can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
even have your email address saved.

To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
be a slow recovery.
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"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
> even have your email address saved.
>
> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
> be a slow recovery.

Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
these things usually are.

Cheri

On 10/6/2017 9:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
> even have your email address saved.
>
> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
> be a slow recovery.
>
I'm sending my private email address to you. Please send your
questions, and I will try to help. I have gotten pretty good about
always wearing the pendant. I drop it down the front of my blouse so it
doesn't catch on items.

I hope your mother will heal. Broken bones can be very bad. Years ago
(long before these pendants were available), my grandmother fell down
the basement steps and broke her hip. It could have been tragic because
she was supposed to start a long bus trip that day, so she could have
been left lying there for some time. Luckily, my uncle went to her
house to check for some tools in the basement and found her lying there.

MaryL

On Fri, 6 Oct 2017 22:42:58 -0400 (EDT), Cheryl
> wrote:

>can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
> even have your email address saved.
>
>To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
> be a slow recovery.

Sorry to hear all that, hope things start to smooth out for you.
That's the problem with those things, my aunt did that, fell in the
bathroom at night, badly hurt but the pendant was on the night table

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:29:41 -0500, MaryL
-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>On 10/6/2017 9:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>> even have your email address saved.
>>
>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>> be a slow recovery.
>>
>I'm sending my private email address to you. Please send your
>questions, and I will try to help. I have gotten pretty good about
>always wearing the pendant. I drop it down the front of my blouse so it
>doesn't catch on items.
>
>I hope your mother will heal. Broken bones can be very bad. Years ago
>(long before these pendants were available), my grandmother fell down
>the basement steps and broke her hip. It could have been tragic because
>she was supposed to start a long bus trip that day, so she could have
>been left lying there for some time. Luckily, my uncle went to her
>house to check for some tools in the basement and found her lying there.
>
>MaryL

A friend who needs one has replaced the pendant with a bracelet, looks
like a fitbit lol and she finds it a great deal more convenient. Now
she doesn't take it off.

On 10/6/2017 10:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:

> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
> be a slow recovery.

So upsetting! Sorry about your Mom, that's awful. Went through
stuff with my mother, same thing, she wouldn't keep the phone by her.
By the time I got her an alert system it was too late.

But as someone said, they have bracelets that look like watches.
They also have 'fall' technology which supposedly will tell you
if she takes a spill, especially now as she's recovering from this
injury.

Thinking of you.

nancy

On 10/7/2017 7:01 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:29:41 -0500, MaryL
> -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:
>
>> On 10/6/2017 9:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>>> even have your email address saved.
>>>
>>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>>> be a slow recovery.
>>>
>> I'm sending my private email address to you. Please send your
>> questions, and I will try to help. I have gotten pretty good about
>> always wearing the pendant. I drop it down the front of my blouse so it
>> doesn't catch on items.
>>
>> I hope your mother will heal. Broken bones can be very bad. Years ago
>> (long before these pendants were available), my grandmother fell down
>> the basement steps and broke her hip. It could have been tragic because
>> she was supposed to start a long bus trip that day, so she could have
>> been left lying there for some time. Luckily, my uncle went to her
>> house to check for some tools in the basement and found her lying there.
>>
>> MaryL
>
> A friend who needs one has replaced the pendant with a bracelet, looks
> like a fitbit lol and she finds it a great deal more convenient. Now
> she doesn't take it off.
>
I also have two bracelets with mine (one black, one white), but I prefer
the pendant. All of them are waterproof, so I can wear them in the shower.

MaryL

On 10/7/2017 7:37 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 10/6/2017 10:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> To others,Â* without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>> Â* Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>> Â* she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>> Â* only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>> Â* already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>> Â* be a slow recovery.
>
> So upsetting!Â* Sorry about your Mom, that's awful.Â* Went through
> stuff with my mother, same thing, she wouldn't keep the phone by her.
> By the time I got her an alert system it was too late.
>
> But as someone said, they have bracelets that look like watches.
> They also have 'fall' technology which supposedly will tell you
> if she takes a spill, especially now as she's recovering from this
> injury.
>
> Thinking of you.
>
> nancy
I had one with "fall technology" for awhile, but I did not like it. It
was so sensitive, that I set it off by simply changing my position in a
chair; so I returned that.

