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Monday, July 24, 2017

An Update on Eric's PT @ Sunnyview Out Patient Physical Therapy in Guilderland, NY




Eric spends three
 hours a week with
 a Physical Therapist





I can watch Eric do his PT from the waiting room.  

He's been working on a new routine....  Let's watch....






One...





















... Two...




















... Three...




















... Four...





















... Five... & repeat....

The choreography for A Chorus Line is progressing nicely.

Eric wants a more difficult routine....





is painfully challenging.













All the hard work at Physical Therapy and at home is paying off.  The Physical Therapist wants to drop one of Eric's weekly therapy sessions.  Eric will be making two therapy appointments per week. 

Best of all, Eric is pleased with himself and his progress. 

Friday, July 21, 2017

Eric's Post Op Exam @ OrthoNY in Schenectady, New York




Eric goes to OrthoNY
for his Post Op Exam
on Monday, July 17.




The incision is healing nicely...





He graduated from the
foot long Band Aid to
Steri Strips.





Eric's old knee...  The cartilage on
 the left side is gone, allowing the
ends of the tibia & femur to grind
against each other, creating pain.









Two views of Eric's
new knee








Doctor Polishchuk is impressed with Eric's progress since his surgery on June 30.  He is able to bend the knee to 100 degrees, by himself.  The hard work at Sunnyview Out Patient Physical Therapy is paying off.

After show and tell and a few atta boys, we we left with a follow up appointment for next month.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Walkabout With Wheels Blog Just Blew Past 500,000 Page Views!

Good morning everyone!  Thank you for making Walkabout With Wheels one of your blog reads.

Even when you know a milestone is coming, when it arrives, it's still a surprise.  Walkabout With Wheels Blog was started in September, 2012 to keep family and friends current on Eric's and my travels.

Somewhere along the way, people across the United States, and in other countries, started reading. Suddenly, a few hundred hits became a thousand and the reading snowball started rolling downhill.... to half a million, and more.












Eric and I often talk with people who are thinking about downsizing and want to travel before or after retiring.  We encourage people to look at this lifestyle and how it may fit in with their future plans. Many people live and work on the road, with many different types of skills.  People work remotely and run businesses from everywhere, USA.  Some work in the trades.  Others are contract employees in healthcare.

If selling a home and starting a new life in 430 square feet (biggest 5th Wheel), often times less, does not appeal to you, and you still want to travel with an RV, do it.  Whether it's a few weeks or six months at a time, just do it!

For those of you who have never RVed and are curious about this type of travel, consider renting an RV and hitting the road for a weekend or a short vacation.  There are many ways to see the US, Canada and Mexico...  By plane, with hotels; by car or truck, with hotels or a tent;  by RV or by by bike with a tent, just go do it!

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Eric Goes to Sunnyview Out Patient Physical Therapy in Guilderland, N.Y.






Eric is resting up....
















He has some tough work ahead of him...




Today he starts
rehabilitation at
Sunnyview 
Physical Outpatient
Therapy in
Guilderland.




Here's where Eric
will work hard,
through pain.


















Eric ices immediately 
after returning from
PT.











He prefers to work through his rehab session and ice on his own time.  

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Eric's Knee Replacement Surgery @ Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, New York






Eric gets dressed in
the Pre-Op Area at
Ellis Hospital.


















He pretends to be under
the influence of Pre-Op
medications...



















Then he pops up  off 
the bed & does the

















Eric watches some TV
before "going under
the knife.

His surgeon, Dr. Polishchuk,
 spoke with us & initialed
his artwork.














Eric, in his room, on
the Orthopedic Floor,
following his Surgery.















He has a lot of work to do before leaving Ellis Hospital tomorrow...  Talk with the Occupational Therapist, eat dinner and follow staff directions.  Eric will go to Physical Therapy tomorrow morning. He will follow instructions and show that he can uses a walker correctly, walk up and down stairs, etc. before discharge papers can be signed and he can go home.