Connor came out to get me again, when we got inside, Megan gave me a good hug and we talked about the extreme cold we’ve been experiencing. Mike pushed me over to the blue table. He put me on it and began working my calves and ankles. As he knuckled my thighs, I asked how I felt. He thought a moment and furrowed his brow a bit. He said, “Not as loose as Wednesday and not as tight as Monday.” I repeated that a few times to myself thinking about it. “So, it’s like it’s Tuesday?!” I asked with an enthusiastic smile. He kind of half-laughed/snorted with a crooked smile and rolled his eyes and said, “Yeah” and told me to lay back. I get that type of response A LOT to questions I ask like that so I was cool with it.
I laid back and braced myself for the intense stretch that I knew was coming. As he stretched me, (it was INTENSE) I asked about my weather-related progress. It’s been SO cold as of late and it has been REALLY difficult for me. Mike said that the best time for me is going to be Spring and Summer. I told him that it had to be early Summer because extreme heat isn’t good for me either. He said that he would be more aggressive when the weather breaks. I’d argue that he’s pretty aggressive now! He commented that my left leg was looser than my right leg and worked my right leg more than my left side to even up the score I supposed.
My legs were relaxed as I drove home. I fell asleep easily and awoke this morning with my legs in a whole lot of pain. It almost felt like they were burning. I remembered just after my diagnosis describing the sensation I felt in my legs was as if they were burning. That was YEARS ago, back when I was on crutches and even before that when I was still walking by myself without any aids. When I was still walking. When I was still walking. I haven’t clearly felt this much of a burn in my legs in a long while. I almost forgot. I remembered my legs burned that time that first summer I came to Barwis when Jesse stretched me like CRAZY!
Since then, the sensations I’ve felt haven’t really felt like this. For the past 19 months, I’ve had all varied levels of sore muscle sensations but not like this. I just put it together that the last time I felt sensation like this I was walking. It can’t be that far off now… I feel it. I’m excited!!!