Subj : Ailments...  1B.
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Fri Mar 02 2018 02:36:56

Hi again, Daryl!  This is a continuation of my previous message to you:

DS>  I saw a T-shirt once that noted "I'm here to save your
DS>  butt, not kiss it"!!


          Good one... [chuckle].



DS>  To medical people, nudity means nothing to them. So, when
DS>  they tell me to get naked, I used to reply "how fast??".


          Uh-huh.  I'll ask if it's really necessary to remove xxx and/or warn 
them that it could take me awhile, but I don't object....  :-)



DS>  Unfortunately, the arthritis has gotten so bad in my arms
DS>  and legs now, I have to literally have them undress and
DS>  dress me again. I can take care of that at home, but the
DS>  height of the exam tables in the hospitals and doctors
DS>  offices is difficult to work with...and I'm afraid I'll
DS>  fall if I'm not careful.


          We have similar problems WRT our daughter... no, she can't "just hop 
up" onto the examining table.  When the patient arrives with a cane, a walker, 
or a wheelchair you might think they'd have a clue.  Perhaps you find yourself 
explaining the same things over & over again.  I get tired of explaining why I 
won't even attempt to carry a 300 lb. wheelchair (not to mention the weight of 
the passenger!) up & down a flight of stairs, for example.  OTOH, I'm grateful 
that folks with special needs don't have to hide in the back bedroom nowadays. 
Evidently my assignment is to make clear to others what our needs are....  :-)



DS>  I'm using a cane more and more often, and may end up with
DS>  doing likewise with a walker (if not a wheelchair) as well.


          I know many people who use one or another, depending on how far they 
are going.  If you have difficulty getting up onto an examining table & you're 
concerned about falling I think you'd be a lot happier with a power chair than 
with a scooter.  I'll gladly share with you the various reasons we decided the 
former was preferable in our daughter's case at such time as the bean counters 
would like you to use a "shoprider" because the $$$ is considerably less.  ;-)




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