain Tylenol can’t handle, if at all most of the time, and I will not take any opioid. When I was in the US Army back before dirt was invented, I saw enough people who ruined their lives on that sort of crap! I also rejected a suggestion I go on “swing bed” for a few days. I don’t understand the concept. You just lie in bed and are – it seems – taking up space so the medicals can observe your recovery at the same time you get weaker because that’s what happens when you aren’t ever as active as you’d be in your usual daily activities. I know that wasn’t a good pair of refusals, but I’ve rejected that drug before but agreed to the “swing bed” to end up floppy like a rag doll!
At home, I have my kitty sleeping peacefully next to me, I don’t have to wait for someone to take me to poop, I’m making my own meals, washing my own dishes. I even brushed a thick layer of dust off Andy’s 10th birthday cat tree gift, possibly the main reason he hasn’t been using it. Best of all, I notice I am stronger, able to stand longer, if with support, and am learning how to navigate my new apartment arrangement in a wheelchair.
I still will use a walker at home, but I need wheelchair practice. Oh yes, I made that mess brushing Andy’s cat tree – dust plus cat hair, I suppose – and did a little vacuuming from a wheelchair. I have always done it from a walker. I’m a clever enough monkey!
Then, because I haven’t use that particular new vacuum much, emptying it, I made a few new messes. Ahem! Soooo, I got a broom out of the closet and established I can use a broom efficaciously from a wheelchair. Walker brooming is easy and old hat for me, so now I know I have two ways to keep the floor neat.
My kitty!
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Nope! I prepared more than I was up to again. My appetite is good, but execution – eating all I fix – still needs a tune-up.
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It was a busy morning. The afternoon was spent thinking about what things I need delivered from the grocery store, which appointments need to be on the appointment board, and if the dryer component came in yet. I can hang wet clothes, but it limits how many items I can do each time.
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Glad to see you and Andy getting into an easier routine at home. Andy looks very happy sitting in your wheelchair! The paper towel under the Greenies sounds good. I put ones under wet food bowls here to help contain any food going over the edge of the plates Keeps everything neater!
Yes, we both are happier together, though Andy is a friendly kitty. He greets people, rubs on them (wink! wink!) and invites them to rub his face or back. If they respond, they have a kitty friend any time they b come over.
I think I’ll try the towel business under their f
dry food dishes. That’s the new worst mess to control! Worse yet, I keep rolling over these crunchies, adding to a bigger mess.
Doug… thank you for the good updates on being home… sounds like all your friends here are of one accord that the best place to be is home… wonderful home… with Andy… the best place to rest, recuperate and continue healing. So thankful that you are doing so well… it’s never easy following any surgery, but you are recovering and regaining strength in record time. Andy looks more rested and happy too having you home with him. Even tho you have good hearted people to care for Andy while you are not there, we know he is happiest having his Dad at home with him… hugs to you both…
It’s good to recover in familiar settings and getting to practice wheelchairing in my sister’s and niece’s newly decluttered and newly rearrangement for my apartment has been helpful. Other tools for mobility are still available, but they are easier to use. I know how to use them!
The longer I’ve been hospitalized in past, the more the doctors eyed me and sent me to care centers and therapy places. You feel trapped, like you are someone’s
cash cow. This time
, a short stay, and they were satisfied I can manage better at home. At least those who know me best. It’s been the case to this point. A doctor once told me if his patient could walk, eat, pee and poop, he was ready to go home. Urination is problematic for person on dialysis because of end term kidney failure, like me, but another release factor is ability to do.normal daily functions like make meals and clean ups. I love cooking and baking, so yes! Anyway, the longer I’m away from Andy, the sadder I get. I need my kitty!
I had to look up swing bed too. I never heard of it. If you need help you can get someone (a healthcare aide or maybe someone to straighten up) to come in a for a few hours during the week. As long as friends are checking up on you, I think you do better at home.
Yes, I felt like a personer in care centers because they wanted to keep this cash cow corraled as long as possible.
I actually can sweep, vacuum, prepare whole meals, wash dirty clothes and dishes, dust, and other things without help. I just do it more more slowly and with an outlook for my safety. I n know some people think, ”
..but you are handcapped….” to which I note, that I also still drive and this is apossible becae I things slowlyy and after I judge potential hazards first before I act.
I had never heard of a swing bed and had to look it up. It sounds like you made the right decision. I really think most people heal quicker at home. And Andy is much happier to have you home. 🙂
I know I do. A week, even a few days in swing bed, and you lose muscle tone and strength. It’s just the way it is. Sure, you exercise a little to try to reduce the effect, but the reality is you are more physically active in many ways at home that help you maintain your health and vigor. (Sounding a bit like a snake oil salesman there! LOL!)
