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Sister is getting a new shoulder!

nancyjane_gardener

last year

I'm making and freezing soups, chili and a few things to serve over rice. I'm going to try to find her one those choppers that you can use with one hand.

I will take her shopping about once a week and pre chop anything she needs

Luckily she is right handed, and it's her left shoulder being replaced.

She is NOT into stuff from the grocery store freezer isle!

If anyone has any more ideas, I would love to hear them! (PS she is about 40 minutes away from me)

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plllog

last year

Just had a thought! With all those soups and stews, maybe make sure she has some good sized mug style soup bowls with generous, easy to grip, handles.

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John Liu
last year
No good suggestions - depends what she likes to eat, I’d want a stack of tamales - but hopefully the packaging can be easy to lift and open and reclose with one hand.
plllog
last year
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You can freeze all kinds of single portion things: burritos and tamales, regular sandwiches (not lettuce), casseroles and strata (one or two servings per package, cooked and sliced meat & poultry, cleaned and steamed seafood, meatloaf, meatballs and bugers, cooked chicken parts, starches, sauces… Either assembled ready to eat, or easily managed components. Maybe get a wish list from your sister and figure out how you can arrange what she likes. You can also prep the veg she likes, which will hold for about a week in a good fridge, and can be added to whatever.

When I was laid low last year and couldn't carry anything, I ate a lot of fancy salads delivered from a high end deli, both protein heavy and vegetable. Perhaps she'd like that kind of thing?
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chloebud
last year
Just wanted to say you’re a great sister!🥰 The wish list plllog suggested is a good idea. I can’t recall hearing of a shoulder replacement. My mom had an elbow replaced which was the first I’d heard of. Good healing to your sister!
nancyjane_gardener
Original Author
last year
Thanks all! So far I have a couple of soups, chili, enchiladas, pork chops in mushroom/garlic sauce over rice. It's still "soup season", so more to come!
nancyjane_gardener
Original Author
last year
Good idea! I have one for her!
petalique
last year
What a sweet loving sister you are.

Be sure she gets enough pain relief and understands the instructions for them.

Perhaps they will send her home with one of those gravitational ice water cuffs. insurance should cover it.

Maybe some peeled and chopped fruit and veggies. Good teading material and a way to hold it open. She mght need or want a small, thin ”pillow” if she lies of the other side and needs a bit of arm support relief.

Best wishes to her.
nancyjane_gardener
Original Author
last year
Thanks! Making mini meatloafs in muffin tins tonight. They come in handy and don't need 2 hands to eat!
John Liu
last year
Super important to avoid infection. I know two people whose joint replacement got infected, and had to be removed and re-done - not necessarily in the same week :-0
nancyjane_gardener
Original Author
last year
Thanks, John. She is very aware of post care! And thanks to everyone for the suggestions!

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