wanna go to rehab?

...moving right along,I am now in Health South Rehab Center,right near DMV,in Salisbury.Arrived here after a 3 hour drive from WHC,and put in a room with a guy that had some sort of asthmatic condition.He needed a machine that helped him breathe at night while he slept (and I didn't).The noise was like being inside a combination wind machine and tryouts for a sucking beast monster movie.I moved out the next day.Got a room with a more subtle breather,and quite interesting as well.
The PT consists of about 1-2 hours a day...walking with a walker,leg lifting exercises,walkin up and down (2) steps,etc...all very difficult,and very necessary.The pain levels seem to be consistent...4 to 5(how's your pain level today Mr Maloof?) and increases proportionatly with the degree of difficuty, and time doing a particular exercise (10 more reps Mr Maloof...you can do it), and you can,but it just aint fun.Now I do realize that this leg is not going to get better by itself,but isn't there some code somewhere that surely must say that REST IS GOOD AND NECESSARY?? Anyway,I whine...but I am getting better.
The other down side is,I am 68 years old and probaly the youngest #%@!& person in here.How the hell do you think that makes me feel.I can't be bitchin when some 82 year old great grandmother passes me on her walker and gives me a condescending look like...get off the track sonny if you can't keep up.I showed her...I slipped a laxative in her ensure.Let's see how fast she moves now!
Alas'this will all be over with tomorrow(Friday).I'm goin home mama.I'll be getting home health and PT care....AND....I'll be home for the Halloween pah-tay! Yup,yup...it's a dream come true,so I'll bid farewell to this place tomorrow late noon...but the saga continues...love to all,the rickster. p.s. I'll post pics later from home,R