Last balance PT appointment

[redbird]

I saw the physical therapist today, and she gave me one new exercise (a variant on what I've already been doing), had me do a few things that I can't do at home, and then said that we're basically done, go home and keep doing these. Ideally all of them once a day indefinitely, but I suspect (from knowing me, and experience with other PT) that I'll probably decrease that to every other day, or less, but not right away.

The therapist is discharging my file [sic], meaning that if I need to return in a few months, I'll have to get a new prescription from my doctor.

I'm glad the therapist thinks I'm doing well enough that we can stop here, and this gets me back a few hours a week, plus the co-pay and transit fares, but my balance, while definitely improved after these few months of PT, still isn't as good as it once was.

Comments

[otter]

This "getting older" business, and concurrent struggles with varying disabling conditions is really for the birds. Sending hugs if you want them

[redbird]

Hugs are welcome, and thank you.

[snippy]

I really find this medical treatment model frustrating, where they stop serving you long before you've fully recovered but never actually say "this is as good as you will be, we cannot return you to the health condition you had before."

[redbird]

I'm not sure if the message here is "this is as good as it gets" or "this is as much as I/this sort of physical therapy can do to help you. I have a referral for occupational therapy, also for balance, which I will probably follow up on now that I'm not doing PT once a week.

The OT would be for cognitive issues, not the kind of OT that's basically physical therapy but for the hand, wrist, and maybe forearm.