MaryL

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 07:55:42 -0500, MaryL
-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>On 10/7/2017 7:01 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:29:41 -0500, MaryL
>> -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/6/2017 9:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>>
>>>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>>>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>>>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>>>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>>>> even have your email address saved.
>>>>
>>>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>>>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>>>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>>>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>>>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>>>> be a slow recovery.
>>>>
>>> I'm sending my private email address to you. Please send your
>>> questions, and I will try to help. I have gotten pretty good about
>>> always wearing the pendant. I drop it down the front of my blouse so it
>>> doesn't catch on items.
>>>
>>> I hope your mother will heal. Broken bones can be very bad. Years ago
>>> (long before these pendants were available), my grandmother fell down
>>> the basement steps and broke her hip. It could have been tragic because
>>> she was supposed to start a long bus trip that day, so she could have
>>> been left lying there for some time. Luckily, my uncle went to her
>>> house to check for some tools in the basement and found her lying there.
>>>
>>> MaryL
>>
>> A friend who needs one has replaced the pendant with a bracelet, looks
>> like a fitbit lol and she finds it a great deal more convenient. Now
>> she doesn't take it off.
>>
>I also have two bracelets with mine (one black, one white), but I prefer
>the pendant. All of them are waterproof, so I can wear them in the shower.
>
>MaryL

Sounds like a wise choice to have a selection

On 2017-10-07 9:56 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 07:55:42 -0500, MaryL

>> I also have two bracelets with mine (one black, one white), but I prefer
>> the pendant. All of them are waterproof, so I can wear them in the shower.
>>
>> MaryL
>
> Sounds like a wise choice to have a selection

We got one for my mother with a pendant. She had fallen in the bathroom
one night and could not get up and could not get to the phone to call
for help. I am not sure whether or not she had had to use it the last
time she went to the hospital but EMS had been called for her.

On 10/7/2017 8:58 AM, MaryL wrote:
> On 10/7/2017 7:37 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> But as someone said, they have bracelets that look like watches.
>> They also have 'fall' technology which supposedly will tell you
>> if she takes a spill, especially now as she's recovering from this
>> injury.

> I had one with "fall technology" for awhile, but I did not like it.Â* It
> was so sensitive, that I set it off by simply changing my position in a
> chair; so I returned that.

That sounds annoying, too bad.

nancy

Wrote in message:

>
> A friend who needs one has replaced the pendant with a bracelet, looks
> like a fitbit lol and she finds it a great deal more convenient. Now
> she doesn't take it off.
>

That sounds like a perfect solution. Mom said the pendant isn't
comfortable touching her skin. Apparently some rough edges. Will
look for that option.


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Nancy Young > Wrote in message:
> On 10/6/2017 10:42 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>> be a slow recovery.
>
> So upsetting! Sorry about your Mom, that's awful. Went through
> stuff with my mother, same thing, she wouldn't keep the phone by her.
> By the time I got her an alert system it was too late.
>
> But as someone said, they have bracelets that look like watches.
> They also have 'fall' technology which supposedly will tell you
> if she takes a spill, especially now as she's recovering from this
> injury.
>
> Thinking of you.
>
> nancy
>

Thank you Nancy. I guess everyone has their stubborn streak about
some things but this is another lesson of what can happen, even
if you're not elderly and a bit frail. Our family had learned a
hard lesson and hopefully mom had too. She just needs to get
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"Cheri" > Wrote in message:
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> web.com...
>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>> even have your email address saved.
>>
>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>> be a slow recovery.
>
> Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
> these things usually are.
>
> Cheri
>
>

Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.

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On 2017-10-07 4:57 PM, Cheryl wrote:

> Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
> a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
> close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
> replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
> to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.


All the best to your mother. When I hear of elderly people falling and
breaking a hip or a leg I usually wonder if they fell and broke the bone
or if they fell because the bone broke. My grandmother fell and broke
her arm when she was 97 and had to go into a home because she had not
gone for medical care. When she was 98 she fell and broker her hip, or
vice versa. She recovered from that, but a couple weeks short of her
100th birthday she broke her hip again and it proved fatal.

