Waiting to Leave for a Physical Therapy Appointment
It really sucks.
Yes, I am making progress on my ability to move my arm fully. It’s tedious, and slow, and, sometimes, I overdo, and have horrible pain.
That’s what happened this Tuesday. I drove to and from the family picnic, a total of 3 hours of using my right arm more than I usually do.
On the 5th, I was in major pain, and spent a good portion of the day resting with a heating pad on my back (also hurting). On the 6th, I was marginally better, but felt compelled to do more around the house, including lifting, moving furniture, and walking the dog.
It’s probably no surprise that I got out of bed several times during the night, in too much pain to sleep comfortably. I’m somewhat better today, but I have my granddaughter coming to help me organize my office, which may put me back in bed at an early hour.
The arm pain is the outcome of a recent fall that broke my arm near the shoulder joint. I know that I will - eventually - feel pretty much back to normal.
The knee pain and the foot pain are due to arthritis (both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis). Once I am able to get back to the Y, I plan to resume aquatics exercise, which should be a big help. However, the joints have lost most, if not all, the cushioning cartilage; I am walking bone on bone.
[UPDATE]
It’s the next day (Saturday), and I’m feeling MUCH better. I was careful to NOT overdo, and it paid off. My shoulder is just about back to where it was on Monday, my previous PT appointment day.
Although I walked too much yesterday, and both my feet and knees were hurting (and, I had badly stubbed my left big toe, causing some bleeding on the underside), I went to bed at a sensible hour, and woke quite refreshed and with little pain (morning meds took care of that).
I’m also looking at a cleared out sunroom, a partially finished office area (I do have to work on clearing out some paperwork and organizing office supplies), and will have my grandchildren back on Monday to continue the clear-out process. So, very encouraging.