LeAnna's Mom's Moments: We're Finally In Rehab ...

Okay ... so the weekend was a blur!

My cousin got sick and so it's pretty much been just my Aunt Betty and myself with Mom ... Sunday I was at the hospital for 14 1/2 hours and then my aunt relieved me and stayed the night with her ... I was back early Monday morning to relieve her and was there until 8pm last night ...

Mom has improved everyday ... and is doing so much better!

She has totally shocked the therapy people and have exceeded their expectations ... yea Mom!

We were told all along to do EXACTLY what they tell you to do - if not - you pay!!! She was SO scared that she worked through the pain and ended up exceeding the requirement!!! Her knees went past 90 degrees before expected too!!!!!

Yea!!! We are SO proud of her!!!!

The therapist told us on Monday morning ... that when they have a patient that doesn't "try" and work hard ... one of two things happens ... they either have to go back to surgery OR the therapist lays you down and pulls on your legs until the scar tissue rips !!!!!!

OKAY ... that's all we needed to know!!!!!

Thank GOD Mom heeded the prior warnings and did great!!!!!!

She got really sick yesterday and we spent about 4 1/2 hours with a rag on her head and a bedpan in front of her ... (NOT FUN) ... she got TOO much pain meds on an empty stomach ... YUCK ... anyhoo ...we're learning and adjusting ...

She was dismissed from Baptist Hospital yesterday afternoon and moved to Baptist Rehab ... we were so happy to find this out!!!! This was our first choice and she got in!

She has to be much more independent in Rehab - but she wants to and that makes hers, and everyone elses's life much easier!!!! Again - yea Mom!!!!

She is doing very well and this morning started her 4 times a day regimen of therapy ... she will be in rehab for 5-7 days ... And then once she comes home we will be going to therapy 3 times a week (we think) ... for about 6 weeks or so ...

We are SO very proud of her ... she has come so far already and just from Saturday to Sunday looked like a totally different person! Yesterday she looked more like Nana and was feeling much better ... even said, "wish I had done this a long time ago!" Even said on Sunday (when having to get up and walk) that she had MORE pain the last two weeks (prior to surgery) than walking on Sunday!!! Woo-Hoo Mom!!!!

I'm back up there after lunch ... had a meeting this morning for work ... trying to fit it all in this week!!!! Whew!!!! VERY worn out ... BUT had a good nights sleep last night ... and that helps!!!!

I'll post more later ...

If anyone would like to send her a card, etc ... here's her address:

Ann Johnson

c/o Baptist Hospital

Room #6310

2000 Church Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37236

.... here are some pics ...

looks like the doc got side-tracked here ... he didn't cut too straight! ha! Only saying this because the other incision is very straight! This hurts me to look at it!!!! Ekkk!!!!

This is the first thing I noticed when we walked into our "rehab room" ... Okay ... gotta do something about this ... it bothers me and I sure can't sit here all day looking at it ... so I made the comment that "this would be something for me to do" ...

must have bothered Mom too, because she said, "hand it to me - I'll work on it" ... (therapy hadn't started yet so this was actually exciting to have "something" to do I guess)