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:57:03 -0400 (EDT), Cheryl
> wrote:

>"Cheri" > Wrote in message:
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> web.com...
>>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>>> even have your email address saved.
>>>
>>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>>> be a slow recovery.
>>
>> Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
>> these things usually are.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
>
>Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
> a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
> close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
> replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
> to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.

That doesn't sound too serious and I hope she recovers quickly. It
might be a good idea to have her abode surveyed and outfitted for the
elderly and handicapped so she'll have less chance of accidents. She
also may be helped with a few weeks of rehab.

On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
with lots of rehab. She's in great shape physically and not at all
over weight so her doctors recommended she do it all at once. She
decided she'll forego skiing this winter and resume playing golf come
spring... and she prefers to walk the course, she rarely takes a cart,
only if her partner can't walk. Next winter she hopes to resume
skiing but will begin with the bunny slopes and slowly work her way up
in difficulty as she can, but she's an excellent black diamond alpine
skier. but will likely decide to give up those tough courses, with
artificial knees she can't risk a fall.

Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
drops in my own eyes.. she'll do my drops and she wears contacts so is
used to futzing with eyes. Okay, her surgery is at 12:45 on Monday,
at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She will derive to Long Island
tomorrow and stay at her son's house and he will transport her
whereever. If everything goes well she'll be home in three weeks. I
have to stay here and hold down the fort and take care of the cats.
There's no room for me at her son's house anyway, when she visits she
usually sleeps on the couch but this time she'll sleep in one of the
grand's beds and they can take the couch. The first two weeks she'll
be having rehab at a special unit at the hospital so she'll have her
own room. She'll only be at her son's house one week and they will be
transporting her to rehab every day. Then her son will drive her here
in her car and the next day I will drive him to the Amtrack station in
Poughkeepsie where from there he can ride right to his office in
Manhattan. At first this seemed very convoluted but if all goes well
with the surgery it will be easy. She could have had the surgery here
but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.

Sheldon wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:57:03 -0400 (EDT), Cheryl
> > wrote:
>
> >"Cheri" > Wrote in message:
> >> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> >> web.com...
> >>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
> >>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
> >>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
> >>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
> >>> even have your email address saved.
> >>>
> >>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
> >>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
> >>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
> >>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
> >>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
> >>> be a slow recovery.
> >>
> >> Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
> >> these things usually are.
> >>
> >> Cheri
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
> > a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
> > close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
> > replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
> > to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.
>
> That doesn't sound too serious and I hope she recovers quickly. It
> might be a good idea to have her abode surveyed and outfitted for the
> elderly and handicapped so she'll have less chance of accidents. She
> also may be helped with a few weeks of rehab.
>
> On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
> and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
> have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
> and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
> same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
> she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
> with lots of rehab. She's in great shape physically and not at all
> over weight so her doctors recommended she do it all at once. She
> decided she'll forego skiing this winter and resume playing golf come
> spring... and she prefers to walk the course, she rarely takes a cart,
> only if her partner can't walk. Next winter she hopes to resume
> skiing but will begin with the bunny slopes and slowly work her way up
> in difficulty as she can, but she's an excellent black diamond alpine
> skier. but will likely decide to give up those tough courses, with
> artificial knees she can't risk a fall.
>
> Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
> I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
> I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
> drops in my own eyes.. she'll do my drops and she wears contacts so is
> used to futzing with eyes. Okay, her surgery is at 12:45 on Monday,
> at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She will derive to Long Island
> tomorrow and stay at her son's house and he will transport her
> whereever. If everything goes well she'll be home in three weeks. I
> have to stay here and hold down the fort and take care of the cats.
> There's no room for me at her son's house anyway, when she visits she
> usually sleeps on the couch but this time she'll sleep in one of the
> grand's beds and they can take the couch. The first two weeks she'll
> be having rehab at a special unit at the hospital so she'll have her
> own room. She'll only be at her son's house one week and they will be
> transporting her to rehab every day. Then her son will drive her here
> in her car and the next day I will drive him to the Amtrack station in
> Poughkeepsie where from there he can ride right to his office in
> Manhattan. At first this seemed very convoluted but if all goes well
> with the surgery it will be easy. She could have had the surgery here
> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.