Derrick, so much so that when I reread the discharge papers, I realized I was gearing ahead iofschedule! I’m going v to try to be a better patient just in case failure is a possibility. That said….as long as it feels goid, maybe I’m forge ahead!
Sounds like you are navigating everything really well! And ha! Know just what you mean about cats taking a more interesting and more complicated route rather than a more direct way!
Yes, I’m doing better on the wheelchair, trapping myself fewer times against walls, etc. ! Andy especially likes me opening both doors now because he gets morning and afternoon sun baths!
Glad to see you and Andy getting into an easier routine at home. Andy looks very happy sitting in your wheelchair! The paper towel under the Greenies sounds good. I put ones under wet food bowls here to help contain any food going over the edge of the plates Keeps everything neater!
Yes, we both are happier together, though Andy is a friendly kitty. He greets people, rubs on them (wink! wink!) and invites them to rub his face or back. If they respond, they have a kitty friend any time they b come over.
I think I’ll try the towel business under their f
dry food dishes. That’s the new worst mess to control! Worse yet, I keep rolling over these crunchies, adding to a bigger mess.
Doug
Doug… thank you for the good updates on being home… sounds like all your friends here are of one accord that the best place to be is home… wonderful home… with Andy… the best place to rest, recuperate and continue healing. So thankful that you are doing so well… it’s never easy following any surgery, but you are recovering and regaining strength in record time. Andy looks more rested and happy too having you home with him. Even tho you have good hearted people to care for Andy while you are not there, we know he is happiest having his Dad at home with him… hugs to you both…
It’s good to recover in familiar settings and getting to practice wheelchairing in my sister’s and niece’s newly decluttered and newly rearrangement for my apartment has been helpful. Other tools for mobility are still available, but they are easier to use. I know how to use them!
Doug
Glad to hear you are home with Andy.
Amen to that!
Doug
It’s nice to see you and Andy having a good morning, Doug. I hope that your refusals are the best way to go.
The longer I’ve been hospitalized in past, the more the doctors eyed me and sent me to care centers and therapy places. You feel trapped, like you are someone’s
cash cow. This time
, a short stay, and they were satisfied I can manage better at home. At least those who know me best. It’s been the case to this point. A doctor once told me if his patient could walk, eat, pee and poop, he was ready to go home. Urination is problematic for person on dialysis because of end term kidney failure, like me, but another release factor is ability to do.normal daily functions like make meals and clean ups. I love cooking and baking, so yes! Anyway, the longer I’m away from Andy, the sadder I get. I need my kitty!
Doug
Yes, I’ve felt the same way about hospital stay..
I had to look up swing bed too. I never heard of it. If you need help you can get someone (a healthcare aide or maybe someone to straighten up) to come in a for a few hours during the week. As long as friends are checking up on you, I think you do better at home.
Yes, I felt like a personer in care centers because they wanted to keep this cash cow corraled as long as possible.
I actually can sweep, vacuum, prepare whole meals, wash dirty clothes and dishes, dust, and other things without help. I just do it more more slowly and with an outlook for my safety. I n know some people think, ”
..but you are handcapped….” to which I note, that I also still drive and this is apossible becae I things slowlyy and after I judge potential hazards first before I act.
Doug
Sounds like you are doing just fine! Personally, I’d love to have a cleaning person!
I’m considering it, actually
Doug
I had never heard of a swing bed and had to look it up. It sounds like you made the right decision. I really think most people heal quicker at home. And Andy is much happier to have you home. 🙂
I know I do. A week, even a few days in swing bed, and you lose muscle tone and strength. It’s just the way it is. Sure, you exercise a little to try to reduce the effect, but the reality is you are more physically active in many ways at home that help you maintain your health and vigor. (Sounding a bit like a snake oil salesman there! LOL!)
Doug
Good to see you doing so much better.
Derrick, so much so that when I reread the discharge papers, I realized I was gearing ahead iofschedule! I’m going v to try to be a better patient just in case failure is a possibility. That said….as long as it feels goid, maybe I’m forge ahead!
Doug
hugs to you two boys… its good to be back at home
Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz movie put it, “Ther’s no place like home!”
Sounds like you are navigating everything really well! And ha! Know just what you mean about cats taking a more interesting and more complicated route rather than a more direct way!
Yes, I’m doing better on the wheelchair, trapping myself fewer times against walls, etc. ! Andy especially likes me opening both doors now because he gets morning and afternoon sun baths!
Doug
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