In 1989 I was in the hospital for 2 weeks on a heparin drip. Dvt plus multiple pe’s in both lungs. They wouldn’t let me even get out of bed. When they finally let me get up my legs felt like 2 sticks. Exercise yes and lots of ankle pumps. They will show him. I do them whenever I am laying down even now. Good to improve leg circulation.
When they started him on the drip, they said that he wasn’t allowed to walk while on it. I had to wrestle with him yesterday evening because he was determined to get up and go to the bathroom. I had to explain that he was wrapped up in IV’s and they didn’t want him walking. When I got a nurse in there, she brought him a walker and made him stand up and use the bottle. LOL
He loves the hospital and the staff but he sure is stubborn.
I asked today if he was being good, and they said he was a real sweetheart, but he is still really unsteady on his feet even with the walker. They have been hinting that a walker (not a cane) might be a part of his future after this, especially if they keep him on the blood thinner.