You've the ordeal(s) well - planned out, wishing you all best of health...!!!


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Greg

On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 21:19:26 -0400, wrote:

>On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:57:03 -0400 (EDT), Cheryl
> wrote:
>
>>"Cheri" > Wrote in message:
>>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>>> web.com...
>>>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>>>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>>>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>>>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>>>> even have your email address saved.
>>>>
>>>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>>>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>>>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>>>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>>>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>>>> be a slow recovery.
>>>
>>> Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
>>> these things usually are.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
>> a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
>> close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
>> replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
>> to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.
>
>That doesn't sound too serious and I hope she recovers quickly. It
>might be a good idea to have her abode surveyed and outfitted for the
>elderly and handicapped so she'll have less chance of accidents. She
>also may be helped with a few weeks of rehab.
>
>On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
>and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
>have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
>and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
>same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
>she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
>with lots of rehab. She's in great shape physically and not at all
>over weight so her doctors recommended she do it all at once. She
>decided she'll forego skiing this winter and resume playing golf come
>spring... and she prefers to walk the course, she rarely takes a cart,
>only if her partner can't walk. Next winter she hopes to resume
>skiing but will begin with the bunny slopes and slowly work her way up
>in difficulty as she can, but she's an excellent black diamond alpine
>skier. but will likely decide to give up those tough courses, with
>artificial knees she can't risk a fall.
>
>Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
>I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
>I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
>drops in my own eyes.. she'll do my drops and she wears contacts so is
>used to futzing with eyes. Okay, her surgery is at 12:45 on Monday,
>at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She will derive to Long Island
>tomorrow and stay at her son's house and he will transport her
>whereever. If everything goes well she'll be home in three weeks. I
>have to stay here and hold down the fort and take care of the cats.
>There's no room for me at her son's house anyway, when she visits she
>usually sleeps on the couch but this time she'll sleep in one of the
>grand's beds and they can take the couch. The first two weeks she'll
>be having rehab at a special unit at the hospital so she'll have her
>own room. She'll only be at her son's house one week and they will be
>transporting her to rehab every day. Then her son will drive her here
>in her car and the next day I will drive him to the Amtrack station in
>Poughkeepsie where from there he can ride right to his office in
>Manhattan. At first this seemed very convoluted but if all goes well
>with the surgery it will be easy. She could have had the surgery here
>but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.

Hope it all goes well, Sheldon.

Doris

On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
> She could have had the surgery here
> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.

Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.

2 at once means she is one tough cookie!

Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.

wrote in message ...

Sheldon wrote:

On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
with lots of rehab.

=== Oh my! Both at once? She is one brave lady. I've had both
mine
done but not at the same time. I will say though that having them done made
a great difference and I am very sure that once she recovers she will be on
those skis soon)


Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
drops in my own eyes


=== Once again, I've had both mine done. Are you having them done at
the same time? That would have worked great for me.

Best to you both and I hope all goes well!

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On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 22:41:34 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

