Unweighted 🏋🏻
What a relief it is to have my arm unweighted! Today I was freed from that nuisance of a splint; and I was so glad that I went off the rails and devoured a pint of ice cream.
The doctor says to keep working at arm extension. Tomorrow I have a physical therapy session; and I expect the therapist will tell me the same thing.
Being unweighted from the splint means I don’t have to worry about getting caught in the rain, and possibly getting the splint wet. Our weather has been dry; and I was grateful for that, because I needed it. But we really need some precipitation. So now it may rain.
Now It May Rain 💦
Now it may rain; not that I’d really like getting caught in it. But now it doesn’t matter as much if I get wet.
Being unweighted from the split, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that I can jump back on the bike yet. That might take another six weeks. 🙄 I have to keep working to improve the elbow’s extension; and my arm has lost a good bit of what strength that it had. I messaged the orthopedic surgeon to ask when I may start using my left arm to lift small weights; I forgot to ask about it this morning.
One of the splint’s bands was at the wrist, limiting my hand’s mobility. With that constriction gone, it’s far easier to use both hands; which is a major relief. Shedding the splint has unweighted me in more ways than one.
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