So, Thursday my face was still a bit flushed and my knee did not throb like it has been for so long! I was excited to tell Brad about this and he told me to wait until it doesn’t hurt for about two weeks and then call Dr. Frush’s office to see about going back to Barwis. Especially because now, I am going to have to figure out a way to pay for physical therapy out-of-pocket.
He worked on my knee for a little while and it is really nice that my legs aren’t that spastic. Then, we worked a lot on movement. He had me kick my leg out and then squeeze my glutes. He put my leg in traction and that felt really good! Then, he brought over that Styrofoam buoy thing and we started doing things that I remember doing at Barwis.
He bent both of my knees and had me push them out and pull them in like I used you at Barwis. It felt really good to be doing these exercises. I was hopeful but, I was TERRIBLE at it! I used to be good at these things! I could pull my knees in easily and push them out just as easily. Getting them to move at all was extremely difficult!
As I laid on my back and rested between sets, Dan stood over me and shoved his fingers into both of my ears. I was happy to see him! It feels really good that my knee does not hurt because the Cortisone is sticking. I am hopeful but I know that it is possible for my knee to start hurting again when the Cortisone wears off; hopefully that is not too soon.
I would like to get back to Barwis because I really can’t afford to pay for physical therapy. I am hopeful to regain muscle control once I am back at Barwis pain-free but I know that it is going to be a very long road and it is going to be difficult to redo all the work I have already been doing for the past four years. I am not going to pretend like it is going to be easy because I know it won’t be but being hopeful is all I can be, right?! Is the only way to be. I hope.