>On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 21:19:26 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:57:03 -0400 (EDT), Cheryl
> wrote:
>>
>>>"Cheri" > Wrote in message:
>>>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>>>> web.com...
>>>>> can you email me? It's important, related to the life alert
>>>>> pendants we've had a lot of conversations about. I got a new
>>>>> computer and life has gotten hectic and I haven't had a chance to
>>>>> import my address book. I also can't believe my phone doesn't
>>>>> even have your email address saved.
>>>>>
>>>>> To others, without some way to get help might be the end of you.
>>>>> Just went through a horrific thing with my mom and even though
>>>>> she has a pendant she wasn't wearing it. She's going to be OK but
>>>>> only because some miracle happened. Very badly broken leg and
>>>>> already had surgery but at an advanced age I know it's going to
>>>>> be a slow recovery.
>>>>
>>>> Good wishes for your mother and hopefully the recovery is not as slow as
>>>> these things usually are.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you Cheri. I hope so too but her pain in trying to move even
>>> a little bit appears unbearable. It was broken pretty high up and
>>> close enough to her hip that they thought they might need to also
>>> replace the hip ball but luckily they got away with just having
>>> to insert a titanium rod down though just the femur.
>>
>>That doesn't sound too serious and I hope she recovers quickly. It
>>might be a good idea to have her abode surveyed and outfitted for the
>>elderly and handicapped so she'll have less chance of accidents. She
>>also may be helped with a few weeks of rehab.
>>
>>On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
>>and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
>>have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
>>and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
>>same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
>>she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
>>with lots of rehab. She's in great shape physically and not at all
>>over weight so her doctors recommended she do it all at once. She
>>decided she'll forego skiing this winter and resume playing golf come
>>spring... and she prefers to walk the course, she rarely takes a cart,
>>only if her partner can't walk. Next winter she hopes to resume
>>skiing but will begin with the bunny slopes and slowly work her way up
>>in difficulty as she can, but she's an excellent black diamond alpine
>>skier. but will likely decide to give up those tough courses, with
>>artificial knees she can't risk a fall.
>>
>>Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
>>I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
>>I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
>>drops in my own eyes.. she'll do my drops and she wears contacts so is
>>used to futzing with eyes. Okay, her surgery is at 12:45 on Monday,
>>at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She will derive to Long Island
>>tomorrow and stay at her son's house and he will transport her
>>whereever. If everything goes well she'll be home in three weeks. I
>>have to stay here and hold down the fort and take care of the cats.
>>There's no room for me at her son's house anyway, when she visits she
>>usually sleeps on the couch but this time she'll sleep in one of the
>>grand's beds and they can take the couch. The first two weeks she'll
>>be having rehab at a special unit at the hospital so she'll have her
>>own room. She'll only be at her son's house one week and they will be
>>transporting her to rehab every day. Then her son will drive her here
>>in her car and the next day I will drive him to the Amtrack station in
>>Poughkeepsie where from there he can ride right to his office in
>>Manhattan. At first this seemed very convoluted but if all goes well
>>with the surgery it will be easy. She could have had the surgery here
>>but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>>the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>>the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>
>Hope it all goes well, Sheldon.
>
>Doris

Thank you, Doris.

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
wrote:

>On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>> She could have had the surgery here
>> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>
>Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>
>2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>
>Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.

We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.

On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 07:41:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>wrote in message ...
>
>Sheldon wrote:
>
>On Monday my wife will be having a double knee replacement. She's 70
>and her doctors said if she waits much longer she may not be able to
>have the knee replacement surgery. So she decided to bite the bullet
>and do the double... otherwise next year she'd need to go through the
>same thing all over again, why be out of commission for two years when
>she will be over with the ordeal in one year, and it is an ordeal,
>with lots of rehab.
>
>=== Oh my! Both at once? She is one brave lady. I've had both
>mine
>done but not at the same time. I will say though that having them done made
>a great difference and I am very sure that once she recovers she will be on
>those skis soon)
>
>
>Anyway once she can drive I will be having cataract surgery, for now
>I'll need to bring her to rehab... we can't both not be able to drive.
>I'm not looking forward to eye surgery, someone who can't even put
>drops in my own eyes
>
>
>=== Once again, I've had both mine done. Are you having them done at
>the same time? That would have worked great for me.
>
> Best to you both and I hope all goes well!

Thank you, Ophelia

> wrote in message
> On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 22:41:34 -0400, Doris Night speaking of Sheldon's wife
> and Sheldon.


>>Hope it all goes well, Sheldon.
>>
>>Doris
>
> Thank you, Doris.

I hope so too, for both of you.

Cheri

On 10/8/2017 2:50 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>>> She could have had the surgery here
>>> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>>> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>>> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>>
>> Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>>
>> 2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>>
>> Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>
> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>

Good deal, onward then!

On 10/8/2017 4:50 PM, wrote:

> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>

Don't bet on it. Most send you home with a cheap walker. Check out the
different types. My wife has one that has a seat, a very nice thing to
have so you can take a break when needed. Has 4 wheels too.

