friday night update

its skippy... it is friday night and i'm that much closer to being discharged. at least in my mind and desire. the dr. wants me to stay here until next friday. so the countdown begins!! i had a VERY tiring day today. it was very strenuous on my muscles that i couldn't feel until today. i had to practice using my shoulder muscles on my left side in OT today. later that afternoon, i had to lay on my back and basically benchpress a dowel 1-2 inches in diameter. it weighed a ton but for most probably only a pound or two. but it was to exercise straightening my left arm and use strength to hold it up. i then had to rotate the dowel back and forth above my head and lower it behind my head and then back up. i'm tired again just thinking about it. then i was moved over to PT. i had to practice doing leg squats, and from a squat, lift my right leg up onto a block about 6 inches high, then back down controlling my balance all the while. then i had to do some clean the floor excercise. while on my left leg, they put a towel under my right foot. i had to balance on my left foot, while stretching my right foot out using the towel along the floor. not easy!! aft returning to my room, i got a visit from an eye doctor. i have been expressing concern to my primary dr. that my vision has been affected. i explained my vision as having my eyes just dilated and nothing is really in focus. poor eye sight is a common complaint after a stroke. it does affect me during therapy as vision plays a part with equlibrium