[nagdu] having surgery

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Mary.
Good luck with the surgery.
I've never gone to a rehab facility, but I have had a couple surgeries that 
made it hard to walk for a few weeks.  At first, I just walked around my 
house.  As I got stronger, I made short trips outside, asking my dog to walk 
very slowly and using a support cane.  My dogs did well with this, but, if 
they'd decided to sniff and goof off, I couldn't have done much about it. 
And if they'd gotten distracted and started pulling hard, I'd probably have 
fallen over.
I've never taken my dog with me when I knew I'd be in the hospital for a few 
days.  I thought it would be a problem, making sure the dog got out 
regularly.  Nurses are very busy people, and taking care of my dog is not 
really their job.  And I could not move well enough to use the dog there, 
anyway.
JMO.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:16 AM
Subject: [nagdu] having surgery


>            Hello,
>
>
>
> I am looking at having surgery in a couple of weeks.  The doctor is saying
> that I will not be able to walk for awhile.  I am not sure just how long.
> It depends on how fast I ;heal.
>
> I can take my dog to the rehab facility with me.
>
> I am worried about him getting rusty, but more importantly I want him to 
> get
> enough exercise.
>
> Does anyone have any advice for me?  Thanks ahead of time.
>
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