Talk to your local DME supplier. If not covered by insurance you can
buy them fairly cheap even from Amazon.

On 10/8/2017 4:50 PM, wrote:

> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.

It'll be a lot but you'll get through it, best of luck with
the surgery and recovery period.

nancy

On 10/8/2017 3:50 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>>> She could have had the surgery here
>>> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>>> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>>> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>>
>> Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>>
>> 2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>>
>> Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>
> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>
I had one of my bathrooms converted to a walk-in shower several years
ago. I had grab bars installed so that I could hold one from any
direction I am standing, and I also had a permanent seat installed. I
had reached the time when I did not feel safe sitting in a bath tub--too
easy to slip and fall when trying to get up. The walk-in shower has
given me a real feeling of security.

MaryL

On 10/8/2017 7:02 PM, MaryL wrote:

> I had one of my bathrooms converted to a walk-in shower several years
> ago.Â* I had grab bars installed so that I could hold one from any
> direction I am standing, and I also had a permanent seat installed.Â* I
> had reached the time when I did not feel safe sitting in a bath tub--too
> easy to slip and fall when trying to get up.Â* The walk-in shower has
> given me a real feeling of security.
>
> MaryL
>

Smart move. We did the same a few years ago and it makes a lot of sense
and is safer. The shower is big enough for two of us too if needed.

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
>
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
> wrote:
>
> >On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
> >> She could have had the surgery here
> >> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
> >> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
> >> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
> >
> >Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
> >
> >2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
> >
> >Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>
> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.

If you haven't got a grab rail in the shower, I'd fit one. She may
find it easier to stand in the shower (holding the grab). If you don't
usually have an anti-slip mat in the shower, after the op she might
appreciate that extra security underfoot.

Janet UK

On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 17:47:07 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 10/8/2017 4:50 PM, wrote:
>
>> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
>> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>
>It'll be a lot but you'll get through it, best of luck with
>the surgery and recovery period.
>
>nancy

Thank you Nancy.

On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:56:08 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> wrote in message
>> On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 22:41:34 -0400, Doris Night speaking of Sheldon's wife
>> and Sheldon.
>
>
>>>Hope it all goes well, Sheldon.
>>>
>>>Doris
>>
>> Thank you, Doris.

>I hope so too, for both of you.
>
>Cheri

Thank you, Cheri

On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 18:02:59 -0500, MaryL
-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

>On 10/8/2017 3:50 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>>>> She could have had the surgery here
>>>> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>>>> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>>>> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>>>
>>> Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>>>
>>> 2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>>>
>>> Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>>
>> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
>> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>>
>I had one of my bathrooms converted to a walk-in shower several years
>ago. I had grab bars installed so that I could hold one from any
>direction I am standing, and I also had a permanent seat installed. I
>had reached the time when I did not feel safe sitting in a bath tub--too
>easy to slip and fall when trying to get up. The walk-in shower has
>given me a real feeling of security.
>
>MaryL

Thanks for all the info but you don't know my wife, she's very
athletic and extremely driven... odds are she won't use the walker or
the shower chair. When she had a bone spur removed from the side of
her big toe some 20 years ago they sent her home with crutches, she
used them for maybe 15 minutes and put them in a closet. She got
around the house fine hopping on one foot and within three days she
could walk wihout hopping, just favored that foot. She has an
involved exercise routine that she adheres to for keeping in shape so
rehab exercises will be nothing for her. We have an entire rehab
facility here; weights, tread mill, stationary bicycle, and a few
other things, a stepper, mats, I don't know what all. During good
weather she rides her bike, 30, 40, 50 miles at a clip. She's
definitely not a couch potato... she's 5' 6", weighs 135 pounds, and
at 70 years old today she's stronger and has more endurance than most
people half her age.
Our shower has had grab bars for years, very important, everyone
should have grab bars... and install them *before* someone takes a
spill... more serious accidents occur from falls in the shower than
all other home accidents combined.

On 10/8/2017 8:05 PM, wrote:
> She's definitely not a couch potato... she's 5' 6", weighs 135 pounds, and
> at 70 years old today she's stronger and has more endurance than most
> people half her age.


