Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Doctor appointment update 5/23

I expressed to my doctor the pain and burning in my muscles. His response, "yeah". He didn't seem too surprised. I also mentioned the twitching in my left foot at night. Again his response, "yeah".

Seems all of my side effects are not out of the norm during recovery.

He took the cap of a writing pen to the palm of my right hand and drew a number. It felt like the number 8. He then did the same to my left palm. I about came out of my chair. I'm hypersensitive to certain things, and apparently a writing utensil on the palm of my hand is one of them.

Nothing we discussed seemed to surprise him. He was glad that I jumped when he touched my palm. That meant that some sort of communication was going on and that I felt "something". If I felt nothing, he would have been more concerned.

He did have me close my eyes and would touch my leg or my arm and ask me where I touched him. I would guess but would be wrong because I still do not have that sensory back.

No prescriptions or words of advice on things to come from the doctor. Just good to see you. See you again soon.

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