tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post3916447923735005361..comments2024-01-14T02:47:37.835-08:00Comments on Semi-True Tales of Our Life on the Road: KNEE REPLACEMENT DIARY: DAY TWOLaurie and Odelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-38281395531890083972011-04-07T07:57:05.557-07:002011-04-07T07:57:05.557-07:00Great to read that Odel's surgery has been com...Great to read that Odel's surgery has been completed and he is well on the road to recovery.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076523638471888155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-40766944231201454912011-04-07T05:19:50.370-07:002011-04-07T05:19:50.370-07:00Glad to hear all is going well. Odel will be out o...Glad to hear all is going well. Odel will be out on the golf course in no time at all!!<br /><br />DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-42470523928755165302011-04-07T05:13:46.536-07:002011-04-07T05:13:46.536-07:00So happy Odel has reached such a good range of mot...So happy Odel has reached such a good range of motion already. I'm sure you will be a great motivator to his recovery.Bobbie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052038274050011149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-90035729512803814422011-04-06T21:21:16.531-07:002011-04-06T21:21:16.531-07:00We have followed your blog for a long time and alw...We have followed your blog for a long time and always enjoy your writing and photos -- we are so glad to hear of Odel's successful surgery and I am sure he will have a quick recovery (especially with all your competent help!) Take care!!Martha and Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887448238338376759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-87523449292397796292011-04-06T20:04:08.167-07:002011-04-06T20:04:08.167-07:00A homemade fruit smoothie would be good any time o...A homemade fruit smoothie would be good any time of day! He needs lots of fruit to counter some of the side effects of certain pain meds. Consult his doctor about how much he can eat though.Merikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378095339747943548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-8597298343256699832011-04-06T19:10:43.826-07:002011-04-06T19:10:43.826-07:00Fruit, Vegetables, fiber fiber fiber. Norco will a...Fruit, Vegetables, fiber fiber fiber. Norco will act as cement in the intestinal department, and Odel doesn't need to have that added to what is going on with his body! Hospital food: bland and not exactly created for um... regularity?Elaine Schaefer Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659700039995005561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-62338106570367541312011-04-06T17:31:24.486-07:002011-04-06T17:31:24.486-07:00Laurie this is a great series of posts on Odel'...Laurie this is a great series of posts on Odel's surgery and progress. I'm behind in reading my favorite blogs and am so happy to hear that he is doing great. Wish I could stop by and bring him a bag full of much better food.<br /><br />But by this time he's probably home and glad for it!<br /><br />Best wishes to you both!<br /><br />Sherry<br />www.directionofourdreams.blogspot.comSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-6530161770366204282011-04-06T16:03:22.164-07:002011-04-06T16:03:22.164-07:00Odel looks pretty happy in the pics! How about ta...Odel looks pretty happy in the pics! How about taking a homemade fruit smoothy to him in the morning? :)Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-18985481839964629352011-04-06T16:02:54.021-07:002011-04-06T16:02:54.021-07:00Haven't heard any mention of peanut butter san...Haven't heard any mention of peanut butter sandwiches yet.Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-41035230454475804502011-04-06T15:27:07.850-07:002011-04-06T15:27:07.850-07:00So far, so good ~ or possibly I should say great? ...So far, so good ~ or possibly I should say great? Well, except for the grub... But since his surgery had nothing to do with his digestion area I bet you can take him any thing he wants to eat without any worries from the hospital peeps!!!meowmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209824648988317879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-2556582862449074522011-04-06T15:00:01.580-07:002011-04-06T15:00:01.580-07:00Sorry to hear about the sub-par food. Where I had...Sorry to hear about the sub-par food. Where I had my total knee replacement surgery in Oklahoma City at the McBride Clinic Orthopedic Hospital, the food was like fancy room service. Plus the nurses let you have as much ice cream as you want!