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Originally Posted by madcorgi
Yup, really. It's standard procedure to get folks up and walking ASAP.
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Indeed. 25 years ago, medicare allowed a 7 day stay in hte hospital, and we had people sitting up and transferring to a chair 24hrs post op, and walking 3 or 4 steps that afternoon.
Think medicare, etc. has all cut down to about half the stay in the hospital, and yes, with morning OR time you'll get up and take a few steps to a chair before you eat dinner.