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healing

Sat, 08 Aug 2015 02:29:29 GMT

I've done a moderate amount of walking and stair-climbing in the last few days, which is more than I had been doing in some time, and my ankle, foot, and knees all seem to be doing well. I think this is a combination of time and the ongoing effects of the PT; I haven't been icing or taking NSAIDs in the past few days. (Some stretching, yes, and the shoulder strengthening exercises.)

I realized this evening, going up a flight of stairs into a restaurant, that I hadn't been bothering to count flights of stairs lately, despite rysmiel's apartment being up a couple of flights of stairs, and having to use stairs to get into and out of the metro. Counting is both for ongoing "how is my knee these days" and to decide things like whether to go a bit out of the way to get to an elevator rather than walk down the stairs into the bus tunnel. Less relevant here, since most of the metro stations I've been using don't have elevators.

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Wrong exercise, I think

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:19:24 GMT

I was feeling fidgety and a bit down this afternoon, and decided to do a bit more exercise (because that can help my mood).
( cut for exercise details )

My ankle is now unhappy. I have iced it, and am hoping for the best. Healing is slow, and so many of my ordinary activities, as well as the things that would usually be good for me, either hurt or seem to slow it further. That ten minutes of exercise may mean not going to Ivar's for clam strips tomorrow. *sigh*

I see the physical therapist again Thursday afternoon.

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PT, exercise, etc.

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 23:42:47 GMT

Yesterday's PT session was mostly strengthening for the shoulder, and some massage, ice, and ultrasound for the left ankle. Minimal attention to the wrist, which may have been a mistake. My next appointment is for a week from Thursday; we left open the possibility of my calling in the next few days to make an appointment for next week as well.
( minor medical stuff, and more about exercise )

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PT session

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:52:13 GMT

This was the first PT in a bit over two weeks (because I was on vacation, and then I postponed what would have been Tuesday's session to give the ankle a bit of time to rest/recover).

( mostly for my records )

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