It's been a few weeks without much change in my healing process, but I can say after last week, I do feel improvement in the intensity of the pain in my neck :) PTL!!

After having pain for so long you forget what it's like not to have pain, then suddenly, one day things seem different!
Last week seemed to be the week of noticeable change; less pain, more sleep, more energy during the day and less muscle fatigue in the neck. Lots to be thankful for!

The new activity level with therapists has really improved my overall state of mind; making forward progress finally feels very good. I've been stepping up my activity level at home as well as with therapists; isometrics for the neck, some great meyofascial work, and adding five pounds to my shoulder workout. I never would have imagined I'd be thrilled to be lifting five pounds, but I really am super thrilled about it and very sore after my workout! Crazy when you consider I was pulling 150 pounds just before my accident.

The reality is that I still have a long way to go to be physically strong, but I'm thankful to be moving forward. I still have a couple of challenges; one, bone growth in the transplant area and this is just a matter of waiting and watching for another month---not much I can do to help this other than be very gentle with the body and continue stimulating the bone cells with my fancy Bone Cell Stimulation Collar. (I really feel like I'm in a Star Trek episode everytime I put it on :))

The other challenge/goal that I'm working on is breaking the adhesion's in my right shoulder; it's a bit frozen and my doc has given me one more month to break the adhesion's through physical therapy. If I can't accomplish this by April 29th he'll be looking at other options, most likely he'll break them under anesthesia----needless to say, I'm working really hard to make this happen so I don't have to have another in patient procedure. As much as I love my doc, I would really rather not have another session in his operating room.

On with the journey with great joy and thankfulness! Thank you for your continued prayer for bone cell growth and safety as my activity level increases-----by God's grace I can pray for His will in this journey. PTL