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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 11, 2011 15:22:33 GMT -5
I had my PT assessment today. They're done monthly to check your progress.
Internal and external rotation has increased by >10°. 10° more and I'll be normal!! Strength and balance have increased tremendously, which I knew. Limp is imperceptible and occurs when I'm tired, so I know that I'll be needing to be mentally aware not to slip into old habits.
I still have issues that I need to work on, I have another 2+ months of weekly sessions and could probably get that extended, if necessary. But the current goal by the end of June is to be able to unload my h/c placard for work.
A great example of my progress is my grocery shopping. When I got home at the beginning of April, I went to the store and had 2 reusable bags of groceries that I needed to lug up one flight of 15 stairs. I did not have the strength to haul the groceries and myself foot over foot up the stairs and had to go up one step at a time. Last weekend, I brought up the same groceries, 4 x 14 lb containers of kitty litter and a big bag of potting soil in 4 trips, all foot over foot.
This weekend will be a great test. I'll need to drive to Louisville and haul me and my carry on through the airport and I'll not be accepting any wheelchair assistance.
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Post by dancinmama on May 11, 2011 15:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 11, 2011 15:26:30 GMT -5
Awesome, Mich! I know PT must have been ugly to go through. Hope the PT person was at least drool-worthy.  |
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 11, 2011 15:29:24 GMT -5
My PT person is a she, so not drool worthy. But she's good and makes sure that I do things correctly.
Now all that I need to do is figure out how I can slip out of PT with the pilates reformer in my gym bag. If I have a spare $4K, that'll be the first thing I get.....
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 11, 2011 15:31:29 GMT -5
Aw, go for it. I won't tell a soul that you st-- um, borrowed it. Yeah, that's it.  |
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Post by dianartemis on May 11, 2011 15:47:34 GMT -5
Great Job!
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Post by Artemis Windsong on May 11, 2011 15:58:07 GMT -5
Glad your hard work paid off. Congratulations.
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Post by ZaireinHD on May 12, 2011 10:10:56 GMT -5
Glad your hard work paid off. Congratulations. my thoughts exactly  |
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Post by Bluerobin on May 12, 2011 10:17:10 GMT -5
Way to go Mich. Keep workin it!!!
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Post by pig on May 12, 2011 10:19:29 GMT -5
Good news!
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Post by gawgagranny on May 12, 2011 10:25:57 GMT -5
I agree with Dr. Pig (oh my, I can't believe I am saying that...) Good news!  |
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Post by ZaireinHD on May 12, 2011 10:52:02 GMT -5
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on May 12, 2011 12:01:11 GMT -5
Great news! My brother had to go through PT after knee surgery. He calls them Physical Terrorists.
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Post by DebMD (banned) on May 12, 2011 12:07:01 GMT -5
You Did GOOOOD!!My PT person is a she, so not drool worthy. But she's good and makes sure that I do things correctly. Now all that I need to do is figure out how I can slip out of PT with the pilates reformer in my gym bag. If I have a spare $4K, that'll be the first thing I get..... .
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 12, 2011 12:14:30 GMT -5
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Post by DebMD (banned) on May 12, 2011 12:19:29 GMT -5
Looks like you could have alotsa 'fun' on that!!!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 12, 2011 12:25:16 GMT -5
Deb, why are you putting random periods on your posts? I keep trying to wipe them off my monitor!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on May 12, 2011 12:33:21 GMT -5
Deb, why are you putting random periods on your posts? I keep trying to wipe them off my monitor! Exactly! They're very distracting and unnecessary.  |
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Post by Peace Of Mind on May 12, 2011 12:35:24 GMT -5
Yay, Mich!! That is great news! Keep up the torture, I mean, good work! So Deb is on her period? TMI!!!  |
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Post by TD2K on May 13, 2011 9:02:36 GMT -5
Way to go Mich. Keep workin it!!!
She's planning on it this weekend.
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Post by Befferz on May 13, 2011 9:11:19 GMT -5
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Post by TD2K on May 13, 2011 9:17:01 GMT -5
Yes. Let's just say I had best not show up and say "I have a headache"  |
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Post by bean29 on May 13, 2011 9:24:43 GMT -5
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Post by Befferz on May 13, 2011 9:25:59 GMT -5
Yes. Let's just say I had best not show up and say "I have a headache" Yeah, like either of you would do that.  |
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Post by swamp on May 13, 2011 9:29:12 GMT -5
Way to go Mich. Keep workin it!!! She's planning on it this weekend. I thought you were an engineer, not a PT? Way to go, Mich!!  |
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 13, 2011 10:58:44 GMT -5
Yes. Let's just say I had best not show up and say "I have a headache"
Yeah.....that could be a problem. WOOF!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 13, 2011 11:03:58 GMT -5
Headache? Not gonna happen. I'm thinkin' Mich could wear out that new hip replacement this weekend, though. HEEEYYYY - YA!  |
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