Re: Vonnie..no coasters!!!!!!

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-Vonnie....remember..no coasters!!! Don't wanna hear you been doin

anything your not suppose to while in Maine!!!!Ferris wheels are ok

and merry go rounds but no coasters!!!! Yeah, it felt good to be able

to walk all day and not be bent over dying in siatic pain...I was a

bit winded trying to keep up with the kids on some of the hills and I

kept hearing Rand in my head going " don't let anyone make you walk

faster than you are able to do so, walk at your own pace, do not try

to lengthen your stride " . SO I kept yelling at them to " hey, wait for

your mother who is fused to the sacrum " ....they did not find it very

funny..but it got them to stop.,PA

-- In , " Vonnie "

<vonniec20032000@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Pa,WOW I can't believe you did all that walking and up on

> your feet all that time.Isn't that just wonderful and I can't wait

> till I can do the same thing...YEAH YEAH YEAH it feels so good to

do

> some of the things I'm doing so far like walking, that was a big

> thing as you know before this surgery.And to boot it even gets

better

> from all that I'm hearing from you and Cam and the rest of us.I

will

> have somewhat of a normal life if there is a normal..HAHA!!I rented

a

> cottage in Maine for the end of july into august and I will be

taking

> grandchildren so we will be going to old orchard beach and taking

> them on the rides and walking so I'll let you know how I did with

> that. But you keep up the good work your doing

great..Vonnie -

> -- In , " heatherbenjaminnicholas "

> <heatherbenjaminnicholas@> wrote:

> >

> > -Hey Vonnie Girl how are you??? You sound just about righ to

me!!!!

> I

> > do not know how much I walk a day. I just walk. I go to work and

> walk

> > at work. I am a Voc Ed . Teacher with Special Ed kids so I walk

ALL

> > darn day!!!!!! I am teaching extended school year so I am still

> > working..my choice...I wanted to keep busy and in routine.I do

> still

> > come home from work and take a 15 minute rest. I feel I need it

to

> > get off of my feet and rest my back for a bit. I do not know if

you

> > saw my posts but I took the kids to Hershey Park Tursday and

walked

> > all day, from 10 to 10..we got there when it opened and left when

> it

> > closed!!! I ofcourse did not go on any rides other than the merry-

> go-

> > round and ferris wheel..Rand would NOT like that!!!!But the

> > significant part of that is that I was able to walk the entire

park

> > for the entire day..yeah, I was beat after the day but I did

it.It

> > was my first real test 5 months out after surgery....yeah, i've

> been

> > to the mall but not to something like a huge park and all that

> > walking, standing etc. I was just so happy I called Priscilla

and

> > told her..I think she thought I was nuts but she said Dr.Rand

would

> > be happpy to hear I did not go on any rollar coasters!!! Only

folks

> > on this board would understand what a big deal this was, most

folks

> > think " so what, you walked all day at Hershey " ...

> >

> > All and all things are good and I am far better off than I was a

> year

> > ago...so I guess it's all good!!! Tell me more about how you are

> > doing..more detail..if you are comfortable with that..,PA

> >

> > -- In , " Vonnie "

> > <vonniec20032000@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi pa, How you doing girlfriend?? I am doing alot better

now

> > and

> > > getting around better also..This was quite an experience we all

> > went

> > > through and we all did quite well if I must say so myself..I

will

> > be

> > > seeing Dr.Rand soon for my check-up and I hope all is well with

> > > that..I'm sure it is I feel fine other than the expected little

> > > discomfort..I just can't seem to make it around the track 2x so

I

> > > just break it up and go a couple of times a day but I feel like

I

> > > should be doing better than that, maybe up to 1 mile at a time?

I

> > do

> > > about 3/4 mile a day. so tell me is that bad? We have had alot

of

> > > rain so I'm not out there as much as I would like to be..Do you

> > still

> > > walk alot everyday and how much do you walk a day? I just

> want

> > > to see how much behind I am..HAHA!!! I have a feeling it's

alot..

> > > How's your summer going so far? Are you out of work for the

> summer?

> > I

> > > am I will be going back in sept..Take Care,Vonnie ---

> In

> > > , " heatherbenjaminnicholas "

> > > <heatherbenjaminnicholas@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > I think with all I hear about Dr. Bridwell...he may have been

> the

> > > > second guy i would have traveled to see if I had not settled

on

> > > > Rand...I am just so thankful to be past that point and

helping

> > you

> > > all

> > > > my giving my 2 cents , for what it is worth on my own

> experience

> > > and

> > > > where I am right now in the recovery process!!!!I only

visited

> > two

> > > > doctors before I made my choice. I did a lot of blapping on

> this

> > > board

> > > > to see who saw who and what their out comes were...I felt

that

> > this

> > > > board had better patient referals than the doctors...I had

this

> > > weird

> > > > thing about doctors only giving me patients who would only

tell

> > me

> > > how

> > > > great they were...I figured here I might find, the good, the

> bad

> > > and

> > > > the ugly.......and here I found the honest, truthful and

> kind!!!!

> > > ,pa

> > > >

> > > > - In , " Racine "

<linda@>

> > > wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Cam...

> > > > >

> > > > > I think one gets the title of II if their grandfather has

the

> > same

> > > > > name. No?

> > > > >

> > > > > --

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Kelley,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Okay, I admit it...I am confused. There is either a Sr.

and

> a

> > > Jr in

> > > > > > practice together...or else the guy you are considering

is

> a

> > > > > > king....because we don't identify people as " II " ....

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>