Hello!
Hope everyone is having a good day today :) I have a physical therapy
evaluation on the 10th of June, both my GP and Rheumy(which are pals)
want me to do in patient therapy because I have been almost completely
inactive for the last 5 years. I know this will help a great deal. I
was wondering if any of you guys have done PT or OT, and if so do you
have any good/bad experiences to share. Im kinda nervous. I know its
going to be hard to build back all that muscle I lost. *hugs to all*
and thanks for listening :)
Jealousy
Jealousy, You are going to love it if it is anything like when I had PT. You get a free massage and my experience was they are very gentle with your body. I have had several injuries over the years and I have had only positive experiences with PT. Tell them you are nervous and I bet they treat you extra special!!!!
Good luck
Sure hope you're one of those people. Good Luck...couldn't hurt to try. Lovie
hugs, wayney
Ooh massage eh? Well hopefully mine will be tolerable. I know its going
to be hard. But massages sound fun hehe. im probably going to need
occupational therapy as well. We'll see. I just want to be as
independant as possiblel. And since ive been here so long its like I
have to re-learn to do everything for myself in a not so painful
manner. Lets just hope it works out. Thanks for replying!
It's been so long since I had OT it's not funny. I think though that to
this day I do practice some of what I learned then. Like not just
lifting with my hands but using my whole arm, supporting my wrists when
I do. How to adapt things to how I need to use them. Or it
may just be survival instinct, I'm not sure. When my PT did my
assessment, he asked how I did lifting things like laundry
baskets. I laughed at him. I have eliminated the need to lift
them. Well, I had until we moved to where we currently
live. I never lifted baskets, I scooted them. Then he asked
about things like carrying in groceries. Nope don't do that
either. Have a hubby for that. That's what I told
him. Then I went on to explain that because I seldom ask for
help, one night I had a long discussion where hubby basically laid down
the law. He said if it hurts and it can be put off, wait for him
to do it. And also he knew when he married me of my limits.
So that helped to. But anyway, back to the massages..my rheumy
prescribed them for fibro. It's very deep and can be quite
painful. At least that is what the PT told me when we discussed
what he was going to do. Then, he also warned me that I might
bruise. So I corrected him and said ok I will bruise because I
walk by a sharp corner on a table too close and I have a bruise.
He said if that bothered me to let him know and he'd ease up on the
pressure. The first few massages were rough. The nausea
after of the toxins released and the fatigue both took a lot out of
me. It was all I could do to get home and fall into bed.
But after the first few, I was silently begging "go deeper and harder"
(Geez that kinda sounds dirty doesn't it?) He actually said that
he hurt his hands putting so much pressure on me. Then one day he
almost scared me when he basically started a massage and then almost
jumped back. Turns out I was brusied enough I looked like I'd
been hit. Given that my glutes were the worst spots, that's where
I was bruised. So he finally asked if my hubby had seen the
bruising. I was bewildered. Til he gave me a mirror.
EEEKS. It was bad. BHe was worried that my hubby would be
tracking him down for hurting me. But it oddly di not hurt
compared to my normal glute pain. Man I have a lot of butt issues
huh?
sorry this has been so long. Didn't want to scare you but well the informed thing always pops in my mind.
hugs, wayney
WEYNEY, ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR POST! KARENHey guys, thanks for responding. Sounds all good. Im excited yet
nervous all at the same time. Its time tho, time for me to try and get
stronger. Im also afraid to see what my body is like now, for
example... like what are my limits now. What cant i no longer do
anymore. I dunno. But I am trying to go with the mot positive attitude
possible. Thanks again for your helpful posts. :)
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