Slowly getting back into the swing of things.
David had PT and OT today and it was a lot better than Wednesday. The pain in his shoulder is pretty strong but the pain medicines make him sick so we’re trying to find a happy and comfortable middle ground for him. In the meantime, not so fun for him (ERRRP).
The OT session included a lot of pushing David to TRY to move his arm, and it does move a little, but it is of course very discouraging that it does not move much. We’ll keep pushing him to get past the hard work and to see the good side of even a little progress. He says it is depressing and if it were me I would be equally depressed. Makes for a little arguing and I told him I would not let him give up so get used to it. The therapist is using a machine that makes his fingers move that I have discussed before. I am going to try to find one on EBAY since at $5k it’s pretty expensive and we’re not sure the insurance would pay for it. We’ll start the paperwork and see if we can get it approved.
We’re trying to see if David can get back in the therapy pool before our trip and before they close for the holidays. Perhaps this week. The neurologist sees him this week for the first official checkup after leaving the hospital and I am expecting it to be good news which is really great.
That’s where he is this week.
Drew