recovery

Well, we took "the beast" to the ocean this past weekend. As soon as he's released from his leash he jets into the ocean and starts jumping around in the water. He's no longer that puppy that was afraid to follow me into the waves his first trip to the ocean.

Tomorrow is my LAST DAY with the brace. Thank god. Really, I've only been wearing it while in cars lately. I don't have full range of motion with my neck or anything, that will come after I start physical therapy (hopefully soon).

I went in for yet another MRI this morning. This one was for Dr. Zubay to be able to see how it's looking after a couple weeks since my final surgery. They gave me earphones to listen to the radio. As soon as that MRI machine starting knocking my chances of hearing anything on the radio were shot.

I spoke with a client today who is a veteran of a couple neck surgeries. She had the same kind of symptoms I still have (strange sensations in my hands) and told me I just need to give it a few months and it should go away. I don't expect to ever be fully back to normal, but I keep hope alive that I'll be as close to it as can be. Really the only thing left that bothers me is the odd sensations in my fingers, mostly my right hand. I also still have some strange sensations in my right forearm. The symptoms felt better this weekend, especially on Sunday. They're not as good now, but I'm hoping progress continues on it's its journey.

(dangit, 33 year's old and I STILL can't get the whole it's/its thing right! Thanks for the correction Mom)