Better and better
“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord,”
It’s been a month since Cindy went to the Dr. and time for a Cindy update.
Pain. The new pain caused by the piriformis syndrome has diminished to near zero! Once or twice a week it will reappear, but is manageable with normal pain meds.
Walking. Cindy has walked every day over 8,000 steps (Google estimates it to be about 3.5-4 miles).
Bone Stimulator. Cindy has achieved 100 % compliance in wearing the device two hours each evening. It’s hard to tell if it is doing anything as it makes no discernible noise, heat, movement. We, however, did go to Wal Mart while she was wearing it and it interacted with the check out system and confused the computer (see the video below).
Back Brace. Today is Liberation Day, the last scheduled day she is supposed to wear the brace. Just 2 hours to go. The pain in her back muscles has increased as she begun to wean off her brace. Each week she has been following the scripted plan to reduce its use and to increase back strength.
Physical Therapy. Next week she is supposed to start PT to strengthen her core muscles and help protect her back.
Sleep. Most of the discomfort still happens at night making sleep more elusive. That is our prayer main prayer.
Next update. June 27th following her next Dr visit.
Cindy’s last x-ray shows a slight unevenness in her hip height creating a slight curve in her back. Not sure what she will do about it.
Listen to the clicking caused by the bone growth stimulator when Cindy gets close to the register.
This cat often sits at the entrance to the Cain Center where we frequently walk. Lance gave here the name” Marmalade” on one of our walks. We have gotten to expect her to sit and greet us almost every day.
When ever Cindy approaches she tends to act as cute as possible.
On the opposite fence occasionally another cat appears. We call her Apricot.
