[nagdu] having surgery

[melissa R green]

I took my dog to the hospital wit me.
I thought that it would be a problem.  But the security guards took her out 
and a nurse helped me feed her.
In fact, they would fight about who would take her out, and they would plan 
their breaks around it.

Sincerely,
Melissa and Pj
Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, 
and you learn at once how big and precious it is.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] having surgery


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'"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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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