I started off the week with a milestone by going back to work (a desk job in web development). To my chagrin, there was already a message when I got in from my physical therapist cancelling my appointment that morning. Now, my next appointment was Wednesday, just two days away. But I had to have my PT fix, [...]
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Meet my new love. No, not the guy. The machine. It’s called a NuStep. We met at Physical Therapy, on my second visit, and I want to move in together. Well, I’d at least like to have one at home for a few weeks. It’s a reclining step machine. And, it’s great for getting that [...]
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A strange, kind of cool thing has been happening since my surgery. I’ve been having an “out of leg” experience.
“Huh?” you may ask. Well, what I mean is that often, when I close my eyes or can’t see my injured leg (like when I’m typing on my laptop), I get the distinct sensation that the [...]
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Do you have one of these at home? Ever since I got back home from surgery, our cat Josephine has made herself my constant companion, my cat nurse. She’s been near to, next to, or right on top of me nearly every one of the past 96 hours. With her rolling little purr, [...]
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When I first started reading the blogs of other ACL ’survivors’, I found myself focusing on the entries about the surgery itself. I was struck by the variations on the theme. Inpatient vs. oupatient. Autograft vs. allograft. General vs. block. So, rather than delve into a narrative of my day [...]
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Ever been drifting off to sleep only to be rudely yanked awake by a violent twitch of your legs? If so, you’ve experienced what’s known as a Myoclonic jerk.
Generally, I’ve always find these odd twitches to be as amusing as their name, accompanied as they often are by a sensation of failing. [...]
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“Blech.” That was the comment I’d received in response to one of the techniques I was demonstrating during my rank exam. And to be honest, that’s how I was feeling about the evening. “Blech.”
As performances go, it wasn’t really that bad. It just wasn’t that great, either. At [...]
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