Today I went back to my physio, after one week of doing his prescribed exercises and stretches, and he noted more strength in my right side since last week! I have been working out at the gym 5 days a week now with my husband Steve.
One thing I have noticed since the procedure in Poland is my groin area where the catheter was inserted into my femoral artery is quite painful still, after almost 2 months. Steve thought I had a groin pull but my PT Keith checked it out and said scar tissue builds at the injection site. This is pretty common with angioplasties. He also said that some of my muscles and tendons that have been working over time for the ones that weren't working previously, are all tight. All these tight tendons and muscles are adjacent to the injection site for the angio. Makes sense to me. Keith put a heat compress on the area first. After about 7 minutes he removed the heat and put pressure on the scar tissue and massaged it to try and break it up and also massaged the adjacent area too. Afterward I am told to put an ice pack on the area for 10 minutes. He wants me to do that once every day in between my gym and twice a day stretch sessions.
I am getting so excited as the possibility for me to run again gets closer and closer to being reality!! I asked if I should be doing lunges yet and he said I should let my thigh heal first. I noticed at the gym this week that my recovery time after working out is a lot faster now post op. Before I would limp around with burning, tingling, numb feet and spaghetti legs for at least a half an hour or more after a work out. Now I limp slightly for about 5 minutes. No burning, tingling or spaghetti legs now! I also have been monitoring my blood pressure on a daily basis this last week and plan on doing so for awhile as you really need to do look at what your blood pressure is over a long period of time in order to see any real changes. So far my average has been 117 over 79. Pretty darn good for an old girl with MS!
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How exciting - the thought of running again. I miss that, and hope to run again someday after treatment... Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThis journey of yours has been incredible. As a youth, I used to take figure skating and told my son a month ago that although when he and his sister were just tots and I was trying to teach them to skate on the beaver pond behind the house, me holding on to a chair - haha, that if I were to have grandchildren someday, maybe I'd actually be able to teach them the sport, WITHOUT A CHAIR! Thanks for postings.
ReplyDeleteunfriggin believeable!! congratulations!! so exciting!!
ReplyDeleteOld girl my @ss! I am so excited for you, sounds like you have an awesome physio and after my liberation I hope to get back to the place where I had the best physio EVER. Lyndhurst Spinal Rehab they did major core work with me and also used hydrotherapy in conjunction with massage yoga pilates and use of a machine call,ed the NujStep which is amazing when you can't stand up and use a stepper!!! I wish I could afford one for home! Anywho if you thinnk having one would help check it out their prices go up June 1st!
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