Bedridden Ellen -- The Show Must Go On

31. Hopefully I can get in touch with you through this medium, trying ohter ways has failed. You are a hot ticket, I love your upbeat, humurous, funloving appraoch to life, your greta.
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Posted at 7:07AM on May 1st 2007 by GordonR

32. I love her show... She's a kick..... Go girl!!!

Posted at 7:41AM on May 1st 2007 by vicki

33. If she truly hurt her back and was put on "bed rest".....then how does she get to the studio everyday?? Most people who are on "bed rest" are not supposed to get out of bed at all!!! That's why it's called "bed rest"!!! I personally think it's another stunt to get more viewers.

Posted at 7:44AM on May 1st 2007 by DidISayThatOutLoud

34. Oh my God the media ratings/fights out-doing each other.

I bet the girl is running around at home.

Posted at 7:47AM on May 1st 2007 by Oh my God, Drastic big picture/bed to out do Rosie

35. I agree with you #43. If you're put on bed rest then you're not supposed to get out of bed at all!!! This is such a ratings stunt!!! I still love Ellen though! :o)

Posted at 8:00AM on May 1st 2007 by tb rn

36. Get well soon. Love your show.

Posted at 9:44AM on May 1st 2007 by Dottie

37. I love Ellen and watch her as often as I can, but I just realized that it's May. May is sweeps. A show's life depends on sweeps. If you don't get enough viewers for sweeps, your advertising income goes down. If you get alot, it goes up.

I can look at it two ways....

It's a bit of a stunt to get viewership or she HAS to be there, no matter what, because it is sweeps.

Either way, if it wasn't sweeps, there would be guest hosts in for her if she had a physical problem.

She seems like a pretty honest person to me and I feel badly that she probably HAS to be there because it is sweeps, no matter what.

Posted at 10:15AM on May 1st 2007 by Mo

38. Why are some of the posts being deleted?? A few minutes ago there were 47. Now there are 42.

Posted at 10:15AM on May 1st 2007 by bren

39. Geez, "loser," don'cha know that she tapes, at least a day early, and the 24 hour webcam shows us the rehearsal? THAT'S where the pictures come from, dammit!
To "This is news?"...YOU were here, weren't you? No real news, here. Was your London Daily Mail late, today, forcing you to look for news elsewhere, with the rest of us peasants? Idiot.
Oooops, "loser" returned, to give us the benefit of his critique. Sigh.
Some of the other comments were too inane, to address.

Get well, Ellen!

Posted at 11:26AM on May 1st 2007 by tickedbyrudecomments

40. get better soon ... back trouble is not fun!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:24PM on May 1st 2007 by catherine

41. Ellen - I watched your show today - I am so sorry to hear about your back. I too am suffering & the doctors can't seem to get the pain to go away.- I have has so many injections that i cant even think that I could have more - which is what they want to do. Please take care of yourself - cuz when the back is out - life is a BI--H !!!

Posted at 11:43PM on May 1st 2007 by Debbie Aslin

42. If she was ordered to take complete bed rest...how can she get to and from the studio. It doesn't make any sense to me.
However, I thought the show was a hoot . Only Ellen could pull this off. I am a hugh fan of hers.

Posted at 11:11PM on May 1st 2007 by Marilyn

43. Ellen, you Rock!!!!!! Eff all of those people with negativity -- they are just jealous. Listen, you make me crack up. We need more people just like you. Hey, how about adding some great bed gizmos -- who had the coolest bedding and jammies! You go girl.

Posted at 1:41AM on May 2nd 2007 by Divorce Induced Alzheimer's Victim

44. Sad to see Ellen'd doctors are so old school and apparently hav read so litte of current research on low back. "Go to bed for a week" went out decades ago. What happens after a week in bed? You get stiffer and weaker. Then what? The MD says better go to bed for another which leads to more stiffness and weakness. Then What? The MD says "We tried conservative care and it didn't work so we'll have to operate".
Bed rest is NOT conservative care. It is no care. My bet is that with aggressive muscle care she would improve quickly. Right now healing is taking place but it is with scar tissue not good tissue with the fibers lined up appropriately. If she continues down this road it will be remembered as the accident that ruined her life.

Posted at 11:48AM on May 2nd 2007 by Mo Cyr

45. ellen im sorry to hear about your back , i had the same problems , it is so painfull . your a good person keep up the great work . a fan

Posted at 12:09PM on May 2nd 2007 by ellens fan