Today marks 48 days since the surgery; not that any one is counting. Only 2 more radiation treatments to go, then on to the hematologist on the 27th.
Radiation has been pretty uneventful. I only started to experience nausea on Monday so I have been trying to eat several small meals so my stomach never gets totally empty. That seems to help for now; just keep praying that it will continue to get me through Friday.
I went to Physical Therapy today and Rod put the tuning fork on…….and yes, I felt a slight vibration in my lower extremities. It was slight, but I DID feel it which greatly encouraged me. I know my balance is coming along because I have been walking around the kitchen without the walker and going several steps without it. Rod had me walking around the rehab with canes that were very tall so I wouldn’t be leaning over, then we graduated to one tall cane and that was challenging, but very do-able. While I was there, who do you think came around the corner but Michael, the OT at the hospital that was the first one to get me up out of the hospital bed. He was surprised to see me as well and was also encouraged to see my progress. He was able to give Rod a bit more history regarding my case and his first visit to me in the hospital. My memory was not quite up to par back then. Rod wants me to get a pair of crutches to practice with, so we will see what we can find.
My left leg continues to be weaker than my right and my gait definitely shows it. I have to concentrate a great deal to make sure my left leg walks “heel-to-toe” and not jerk. My toes still tingle and feel asleep as do my calves, but I am confidant God is still healing completely. I keep reminding myself that it is 47 days; only 47 days since being told I would probably never walk again.
I am also still doing the Wii Fit every day and advancing to better levels in the balancing games.
As a final note, in my Bible study that I had been teaching since January, I had marked the verses in Hebrews 12: 12,13 which say, “Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.” I had no idea how those verses would impact me. I marked them in January, but didn’t really study them until last week. I was experiencing back pain that just kept increasing and those verses really stood out to me and I prayed them often in January. But, when I became paralyzed on April 30th, that word “disabled” really took on a different meaning for me. The whole chapter speaks about enduring hardship, God disciplining us for our good, us not growing weary and losing heart but fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith who endured much more than I ever will. God’s timing is always perfect, is it not? Why was I doing a study in Hebrews, and not get to that chapter in depth until now? Why that word disabled? And healed? And especially weak knees. It makes God even more real as I realize every day He really does care about me, with all the billions of people in this world.
Keep praying!!
Jenny
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