More steps

Posted on April 29, 2007
Filed Under All, My Brain |

So Cassie and I walked just about a half a mile this Sunday morning, more than doubling yesterday’s distance. Woo hoo!

The really good news is that edema is down, and balance is back. I’m very weak, but my 56-year-old reflex against falling is back, and that makes a huge difference (vs. 2 weeks ago). But of course this gets a bit crazy. The left side is a bit weaker than the right, so I’m using a cane for balance.

After a half-mile, the weakness asssymetry causes the back to ache, something the physical therapist has warned me about. I don’t need a back problem on top of edema and steroid myopathy. So now I have to dig out the rehab sheet for assymetrical exercises appropriate to my current trim, and try to get each side back, without creating a new problem. Thus the challenge of all these miserable side effects… oh, well… onward…