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 it’s been one of the more difficult things to try and describe since the accident happened. It’s kinda that warm fuzzy, almost slightly wet and warm feeling? It’s almost like it’s a precursor to actually feeling temperature and more sensitive touch again, is how I feel it’s happening.

Taking a second to collect my thoughts is important because I do experience so many different changes, and it is daily! The new things I can do, for example! The other day I was able to actually get my feet out of the bed on my own, and then sit up, and get myself out of bed! Like, what!? That was insane! That’s been one on the most difficult things for you since day one! And now you’ve done it the past 2 or 3 mornings!

It’s so weird how when you relearn to do something, it really is like hitting a light switch, and then you can “do it”. It’s really just fascinating all the new things that you can learn?! Especially in my boat, woof.

So, my spasms have slowed down drastically, and the dry needling seems to be easing up on the right areas! I know for a fact that now that I am getting more and more sensation in my back! I can feel how tight those muscles are! It’s pretty wild. They’re like rocks. Down in the lower lumbar region.

I can feel so much in my legs, and when my left leg goes to spasm, I can notice the tightness and feeling of my legs pulling up on me!

Wow, therapy went really well today! I did BFR on the total gym and no stimulation!!!! So that’s basically squats under my alone! (And yes, my therapists are helping…. lol) what’s interesting is how my legs felt after each rep! They felt fucking crazy! Like, after you get done with a squat, under a lot of weight, i felt that relief from not putting my legs under that load!!! It was crazy! This was the most I’ve felt my legs all over to date!! It definitely feel like an old feeling coming back!! We did like, 3 sets of 30! I was really tired! It was hard!

The therapists said this, and I really took this to heart, “ any new feeling is a good feeling” any change is good change! So, I’m really realizing that with my body. It’s been a long day and I really feel so much coming back! It’s been incredible. Therapy today really did allow me to finally feel so much during and after the exercises in a way that really felt like I was “feeling” and noticing how my body is changing! It’s been incredible to be able to recognize that