Yes, definitely request a few PT/OT sessions while in the hospital  
and even when you get home.  I did that with every surgery I have  
ever had and found it particularly helpful after the c-section since  
my abs were pretty much out of commission post-surgery.  I always  
thought I had "no abs" but when I REALLY had no abs I realized just  
how much I did use them!

Linda
On Aug 8, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Tamar Raine wrote:

> Make sure you have appropiate support services after.  if you will  
> be hospitalized for a few days, make sure they understand the way  
> you use a restroom, as they might want to put you in a sling type  
> hoist. (they assumed i used a bedpan and was living in a group  
> home!) so, make sure to communicate your needs.
> as with any surgery, there are risks; risk of infection at the  
> site, and risk of lung infections due to the anesthesia.
> I agree with kendall, get a couple of PT/OT sessions before you go  
> home.
> make sure you are fully anesthesied BEFORE you go in the OR! I was  
> not, and saw the drills and instruments on the table, and sae the  
> strange table they put me into for hip replacement.
> good luck!
>
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kendall D. Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, August 8, 2008 1:09:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Some Insites Please
>
> James, no hernia, but appendectomy, and not athetoid but spastic  
> CP.  One
> thing I can say is that it made it harder to get out of bed, and up  
> from
> chairs, etc.  Also increased spasticity level (this was back before I
> startecd taking anything for spasticity again).  If possible, get a  
> consult
> with physical therapy before you're discharged from the hospital for
> specific pointers on how to do things in light of your CP with an  
> abdominal
> surgery
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:01 AM, James Fee <[log in to unmask]>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I come looking for collective insites.  I'm about to have surgery  
>> for the
>> first time in my life (at 58).  I need to have a hernia repaired  
>> which I
>> suspect to have been caused by a colonoscopy gone very wrong (long  
>> story,
>> not relevant).  Has anyone, with Athetoid CP, had a hernia  
>> repaired and can
>> you tell me what I can expect in terms of recovery?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Fee
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>
> Kendall
>
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>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all  
> progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
>
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