[Leica] I'm baaaaack

[Craig Semetko <csemetko@earthlink.net>]

Hello Tina,

Congratulations on the new knees! My mother got both of hers done at 
once last year and when you say rehab's excruciating I know you know of 
what you speak! They say the reason to get them both done at once is 
because the pain after getting one done is so bad you'll never go back 
for the other. Anyway, I'm very happy for you--the new knees will 
change your life. My my mom could hardly walk fifty yards before the 
surgery (unless she happened to be in Nordstrum's--then, strangely, she 
could walk for hours:)) and now she motors around everywhere with no 
pain. The knees really are a miracle. They're going to hurt for awhile, 
  but just grit your teeth and take those pain pills and you will be 
like new in no time!

All the best,

Craig


On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 03:04 PM, Leica Users digest wrote:

> Dear LUG:
>
> Well, they kicked me out of rehab!  Since I was doing so well, the
> insurance company decided I could do my therapy at home.  I got home
> Monday, exactly one week after my knees were replaced!  I never 
> imagined
> doing this well, and attribute most of my rapid recovery to the 
> positive
> thoughts and encouragement that I got from all of my friends.  I've 
> just
> now made it up the stairs to check my e-mail but it will be several 
> days
> before I can get through all of the messages in my in-box, so please 
> know
> that I appreciate all of the good thoughts coming my way.
>
> I'm walking everywhere without a walker and only need the crutches for
> stairs.  Therapy is excruciating but bearable. I can already bend my 
> knees
> further than I could before surgery. Looks like I'll make it to 
> Guatemala
> in September with no problem.
>
> I did take my M7 to the hospital but, strangely enough, felt no desire 
> to
> take photos the whole time I was there!  I guess whoever said it would 
> take
> all of my time and energy to rehabilitate was correct.  I hope to be 
> back
> in photo-taking mood soon and will try to get through all of my e-mail 
> on
> my brief trips up the stairs.  I'm on a continuous passive motion 
> machine
> to move my knees 12 hours a day so it's a good thing I like to read!
>
> Hope you are all well!
>
> Leically,
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP

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