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729926009351153534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-66217187719443434742011-04-06T14:49:27.579-07:002011-04-06T14:49:27.579-07:00Ya he needs that fruit to get his insides working ...Ya he needs that fruit to get his insides working again after the anesthesia. But I would suspect that he might be a tad bit spoiled with his diet from living with an eclectic cook, by the name of Laurie, LOL!!Rod Ivers https://www.blogger.com/profile/11622769861928590585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-86069993445513137582011-04-06T10:46:52.857-07:002011-04-06T10:46:52.857-07:00Be sure you tell the nurse what extra food you are...Be sure you tell the nurse what extra food you are feeding Odel as they keep track of ins and outs. I brought my own pop and they counted the cans I emptied.<br /><br />I actually had decent food at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. I stayed there for my rehab after my double knee replacements so I was happy about the edible food. Lunch and dinner often came with a small tossed salad and dinner always had at least one vegetable and generally two. Most of the fruit was canned fruit but it did come with most meals and chilled canned fruit is one of my go-to foods when I don't feel well so I was happy with that. I think some hospitals feed you in a way that makes you want to heal faster. :)Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-22184959452087785172011-04-06T09:19:18.745-07:002011-04-06T09:19:18.745-07:00Yea, you would think his diet might include fresh ...Yea, you would think his diet might include fresh fruit, but I don't know of much hospital food that is 5 star....even 1 star!..This will change the minute Odel gets home and you get to cook for him....Looks like he is on the way!!Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-67362283045022168582011-04-06T09:02:49.082-07:002011-04-06T09:02:49.082-07:00So glad to hear Odel and you are doing well. It wi...So glad to hear Odel and you are doing well. It will be nice to have Odel back home where he can get some actual sleep. Back home is also where it is important to keep up with the exercises. It's so easy to put them off. I know you'll be on him about doing them though. Make sure you are well rested too. You know what "they" say, you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. That is so true. <br /><br />And it sounds like you need to stock up on fruits and veggies. Hospital food is pathetically bad. I agree with everyone above that it always amazes us at how bad the food actually is. You would think they'd be more health conscience.<br /><br />Oh well, get him home safe and sound. We're thinking of you both.Brendahttp://www.outsideourbubble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-12757122393913399962011-04-06T08:44:12.117-07:002011-04-06T08:44:12.117-07:00I don't know if you remember bringing me a Har...I don't know if you remember bringing me a Harry and David box with all sorts of goodies when I was in the hospital, but it was the PEARS that looked like the most wonderful thing on earth to me. I had one immediately. (Hard to imagine that the cookies held NO appeal at all.)<br /><br />You would think by now all hospitals would be serving healthy food. Well, no more hospital food after today.Sydney Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812177753196569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-83201415229347502452011-04-06T08:04:58.919-07:002011-04-06T08:04:58.919-07:00Odel appears to making an amazingly speedy recover...Odel appears to making an amazingly speedy recovery! Glad to hear he may be leaving the hospital today. The sooner out of a hospital, the better as far as I'm concerned.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-59409986622925988482011-04-06T07:37:47.518-07:002011-04-06T07:37:47.518-07:00We're following your every word on the progres...We're following your every word on the progress. Good going, Odel. You'll be back on the golf course soon! ;-> <br /><br />The food! ACK!!!! Gary was just in the hospital with pneumonia last week, and it was the [lack of] nutritious food that propelled him out ASAP! We can simulate a hospital environment here at home, and with healthier food!<br /><br />Progress is slow, but he is about 70% well now.<br /><br />Best wishes for a continued stupendous recovery!<br /><br /> Virtual hugs,<br /><br /> Judie (and Gary)judilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640947046484366376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-89921111485809382902011-04-06T07:29:56.457-07:002011-04-06T07:29:56.457-07:00real food is always a welcome sight for a patient ...real food is always a welcome sight for a patient in the hospital!..glad to hear that Odel is coming along nicely!!..take care!..and we wish him a speedy recovery!!Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-59400163784870350602011-04-06T07:29:30.634-07:002011-04-06T07:29:30.634-07:00You feed that man all the fresh fruit he can eat! ...You feed that man all the fresh fruit he can eat! It would seem logical that the food in a hospital be healthy, but often that is not the case!<br /><br />So glad that Odel appears to be in good spirits, that the progress sounds promising, and that he isn't in alot of pain. Take care of both of you!<br /><br />Kerri in AL :-)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098792570407360089noreply@blogger.com