Physical therapy and medicine adjustments.....

I know I have mentioned before, my pain management doctor put me in physical therapy.  I really wish I would have been in before now.  The difference that pt has made has been awesome.  Thank you Dr Claflin for suggesting it.  I have almost gained full mobility of my head and neck.  I know that must sound strange but for the past two plus years I have only been able to turn my head to the right part way.  I would have to move my whole upper body to look at something that is placed to the right.  It got to where I would try to sit to the left of the tv, somebody or something that way it would be easier to look to the left.  Does that make any since?  I hope so because I'm not sure how to word it otherwise. 

Okay, moving on.  So I'm able to move and turn my head more and I feel like I have more strength in my right arm.  My physical therapist did a progress evaluation and when he retested how many pounds I can squeeze (that dumb bell looking thing that you squeeze and it measure pounds) I was able to squeeze 9 more pounds.  So in my right arm I have gone from 32-33 to 41-42 pounds.  I almost feel like I'm somewhat back to normal...well almost.  Truthfully, this is the best I have felt in some time.  I can look up, down, turn my head...it is so awesome.  I still have some trouble looking up or down for long periods of time.  But, considering where I started...I'm so excited to be where I am.

I'm still dealing with some numbness and tingling in my pinkie and I still get a sharp pain in the side of my neck.  When I do some exercises it flares up.  It has confused my physical therapist.  He has pretty well come to the conclusion that the nerve that runs under my clavicle (which was the nerve moved during my 2nd cancer surgery).  Now the question is...what does it have to do with the nerve that runs to my pinkie.  I trust my pt guy and I know they will get it figured out.  Actually I have a physical therapist who is a guy and one who is a girl.  I love them both!  I'm a work in progress but I'm getting better and I'm excited.

So, in the title I mentioned medication change.  When I got a call from my new doctors nurse about my TSH level, they lowered my Synthroid.  I was on .175 mg and now I'm on .125.  It's only been about a week since the change, so I guess I'm feeling okay.  I'm pretty tired but I believe that it's because things have been really busy.  The day my medication was changed I was asked if I would be interested in working the high school championship games.  Wow, crazy.  My dad offered to help so of course I asked if he could.  It's fun working with him.  So we worked until late Friday night, all day Saturday and we are doing it again this weekend.  Actually it's really fun.  Been sometime since I have watched high school football.  I'm sure that has a lot to do with me being tired.  I never realized I needed a medication change.  Normally I know the signs but this time I didn't.  I did notice my hair kinda falling out but it is season change, like I said I have been tired and my husband says that I have been moody.  I guess lol.  I have blood work done in December so I guess only time will tell.

All this fun while we are in the holiday season.  Of course...why not.  When all this first started we were entering the holiday season (diagnosed with cancer November 2008), and we had a cancer scare last year...in December (2012) so why change this year.  Gotta keep things interesting. 

Stay tuned...never know what will happen next!