Days pass, change come...

Here it is 3 weeks into it and time passes so quickly. Between weekly procedures and daily injections, taking care of business and having 3 physio sessions a day, vrrrooom and 3 weeks go by.
Since the mass injection s make you very tired after and take heaps of energy out of you, your immune system can get supressed and make you vunerable to what ever is out there. Of course you are given multiple antibiotics and they help but at the same time they make you feel strange and sometimes make you feel tired or ill in their own way. As for myself, i picked up a nasty cold after one of the procedures from a week ago. So that made me feel like crap and then drained my energy more..... but the show and physio goes on!!

I have had two Caudal injections, one 2 day epidural, two IV drips in the hand, and each Monday and Thursday I had DSM injections at my injury level. I can only imagine what I will have next week (my last week).

As a result of my stem cell injections and the hard work of physio, I have now witnessed more changes. In a short description the following has occurred in 3 weeks:

-improved movement and strength in my lower leg extensions and lower leg flexion on both legs from a side lying position on the bed. Approx. 30 degree range of motion now. I can also move a med ball forward with leg extension from sitting on the edge of a bed.

- I am now walking with less of an arch in my back and with better balance and much more prominent steps from the knee. My endurance and length of walking has also increased.

-my bladder function has increased with the volume expelled increased and with less effort.

- crawling has improved a little and crawling to standing on my knees is much much easier along with less pressure through the hands when standing on my knees. I can hang onto something with only one hand while on my knees. From that position I am able to rise and squat with less arm support (about 30degrees range) before losing control.

-I have now also begun hip hiking in the parallel bars on one leg, lifting the other leg up a small step of about 5cm plus. I am also able to stand without the AFO's for about 10-20secs with the right leg but able to maintain the right leg locked for longer.
- I am also been practicing holding with one hand in the bars while reaching forward and across the midline to touch the PT's hand without knees buckling.

-measurements were taken of quads/hamstrings circumference and are 38.6cm L and 38.88cm R. This is a significant change of approx. 7cm larger than 1 1/2 years ago. Calves were also taken and are less but measure approx. L @ 30.8 & R@31.2cm

Well, the sun is calling me! got o go... that is the latest...
See ya mate