more transition for me

[Pam P]

Thanks for all the suggestions and encouragement. I’m trying to get adjusted here. I’ve been here for 2 weeks today. I finally got some furniture – I started out with a card table & folding chairs.

The meals are good; the people are friendly. I don’t qualify for any more physical therapy according to insurance. I do the seated exercises on my own. But I need to do something else to get my legs strength back to standing/walking. I’m still trying to figure out how to get help for that. There is an exercise group here weekdays. It’s really just stretching but I go to that too.

Some frustrating things about being in assisted living. Example: Nurse told me I couldn’t wear compression socks (which I bought at a drug store after the surgeon suggested it) since I didn’t have a doctor’s order on file for it! I promptly got an order faxed. Another nurse said I should have a schedule for when I need to use the bathroom (7, 11, 3. 7, 10, for instance) for their convenience I suppose. How ridiculous – I need to go when I need to go. I asked him if he peed on a schedule. Hard for me have anyone tell me what to do!

Emotionally I’m doing okay but I miss my home, family, pets etc. Thanks, Laurel for asking how I’m getting along.