Friday, September 11, 2009

I Am Now In Rehab (not that kind)

I started phsical rehabilitation Tuesday. I was so thankful to be getting started. The first appointment went well. The therapist seemed to be very familiar with Multiple Sclerosis and was very helpful. She started me on a few therapies and also measured some things as a baseline to check improvements by.

We also talked a little about swimming and was told that the YMCA is a United Way agency and may have funds to help with the membership etc. I hadn't thought about that, but sure will check into it. I was sent home with a printout of 6 diferent exercises to do at home, with a caution to not overdo it. They are going to be adding therapies as time goes on.

My temperatures seem to have leveled off a little the last couple of days, only swinging about 2 degrees per day. I sure hope it lasts this time. I still am having some trouble going to sleep, and seem to only be able to fall asleep when exhausted. If I liked the sleeping pill better I would take it more often, but I don't particularly like either one that was prescribed, so I only use them when I feel I have no other choice.
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