Cheryl’s SCI Stem Cell Treatment Blog

A few changes

November 15th, 2006

I was finally able to get my phone cards working today so it was nice to make some calls and get in touch with friends. I am still having a lot of difficulty getting on line most days so everyone was happy to hear from me.

I noticed I am sweating behind my knees now. I am not really sure if this is new or not as I never really thought to check it. I have learned that this is an important sign so though I should document it. I have also noticed that I am hungry all the time now. We went to the local hotel for dinner tonight, had an impressive meal complete with a tea pouring ceremony. After selecting our tea, they set a little wooden box with a baby tea set on it. We had a hostess continually making and pouring the fresh hot tea into tiny thimble size tea cups. It was very interesting to watch and I have decided I want to buy one of these sets to take home. Now the problem will be who will make and pour it for my guests and I at home……..ha ha

I had my second stem cell injection today. I awoke with a very slight headache but nothing compared to what some experience. I also woke up at 10 pm, unlike the first time where I slept for 9 hours.

They are working me pretty hard in physio these days so am very tired at days end. I am on my hands and knees doing push-ups. They want me to try doing it with just one hand. I think they have watched Syvlester Stallone in Rocky do this one too many times and I keep asking my therapist to try doing it himself. They also have me on my knees with one of those large exercise balls in front of me. The idea here is to hold my balance and move the ball slightly. This not only works my lumbar muscles but helps with my overall balance. I have one of these balls at home so will work it into my daily work out when I return.

I also had an MRI this morning and am waiting on the results. Other tests that have been done are an electical stimulation for muscle response as well as euro dynamics. This is designed to see how much the bladder can hold before releasing. Both of these tests will be repeated before I leave to see if there are any changes.

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