Jay's appointment went well yesterday. He had an x-ray, and all we know from it is that "everything looks fine and there is nothing to see". Okie dokie then. Also, when Jay demonstrated his ankle alphabet writing ability, the doc cringed and said "no, no, no!" Apparently he was only suppose to be doing up/down mobility exercises, not rotation exercises (his ankle is WEAK right now and he needs to strengthen it before rotating it). The nurse made a mistake with her instructions... Any-who, he is currently weaning himself from the scooter and boot (walking/standing for 5 minutes at a time, 6 times per day today, increasing in time and frequency over the next week and a half until he's walking around in the boot all day). In 9-12 days he will be off the scooter completely and out of the boot, and into an ankle brace. No more rotation exercises, just body weight exercises (at least for the next 4 weeks, which is when his next appointment is scheduled). Once he's out of the boot and into the brace, he can drive, so in less than 2 weeks we'll be a driving TEAM once again! Yesssss!!!
Jay's take on all this is also YAY!, but also "owie, owie, owie". His ankle has zero pain (NONE, for real), but his nerves are on edge and every step causes insane tingling in his feet (not the fun "oh that tickles" kind of tingling but the "my arm fell asleep and now that it's waking up it feels like my hand is covered in tiny biting bugs" kind of tingling). He's slow and off balance and a little nervous, so he's tense and experiencing some back pain during this transition. I'm anxious to see whether there is any swelling tonight (well, I know there will be some, so let's say I'm anxious to see how MUCH swelling there is). When not doing his prescribed walks, I'm encouraging him to keep up with sitting/resting and keeping his leg elevated. Fingers crossed this gets easier for him soon and he feels better and more stable once he has more mobility back.
No comments:
Post a Comment