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One of the thing I dread about the upcoming shoulder repair is not being able to do a decent shampoo with one hand. Although if I practice in the sink a few times before then...  I'm practicing a number of things that way...and I'm putting the notorious "suicide spinner" back on my steering wheel so I can drive one-handed more easily. I took it off when it looked as if I wouldn't be having surgery...  I understand around here they were called "necker knobs."

> On Aug 5, 2015, at 11:05 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That's how I felt when I finally got to shower after my surgery. My  hair
> was so nasty it felt like, as my college roommate used to say, "it was
> about to hatch an unknown." Oh, the relief of that fir
> ​st shampoo! I didn't care what my hair looked like afterwards, at least it
> was CLEAN!​
> 
> 
>> On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> An accomplishment and a pleasure.  I remember that a few days after my knee
>> surgery I was asked if I would like to take a shower and I told the nurse
>> that I would sell state secrets for the privilege.
>> 
>> Susan
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Today is a better day. I braved the stairs for the first time and washed
>> my
>>> hair!
>>> Amazing how good a small accomplishment can feel!
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:37 PM Marion Thompson <
>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Funny how it goes.  It all happened  quite slowly, as I recall.  She
>>>> rounded the corner of the parking aisle and I thought she's going to
>> hit
>>>> me.  I recall just stepping safely past the path of her car and turning
>>>> sideways and seeing her fender go safely by.  Then I was sitting
>>>> sideways on the ground unable to get up.  Was it her mirror that
>> knocked
>>>> me down?  I may never know. I have no memory of what happened between A
>>>> and B, but I had a swelling like half a grapefruit on the top of my
>>>> head.  I had two CT scans 24 hrs apart and  then an MRI the morning of
>>>> the third day.
>>>> 
>>>>  I hope you'll be all right with all your breaks and bumps.  The head
>>>> is a mysterious and miraculous thing, but it doesn't take much to
>> rattle
>>>> the contents!.
>>>> 
>>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>> 
>>>>> On 8/2/2015 8:44 PM, Marilyn Cepeda wrote:
>>>>> Marion, I wish you luck! In my case, I have memory of being in turn
>>> lane
>>>>> beginning turn
>>>>> Then bam, air bags everywhere. I never saw a car coming. I ended up
>> on
>>>> one
>>>>> street thinking I was on another.
>>>>> Til I see an accident report I am not sure what happened.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Marilyn
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 6:51 PM Marion Thompson <
>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Near the end of April I contacted a reputable personal injury lawyer
>>> and
>>>>>> that will all grind on in the background, so yes.  In the end it is
>>> one
>>>>>> insurance company talking to another, isn't it?  Our medical system
>> is
>>>>>> going to see me on Aug 24 (finally!!!!!!!!!!), but separately
>> through
>>>>>> the lawyer at some point I will be seen by some hotshot neurologist
>> in
>>>>>> another town and spend a day with a neuropsychologist.  I hope it
>> all
>>>>>> doesn't take too many years to be resolved!  I did the other day
>>> receive
>>>>>> my medical records from our System that I am now to forward to the
>>>>>> lawyer's office.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 8/2/2015 6:48 PM, Lesley de Voil wrote:
>>>>>>> Marion wrote
>>>>>>> <I second that.  Remember I had a conk on the head when knocked
>> down
>>>>>>> in the grocery store parking lot on Jan 7.  To this day, 8 months
>> on,
>>>>>>> I have no senses of taste or smell whatsoever, period.  The novelty
>>> of
>>>>>>> that has grown very stale indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>>>>> Any chance of some compensation? Even if for loss of quality of
>> life?
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Lesley de Voil
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay bills,
>> do laundry.
>>