Now THAT is man who reveres and loves his wife!!!

+1,000,000!

On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 02:08:50 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >, penmart01
says...
>>
>> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>> >> She could have had the surgery here
>> >> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>> >> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>> >> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>> >
>> >Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>> >
>> >2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>> >
>> >Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>>
>> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
>> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>
> If you haven't got a grab rail in the shower, I'd fit one. She may
>find it easier to stand in the shower (holding the grab). If you don't
>usually have an anti-slip mat in the shower, after the op she might
>appreciate that extra security underfoot.
>
> Janet UK

We've had grab bars and non slip mats for many years.

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
>
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 02:08:50 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, penmart01
> says...
> >>
> >> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
> >> >> She could have had the surgery here
> >> >> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
> >> >> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
> >> >> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
> >> >
> >> >Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
> >> >
> >> >2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
> >> >
> >> >Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
> >>
> >> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
> >> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
> >
> > If you haven't got a grab rail in the shower, I'd fit one. She may
> >find it easier to stand in the shower (holding the grab). If you don't
> >usually have an anti-slip mat in the shower, after the op she might
> >appreciate that extra security underfoot.
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> We've had grab bars and non slip mats for many years.

OK. Hope it all went well for her today.


Janet UK

Sheldon, cataract surgery is a piece of cake, I had both of mine done four years ago, at separate times. Other than having one eye dilated and not being able to drive home that day, there are no other restrictions past the first day. There's no pain or discomfort at all.

Denise in NH

On Sun, 08 Oct 2017 23:06:12 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 02:08:50 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
>>In article >, penmart01
says...
>>>
>>> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>>> >> She could have had the surgery here
>>> >> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>>> >> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>>> >> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>>> >
>>> >Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>>> >
>>> >2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>>> >
>>> >Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>>>
>>> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
>>> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>>
>> If you haven't got a grab rail in the shower, I'd fit one. She may
>>find it easier to stand in the shower (holding the grab). If you don't
>>usually have an anti-slip mat in the shower, after the op she might
>>appreciate that extra security underfoot.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
>We've had grab bars and non slip mats for many years.

Sheldon, I hope everything goes smoothly for your family. Cataract
surgery is easier than going to the dentist. The most irksome part is
wearing the eye patch at night for a week. We had a friend who had
both knees done. She was trippin' - those drugs kept her pain free.
take care and relax
Janet US

wrote in message
...

Sheldon, cataract surgery is a piece of cake, I had both of mine done four
years ago, at separate times. Other than having one eye dilated and not
being able to drive home that day, there are no other restrictions past the
first day. There's no pain or discomfort at all.

Denise in NH

==

Absolutely agree! I had mine done about 10 ago and they have been just
fine



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 14:44:18 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >, penmart01
says...
>>
>> On Mon, 9 Oct 2017 02:08:50 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>> >In article >, penmart01
>> says...
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 21:15:08 -0600, Casa lo pensa >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On 10/7/2017 7:19 PM, wrote:
>> >> >> She could have had the surgery here
>> >> >> but her surgeon has been treating her knees for some 15 years and he's
>> >> >> the best, the head of sports medicine at Lennox Hill, he treats all
>> >> >> the top atheletes... they come to him from all over the world.
>> >> >
>> >> >Best wishes for speedy recovery on built to last new knees.
>> >> >
>> >> >2 at once means she is one tough cookie!
>> >> >
>> >> >Have a shower seat and walker at home for rehab transition.
>> >>
>> >> We have a shower seat here from when her mother used it and they will
>> >> be sending her home from rehab with the proper walker.
>> >
>> > If you haven't got a grab rail in the shower, I'd fit one. She may
>> >find it easier to stand in the shower (holding the grab). If you don't
>> >usually have an anti-slip mat in the shower, after the op she might
>> >appreciate that extra security underfoot.
>> >
>> > Janet UK
>>
>> We've had grab bars and non slip mats for many years.
>
> OK. Hope it all went well for her today.
>
> Janet UK

Thank you, Janet UK... I probably won't hear how she's doing until
this evening when her son will phone.