Slowly but surely.
September 5, 2024 - 8 weeks post surgery When asked "How are you doing?" the standard american reponse is "Fine" or "Great!". have you noticed that anything less seems to make the conversation uneasy on both sides? (Try it out with someone to see for yourself). My frequenr responses these days are "OK" and "hanging in there". Why? Because social conventions of "great" and "fine" don't apply when you look like Eleven from Stranger Things and walk like Uncle Fester (The Addams Family). Since the walking video on July 24, it's remained the high point of my physical recovery. Looking for solutions to the dystonia in my upper body, my legs and feet can go purdy fast...but its difficult stand up fully even though i know well that it would help my balance tremendously. The involuntary tension in upper body needs to release before that work can be accomplished. My neurologist considers my case to be complicat...