I have to say that I have been so negligent in keeping this blog up-to-date.  I don’t know what comes over me sometimes.  I think this may be a TM side effect… but then I really have to ask myself “was I a lazy azz procrastinator” before the TM onset – hahaha!!

Well I want to change my evil ways and I am definitely going to try to stick to trying to stay current with the postings.   Well, here is the latest and greatest – and let me tell you there is some great stuff happening since I last posted.

From May 2013 through mid July, I have had significant gains in many areas.  Listing them individually may become somewhat tedious but I am going to do  it anyway.  When I take these minute gains and look at them cumulatively, I thank and praise God for continued restoration and healing.

Since May, I am no longer going to physical therapy because my insurance company (Anthem Blue Cross) has refused to approve me for additional visits although my doctors have stated that I would benefit from additional sessions.  I am currently fighting for additional therapy but that is a tangent that I will give more detail on at a later time.  I dont want to get all pissed off and throw this laptop across the room :).

OK, so here we go……..

Ankle Range of Motion has improved significantly especially on my right side. The left side is still very tight and I actually feel some pain when trying to move the left ankle from side to side

High Stepping is an exercise I try to do while standing at or walking in my walker.  I try to raise my knees as high as possible and I am making great gains.  Again the left side is weaker but it is coming along.

Showering has certainly changed for me since my onset date.  When I first came home from the hospital, I had to be carried into the shower and placed onto the shower seat and I really had to hold on so that I would not fall over.  These days, I can get into the shower unassisted, I can stand up in the shower (but I still have to hold onto the rail) and soap myself up, turn around and rinse off, get out dry myself and all without any help!  Just to clarify, when I get from the wheelchair to the shower, I have to scoot over from one chair to the other but now I’m going to start working on standing up and lifting my leg over the tub.  I’m just a little nervous at this point because I don’t want to slip and fall.

I am so excited about my progress…. I hope that you are excited about the gains you are making in your journey as well.  🙂