In order to get an evaluation done, I saw Luba on Friday the 19th. As I laid on the table, Luba asked me a bunch of questions and took measurements of my leg. She told me that wasn’t going to be a lot of difference from yesterday but there was progress from the first day I came here after I saw Dr. Frush. The progress is evident to me. My leg is not as swollen and most of the pain is gone.
Getting activation back in my leg yesterday helped me so much! This activation was different from the activation I’ve felt at Barwis but it WAS activation. I haven’t lost that. Seeing that my brain still communicates with my lower extremities is huge!!! I never banked on regaining that communication (2 1/2 years ago) and once I did, I also never thought it would take so long. I’m glad the communication was found again! (In the beginning and I am even more glad to see that my torn muscle did not lose that communication completely). This tear as well as the other one, hampered my progress a bit but I see that I am STILL progressing even with this latest drawback.
Luba stretched my leg outward and then upward putting my leg on her shoulder. I did some PNFs while she stretched them and I was content. Tired but content. Luba hooked me up to the stim machine and when the stim was finished, Luba took the patches off of my leg and my Mom came over to help me off of the table. Unfortunately, it’s a two person job now with my injury but as we were getting situated for the transfer, my Mom noticed Luba’s bracelet and commented how pretty it was. She told us she had gotten it from a patient. It had a charm on it that said, “Guardian of Healing.” That was a perfect bracelet because that is exactly who she is!