Thought I'd follow through with documenting my progress as I participate in Physio treatments to try to get me back on my feet and able to function, from there I might be able to build up enough strength to get back to work. Not now though, right now it looks like a long road and more pain killers!
Therapy of course sets up it's own aches and pains and as muscles relax some things move around a bit more than they're supposed to... Yikes! It only takes one small move, just the wrong way and I'm seeing stars! Phew! But the spasms are shorter lived now, as if that's any consolation! It's all very tiring and frustrating!
So far I can do one exercise from the list the physiotherapist wants to tackle, just barely... And all we're doing with the thumb so far is to try and get rid of the calcium deposit that seems to be on the tendon. It isn't really a pleasant feeling, I have to massage it regularly to try and help encourage the deposit to dissolve. (Like massaging out a kink in a muscle, usually caused by a concentration of lactic acid, which can be worked out of the muscle through manual stimulation)
I'll go back Friday for more treatments... One step at a time! Speaking of which because the Physio office isn't far from my home I'm able to include walking as part of the therapy, which she is also recommending - at least 20 minutes a day so it works perfectly! Today I was able to walk at a slightly faster pace. Found myself limping a bit and a pinchy feeling in my hip, left side. It was raining but I have fairly good gear for that sort of weather and it's good to get out regardless of the weather unless it's extreme.
We're supposed to get a snow storm overnight - our first of the season, we'll see in a few hours! Now that will add a new challenge for me because I'm already feeling a bit too frail to do my normal walking gait, the added trick of negotiating slippery sidewalks isn't something I'm looking forward to! I'll be careful - I've got sturdy hiking boots!
Okay spasms are setting in, time to change positions, stretch, do something else... so I don't seize up!
Catch ya later, ...well, no... I'd better not do that... Ah-h-h...
Okay, C ya later - the eyes are still working, he! he! - Thank God! ;)
