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[–] Gravspeed 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I want to think it's something like elk. Which is amazing. I wouldn't think moose has much fat in it, but they are from cold country so i could be wrong there.

Also, glad you're up and about. Do you still have to wear your compassion socks?

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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It is very much like elk. They're the same family. Also, to add to the confusion, Europeans call what we call "moose" by the name "elk." So, we call 'em moose and they call them elk, even though there's an elk. They're all in the elk family, as are deer, such as the mule or whitetail.

I am home now. I have a nurse here. They are here all day, every day. I still get IV drugs and they are home health care nurses. They work 12 hour shifts and the change-over is at 06:00 and 18:00. However, I think this may be the last week I have them here. I have a missus and an eldest hoodlum who can take pretty good care of me and I've not needed the IV hydromorphone in a while. They do give me some vitamin shots, but I can take those orally.

I no longer need the compression socks, 'cause I'm no longer at risk for blood clots. Well, I'm not at any greater than normal risk for clotting. I'm up and about. I use crutches or a wheelchair, mostly. I do have a walker, but that's in the kitchen. I generally don't use it, as it's a pain in the ass and I'm faster in the chair or on crutches. I also can't really use a walker on stairs!

I have PT done in my home. I do PT for 3.5 hours, every single day. However, I've but their in-home visits to M W F. Three days a week to keep up with my progress is adequate. I can do the PT self-directed now. The stuff I can't do by myself is so infrequent that I can do it just fine on those three days of the week.

My prognosis is pretty good, currently. Because there's so many variables, they can't really say how long it will take. My recovery should take between 12 and 18 months. That gives me lots of free time to do other stuff, i suppose. I'm still performing, or at least I have done one show. I did that one while I was in a wheelchair and the audience didn't seem to mind, so we'll be keeping that going - at most shows. If there's a fall risk, I can't really go onstage. We'll see.

Anyhow, thanks for asking! How's by you?

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[–] Gravspeed 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The road to recovery is long and difficult, but how else are you gonna get out and show off those new scars?

Whoever designed the main fuse attachments on the Mazda 6 should die in a fire. Other than that my weekend is going pretty good.