An old fellow came
into the
hospital truly on death’s door due to an infected gallbladder.
The
surgeon who removed the gallbladder was adamant that his patients
be up
and walking in the hall the day after surgery, to help prevent
blood clots forming in the leg veins. The nurses walked the patient in the
hall as ordered, and after the third day the nurse told how he
complained bitterly each time they did. The surgeon told them to keep
walking
him.
After a week, the patient was ready to go. His
family came to pick him
up and thanked the surgeon profusely for
what he had done for their
father. The surgeon was pleased and
appreciated the thanks, but told them
that it was really a simple
operation and we had been lucky to get him
in time. „But doctor, you don’t
understand,“ they said, „Dad
hasn’t walked in over a year!“
