[nagdu] having surgery

[Eve Sanchez]

I am hoping that rehab will be different and that you will be able to
actively care for your dog even if it is not working. That is
different from being bed bound in a full care hospital. Good luck. eve

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Mary Wurtzel <marywurtzel at att.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I thank everyone for your comments.  I will only be in the hospital one
> night.  I was going to send Filix home.  The only thing is that I haven't
> left him even with Fred yet.
> I will be in rehabilitation place for about three weeks.  This is where I
> plan to take my dog.
> I hate to hear the tale of the dog being killed.  I don't think I can leave
> my dog home for three weeks either.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:06 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] having surgery
>
> I would be very cautious about taking the dog to the hospital for the
> surgery. You have no idea what your dog is doing or who it it is with
> while you are asleep. Even with good intentions, you are putting a lot
> of trust in people who are virtual strangers and do not understand the
> importance of this dog in your life. True story to pass on is about a
> person who did take their dog to the hospital and the nurses were
> helping care for dog (not their job by the way). Well, at one time the
> nurse who had the dog and was taking it out, was called away on an
> emergency. An orderly offered to take the dog out. Once outside, this
> orderly decided that the dog needed some exercise and let it off the
> leash. The dog was killed by a car. Eve
>
> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:25 AM, melissa R green <graduate56 at juno.com> wrote:
>> 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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