OMG! I don't envy you that surgery, but you WILL know what to expect as to time of healing, etc. My rather young niece had it recently, and didn't win any friends while recuperating...She tried to go back to work too soon, I imagine...Staying at a care facility won't be good, but give you a chance to realize just how lucky you are that YOU CAN GO HOME afterwards, unlike most of the folks. Maybe you can make some friends there..You will have one good arm and shoulder, so might not have to stay as long as some folks. Do they have Meals on Wheels there ? I have never wanted to jump onto that particular trolley unless it was a Have to case, but I WOULD give it a shot...There are so many pre cooked items, salad in a bag, etc. on the market now you could live like a King, except it'll cost more....I'm continually amazed when I go to the market...I LOVE the steam in bags veggies...especially the one with asparagus in the mixed veggies...Well, gotta get off here and warm up some leftovers...Hey, you could be cooking a lot of stuff and freezing it for later...Right?...Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 06:13:06 -0700 ROBERT E PATY <[email protected]> writes: > Jeannie, I finally got over that darn virus that caused me to have to > reschedule the surgery I was supposed to have on Feb 6th. There were > two pre surgical heart tests that had to be postponed also. The > earliest I can have those done is Mar 25th. Then I will have to have > the chest x-ray and blood work done again because the previous ones > are now outdated. It looks like early April before I will be able > to have the surgery. I am not really looking forward to it since it > is the right shoulder and I am right handed so I will probably have > to go to an aftercare facility for a few days (or weeks), Heaven > forbid. I will have to check with my insurance carrier to see what > kind of homecare I might be entitled to. I doubt that I will be able > to prepare my own meals and probably won't be able to drive until I > start having physical therapy. I had to go through a lot of this > four years ago when I had to have the same surgery on my left > shoulder. At least, then, I could stay at home, fi! > x my own meals, and drive myself to doctor visits and physical > therapy. This ain't going to be fun but I am sure I will survive it. > This is going to be a busy month, medical wise. I have four other > appointments with medical things not related to the surgery. One of > them is at 8:00 this morning so I had best get busy and fix some > breakfast. ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5134e2a8e9ff962a81f75st02duc