I'm so bad at keeping my blog up to date, but things have been busy and hectic. Last weekend was my first weekend that I was allowed to get up in wheelchair without physio. I got up both Saturday and Sunday with Dan and Alyssa. Alyssa loves when I'm in wheelchair because we can go out and explore. Dan pushed Alyssa and I downstairs and we just walked around the corridor downstairs, we stopped to look at the big fish tank. Alyssa loves sitting on my lap, it's like she's in her stroller only sitting on mamas lap lol!!!!!! When she gets antsy, she runs infront of us and we pretend we are chasing her. She just giggles and smiles. Her giggles and smiles make me smile.
As for my physio update: I am currently waiting to be transferred to UT2 - this floor offers rehab two times a day and 7 days a week. Right now I'm half an hour a day and no physio on weekends. My surgeon recommended physio twice a day bc it's what I need to get more mobile. The physiotherapists on my current floor are pretty good with coming back and doing some leg exercises with me in bed. I also do my leg exercises on my own or when a family member is here. My left leg is just really stiff In the knee, all the muscles have tightened up. My therapist said they loosen up, but it will take time. So my physio consists of me standing up with the walker and then walking forward as far as I can and my mom follows with wheelchair behind, when I get tired I can sit in chair, then i stay in chair for 1-1.5 hrs. Friday I walked 5 steps, Monday 8 steps, Tuesday 12 steps, Wednesday 15 steps and today a big whopping 30 steps!!!!!!!! Yeah go me. I got to one point where physiotherapist told me I could sit down, but I kept going past her goal and made it to the 30 step ..... Once I made it, then I did some leg exercises just standing there with walker. Phew and tonight my legs feel like jello, and like I just did a workout for 5 hours lol. Physio seems to be getting a little easier day by day, and my walking is getting better - before I needed assistance pushing left leg whereas tonight I was doing all the work. No one was supporting me to hold me up with walker. I did amazing!!!!!! Sooner or later I'll be up booting around with the old ladies on my floor lol!!!!!! :)
To top it all off yesterday I came down with a fever of 39.9.........they weren't sure if it was just flu light symptoms or if it was an infection. I had my bloodwork done and it turned out bloodwork came back clear and white blood cell count was perfect. My fever finally broke last night around 5pm or so......I swear I have never sweat that much from a fever. It was not a great experience. I'm feeling much better today, just tired.
I will update more tomorrow night, when I'm not falling asleep well typing :)
Enjoy :)
As for my physio update: I am currently waiting to be transferred to UT2 - this floor offers rehab two times a day and 7 days a week. Right now I'm half an hour a day and no physio on weekends. My surgeon recommended physio twice a day bc it's what I need to get more mobile. The physiotherapists on my current floor are pretty good with coming back and doing some leg exercises with me in bed. I also do my leg exercises on my own or when a family member is here. My left leg is just really stiff In the knee, all the muscles have tightened up. My therapist said they loosen up, but it will take time. So my physio consists of me standing up with the walker and then walking forward as far as I can and my mom follows with wheelchair behind, when I get tired I can sit in chair, then i stay in chair for 1-1.5 hrs. Friday I walked 5 steps, Monday 8 steps, Tuesday 12 steps, Wednesday 15 steps and today a big whopping 30 steps!!!!!!!! Yeah go me. I got to one point where physiotherapist told me I could sit down, but I kept going past her goal and made it to the 30 step ..... Once I made it, then I did some leg exercises just standing there with walker. Phew and tonight my legs feel like jello, and like I just did a workout for 5 hours lol. Physio seems to be getting a little easier day by day, and my walking is getting better - before I needed assistance pushing left leg whereas tonight I was doing all the work. No one was supporting me to hold me up with walker. I did amazing!!!!!! Sooner or later I'll be up booting around with the old ladies on my floor lol!!!!!! :)
To top it all off yesterday I came down with a fever of 39.9.........they weren't sure if it was just flu light symptoms or if it was an infection. I had my bloodwork done and it turned out bloodwork came back clear and white blood cell count was perfect. My fever finally broke last night around 5pm or so......I swear I have never sweat that much from a fever. It was not a great experience. I'm feeling much better today, just tired.
I will update more tomorrow night, when I'm not falling asleep well typing :)
Enjoy :)
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