Today, Kath & I went to a physical therapist & an occupational therapist. We received a lot of information that we will be putting to use. The physical therapist showed us a massage that Kath can perform when I am at the point of high pain. She also showed me a stretching technique that I will be doing daily. Both are aimed at easing the pain. She made us much more aware that I need to spread out my activities as opposed to doing them all at one time. Since I have not been doing this, it could play into why I am in so much pain at night. Hopefully this helps! I also now understand when I need to use the wheelchair as opposed to using the walker.
After spending over an hour with her, we went to the occupational therapist. His goal was to show me how to do everyday activities with as little pain as possible. So, our home will now be one with an elevated toilet seat, a soft cushion toilet seat, bars for the toilet seat (why would I ever get off the toilet?), a shower with handle grips (which opens up a whole lot of possibilities), bars to get out of bed, & a soft surface to sit on in the shower. These are all aimed at reducing my shooting pain. The 3 greatest sources of pain for me are using the toilet, taking a shower, and getting up from a laying position.
I then did 2 observations after the therapist appointments and came to realize that I also need a soft cushion to put on student chairs I need to sit on during the observations.
I have an appointment with the neurologist on the 15th and am continuing with my chemo. Round 2's 2nd dose will be this Wednesday.
Thank you for checking in on me and continuing to drop me notes, it means so much to me and is appreciated more than you can imagine!
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