Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Therapy
Back from another session at the house of pain. Thats not a fair way to put it, of course; they don't have that as a goal, but it is an undeniable side effect. The good news is that I'm clearly continuing to make progress -- I can (with difficulty) raise my arm straight up (well, pretty straight) from a supine position, and a very little bit from a standing position;also, the arc that I can rotate my arm forward is up to about 80 degrees, or just below straight forward -- two weeks ago it was around 50 degrees. I'm pleased. I noticed the other day that I really do respond to positive reinforcement and success in this. Hardly unusual, I guess.
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You'd really think it was a super article if you suffered from heartburn or a hernia. :)
bYou're making such great progress it seems. Has your therapist let you know either way whether you're at where you're supposed to be? Sorry it's so painful, but you know the saying "no pain, no gain" although it was likely not intended for that particular pain.
Well, G, its kind of a funny thing. I like knowing bits of medical trivia (I suppose 'anatomical trvia' would be more accurate). When I finally learned what selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor was, and why it was a good thing, I was delighted -- it made sense to me. So, reading about the PPI, I thought 'um...and this does WHAT, again'? I need to give it more thought. At the moment, it doesn't fit into any of my sketchy mental models of How The Body Works.
Rach -- thanks for your comments. I really do feel as if I'm moving along nicely. I want to get this DONE before the grief of the dental implant. Having a bone graft taken from my own personal body freaks me out, a little.
I love reading the news about your progress. I realize that it's a serious grind for you but it's a relief to get the news flashes out here in the ether. And it makes you think about all the ways you can progress in your life. I guess more of that hurts than we would like to think. But good for you and thanks for the good news. Keep it up!
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