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Hello all my loyal blog followers . . . I did not know there were so many of you out there, so I'll be updating this more often.
Since my last update, I graduated PT and Speech at HEB. I still go there for Occupational Therapy where I work on my fine motor skills, handwriting, and other things that have to do with my hands.
I am still going to Goddard Sports Therapy in Coppell where I still get ASTYM treatment, work on core strengthening, flexibility, and walking without the walker.
I've started going to a gym where I work out three days a week. It's called the Neuro Fitness Foundation. It's a gym for people with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or people that have had a stroke. The equipment is set up to accommodate people in a wheelchair or you can just use it normally. The gym also has staff on hand to help you if you need assistance. So like for me, I need help getting from one weight machine to the other, and adjusting the weights.
I recently got another round of Botox in my arms and hands. Every time I get another round of injections I make significant progress. I don't have much spasticity left in my hands and arms, it's just a lot small things now. My OT made a splint to help stretch out the tendons in my right hand.
About a month ago I went to see my hand surgeon for a one-year follow-up. He is very pleased with my progress. I have surpassed all his expectations; which seems to be the case with every doctor I've had. Anyways, he and I discussed the possibility of another surgery for each hand. We both can see things that he can fine tune, but he is hesitant to do surgery until I have stopped making progress in rehab.
My PMR doctor does not think I need surgery. She thinks I need serial casting (which is where they cast my hand in the position you see above for about a week). My OT thinks that it's a bad idea to do serial casting and that surgery might be a good thing. My neurologist thinks surgery might be in order a year or two down the road, but not while I'm still getting well and making progress, and he doesn't like the idea of serial casting. So ultimately I have the consider all the expert opinions, and see what works best for me. I have to figure out what I'll be able to do after surgery that I cannot do now, and decide if it's even worth it.
If any of you would like to see some photos of my recovery you can either click on my Facebook link at the top right-hand side of this blog. Or for those of you who don't have Facebook here's the link to My Recovery.
Since my last update, I graduated PT and Speech at HEB. I still go there for Occupational Therapy where I work on my fine motor skills, handwriting, and other things that have to do with my hands.
I am still going to Goddard Sports Therapy in Coppell where I still get ASTYM treatment, work on core strengthening, flexibility, and walking without the walker.
I've started going to a gym where I work out three days a week. It's called the Neuro Fitness Foundation. It's a gym for people with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or people that have had a stroke. The equipment is set up to accommodate people in a wheelchair or you can just use it normally. The gym also has staff on hand to help you if you need assistance. So like for me, I need help getting from one weight machine to the other, and adjusting the weights.
I recently got another round of Botox in my arms and hands. Every time I get another round of injections I make significant progress. I don't have much spasticity left in my hands and arms, it's just a lot small things now. My OT made a splint to help stretch out the tendons in my right hand.
About a month ago I went to see my hand surgeon for a one-year follow-up. He is very pleased with my progress. I have surpassed all his expectations; which seems to be the case with every doctor I've had. Anyways, he and I discussed the possibility of another surgery for each hand. We both can see things that he can fine tune, but he is hesitant to do surgery until I have stopped making progress in rehab.
My PMR doctor does not think I need surgery. She thinks I need serial casting (which is where they cast my hand in the position you see above for about a week). My OT thinks that it's a bad idea to do serial casting and that surgery might be a good thing. My neurologist thinks surgery might be in order a year or two down the road, but not while I'm still getting well and making progress, and he doesn't like the idea of serial casting. So ultimately I have the consider all the expert opinions, and see what works best for me. I have to figure out what I'll be able to do after surgery that I cannot do now, and decide if it's even worth it.
If any of you would like to see some photos of my recovery you can either click on my Facebook link at the top right-hand side of this blog. Or for those of you who don't have Facebook here's the link to My Recovery.
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