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PennyK

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16. Wow, I had shingles a year ago

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 04:03 PM

Aug 2016

...but on the OTHER side.
I remember hating that drain so much!
So I realized this morning that I didn't actually nail down which of two hospitals that basically have the same name I'm having my surgery in! And here in Florida, doctors close on Fridays. I won't be able to find out until Monday.

I also need to ask whether I should get the Shower Shirt. Dr's assistant mentioned it to me, so I looked it up. It's a fairly waterproof garment you can wear on your upper half so that you can take a shower, and not get anything wet. But how is it even a decent shower, when you are covered from neck to waist anyway? I could get my husband to wash my back...and do the rest myself with a washcloth. $75 seems like a lot for something I may not need.

I imagine I'll be doing quite a bit of that tossing and turning as I get closer to my surgery date.

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Wow, I had shingles a year ago PennyK Aug 2016 #16

The trick to the shower dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #17

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