Physical Therapy

There we go again; another week of hard work is starting! It took me all weekend to recuperate from Friday’s physical therapy and I’m going back today. My schedule is Mon/Wed/Fri and that means that every other day requires rest because of the pain from the workout, but it’s all worth it. As I look back, I notice big improvements. The secret is to compare week to week and ultimately month to month and not dwell on yesterday’s success compared to today’s set back. It plays with my mind because the highs feel so good and the lows can be depressing. It’s important to try to not let it get to me and distract my self with positive thoughts. I make it sound easy but let’s not kid ourselves, we all know that the pain is real and when it hurts, sometime the only thing to do is get upset and cry. I would just say to get it all out and get over it. I usually catch my self in the moment and realize I’m heading down the negative path, so I pick my self up and think how much better off I am today compared to before surgery. Here are a couple of things I like to do to get out of a sour mood: one of my favorite is simplest is laying down on my back with my lavender eye mask on, listening to relaxation music in my earbuds, and an other is going to the pool to float with my noodle and my cowboy hat on, and soak up the sun. It’s important to de-stress and relax to re-energize and restore my muscles. My goal is to get my strength back and thanks to Diana, my physical therapist, I’m heading in the right direction!