Month: October 2023
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October 22nd – 28th 2023: First Train Ride
Oct 22nd So, I had a pretty good start to this day! I’ve really been able to get myself up and out of bed on my own actually! And, not to mention….. I actually got my first shower in a house?!?! That was crazy! I can’t believe that happened! The only things I needed some…
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October 20th 2023 – No Braces!
Oct 20th WOW THERAPY WAS FUCKING AMAZING! I’m really really really fucking happy right now!!! I was actually getting myself up to stand!!!! With no brace!!! No support but with the therapists!!! It was HARD! But i was doing it!!! I AM doing it!!!! I AM REALLY DOING IT!!! The therapists were really encouraging and…
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October 19th 2023 – BFR
Oct 19th Another day another note! It’s really exciting to think about how the feeling of tingles and pins and needles is always changing! I feel like the backside and potentially the front side of my right leg is feeling “asleep” almost…. It’s kinda wild The pins and needles is changing day by day, and…
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October 18th 2023 – Rest Day
Oct 18th I didn’t get a chance to take notes in the morning, which is okay. I’m glad I’m getting to it still and before I lay down! I had a pretty relaxing day. Didn’t do much to stress myself out, or try to do too much work. I think it’s important I take days…
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October 17th 2023 – Hip Dip
Oct 17th Huh 🤔 I feel wild after getting dry needled again, this was wild, my left and right hips and sides really do feel more inline, and I feel the pressure of my right butt cheek too…. I felt the hips release and in my lower back, which is really interesting as well! I’m…
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October 16th 2023 – Dry Needling
Oct 16th I got dry needled today! It’s a pretty wild time, because it always is a pretty relaxing time. I have to shimmy about and get on my tum, and I get a bunch of needles stuck in me, which is really cool, because I think it’s actually helping! It’s wild to think that…
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October 15th 2023 – Slow n’ Steady
Oct 15th Waking up today I really am feeling grateful. Had quite the day out and about yesterday with the madre, and it’s been great trying to get her out of the house! It’s really good for me too, if we are being honest.. What I’ve been noticing is that if I lay on my…
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October 14th 2023 – Planks
Oct 14th Well I got to wake up in the morning and discuss some of the changes in real time! Which was super cool! The pins and needles was only around my ankles and down! And the feeling of fullness was really there on my right calf! I was able to get on my tum…
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October 13th 2023 – Chick-Fil-A
Oct 13th So I had a longgggg night rest last night! This was a wild one, to say the least! I probably fell asleep around 8 o’clock, so this was around 12hrs of sleeping…… I noticed that the change in my leg sensation now is that I feel the weight of my legs now actually,…
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October 12th 2023 – Reflections
Oct 12th So, this morning I had the opportunity to wake up extremely restful, and not in a ton of pain! I do always still feel my ribs, and yesterday I did need a pain pill to help manage that for me. I haven’t taken a pain pill in quite some time, so it’s good…
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October 11th 2023 – Pulse
Oct 11th Well I feel better and better when I get in up the morning! Long gone are the restless and sleepless nights. I finally feel like I can keep the uncomfortableness under control and at bay. I spent this morning really feeling my body. I do it every morning when I wake up but…
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October 10th 2023 – Independence List
Oct 10th Wow, things really have been able to change and get back in control! The tingling and buzzin that was so prevalent yesterday is no longer there! But has been replaced by a fullness, tightness, and awareness that my legs are really there! Instead of my entire injury section buzzing uncontrollably, my abs have…
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October 9th 2023 – Focus
Oct 9th So when I wake up in the morning a choose to take an opportunity to talk thru my thoughts, it is a way for me to gather them as well. Something I have Learned is that it isn’t quite as common as I may think, to have so many thoughts running thru my…
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October 8th 2023 – Emotions
Oct 8th When I think about this journey, I really have been able to wake up with a sense of optimism. I have a lot to get back to! So much to do and see! I have a life to rebuild! What’s been wild too is noticing how I’m feeling, the different emotions I’m feeling,…
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October 7th 2023 – Encapsulation
Oct 7th Have more courage to take your own shits in life. That quote almost brought me to tears reading that from a fellow who has overcome such a significant amount of adversity. I really am doing that personally myself. And it’s hard. And I want and need to remember why I’m trying to do…
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October 6th 2023 – Hips Don’t Lie for this SCI
Oct 6th I did have an okay nights rest tonite! Waking up and trying to understand all of the news for the day! What has truly been interesting is realizing that my mid section, abdomen, obliques, and lower back are truly there. They really are all firing, even though they may tire quickly! I do…
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October 5th 2023 – “Balance – what’s it do to an SCI?”
Oct 5th The amount of sensation in my mid section, my tum, and organs is on fire this morning! There is so much activity it’s really hard to concentrate, really! I had a thought about the sense of “balance” this past night, and would like to explore that. I realized that when I was working…
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October 4th 2023 – “Does the Real Jim Carey Exist”
Oct 4th What is interesting, is I’ve been having a “slow down” of the spasms and an increase of fullness, tightness, and tingling sensation in both legs! I feel these changes happening each day as I wake up. The tightness in my hips and the calming down of my stomach and abdomen makes the days…
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October 3rd 2023 – Reese’s Puffs
Oct 3rd Well, for all the great progress updates, it’s hard to leave out when I’m feeling so bad. I’ve had a pretty good stretch of not feeling so crappy, but this morning and during the night reminded me a lot of the earlier days, when my ribs were a lot more tender. Usually I…
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October 2nd 2023 – Car Ride
Oct 2nd So the urge to have to go in the morning, paired with a more powerful stream while I straight cath all indicate to me that changes are happening down there!! There’s also been quite the stir down there as well, which I definitely feel in association with this most recent activity, any change…
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October 1st 2023 – Moving
Oct 1st So I woke up this morning feeling more and more in the legs! The sensations are continually changing to a more “normal” feeling and I notice how tired and tight more and more muscles are! Unfortunately I’m not able to be “up” for endless hours, but nobody is! And that’s okay. The amount…
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