Vernon, my surgeon does use staples, but I don't mind the scar it left at all. The surgery was on a Monday morning, I went home Thursday afternoon, had a home health care physical therapist 5 days a week for 2 weeks, then went to out patient physical therapy 3 days a week for 5 weeks. And all the people who participated in my care, in the hospital, at home, and at the physical therapists were good folks. Hope you have as good a crew of care providers as I had.
I mowed, edged, and trimmed the yard this morning and used the grass catcher because I wanted to pick up the leaves, even though most of the leaves on the bradford pear trees have not fallen yet. I ran the Mantis tiller just to be sure it would still start and run OK, then used the Stihl string trimmer, and finally the Toro mower. And I was able to do all that with almost no pain. Then I showered and sat down to rest and when I started to get up, I found I'd stiffened up from all that exercise after my recent inactivity.:laughing::laughing:
But yes, I think I've been lucky and am doing well.
