I would say I’m 60%, perhaps 70%, better now than I was the day I went into the hospital (and the number moves to about 85% if you are just rating my walking). Walking has improved pretty dramatically over the past 48 hours. I attribute this to some important work done in PT, combined withContinue reading “Walking improving substantially”
Category Archives: MY MS STATUS
Video: Recovery progress
Three weeks ago I could put one foot in front of the other only with great effort. This video, shot tonight at the gym, obviously shows substantial improvement. Problems still with balance, coordination, and spatial placement (a sense of where my feet are), and this makes it very difficult to walk well without concentration, andContinue reading “Video: Recovery progress”
Today’s progress
Today’s progress — Drove today. It was effortless. Not the slightest difficulty. Seeing progress of some kind nearly every day. Took Kyra to the doctor’s office, and that trip ended up taking almost three hours. I held up well. Met at my home with someone about church stuff earlier. Going to Kyra’s orchestra concert this evening.Continue reading “Today’s progress”
New milestones
Not three weeks ago I could barely walk halfway across my living room using a walker. I just finished walking .85 miles on my treadmill, which is in the basement, where I haven’t been in three weeks. Starting speed, 1 mph. Ending speed, 2 mph. It took thirty minutes. Still lack the balance to doContinue reading “New milestones”
Milestones II
*Showered standing up for the first time since getting out of the hospital *Made the bed this morning When I was a runner, I usually ran at around 7mph. In PT this morning they started me off on the treadmill at .7 mph. That .7 mph felt every bit as good as 7 mph everContinue reading “Milestones II”
Doctor: “You’re getting better fast”
Such was my MS doctor’s opinion today. I told him I’m not feeling better. He is confident that feeling better is coming soon. He said I should expect to need the walker for about a month and to use it even if I feel I don’t need it until PT gives permission to stop. HisContinue reading “Doctor: “You’re getting better fast””
Learning to Walk
Three brief videos are now on my YouTube channel that show how severely my walking had been affected immediately after I was hospitalized, and PT’s starting to teach me to walk again. Pretty amazing what they can teach, given that I couldn’t, and still can’t, feel my feet.
Milestones
*Walked for five minutes on a treadmill at PT today *Went upstairs today for the first time in three weeks My walking continues to improve at a dramatic pace. Tomorrow I will see my MS doctor for post-hospitalization follow-up.
Writing off today
Spent huge chunks of time in bed today. Exhausted, depressed, and discouraged. And that was before I had to give up a grad class worth several thousand dollars. Some days you just have to write off, realizing maybe the best you can do that day is try to get to bed on time so youContinue reading “Writing off today”
Video update
In this eight minute video I thank you for your support and love and share a more personal aspect of my struggle with you.
Temp Arbor 