The first treatments
February 10th, 2010
Yesterday was my first physical and operational therapy, and my first acupuncture session. They are torturing me here!! The acupuncture is interesting they put three needles in each of my arms and each of my legs that may attach electrical wires and run electricity through my muscles causing them to jerk. The acupuncturist is really impressed but I still have such good nerve responses in my legs. In therapy and they put me on the standing table for about 20 minutes, and they also do a lot of exercises with my arms. Right now my arms feel about 500 pounds each. My first stem cell transfusion was done via IV into the back of my hand. My next transfusion is scheduled for Friday, and it will be a lumbar puncture. After the lumbar puncture I will have to lay on my back for six hours. I do have another UTI right now, so they are given me a lot of antibiotics. They do want me to cut back on my anti-spasm medication.
We went to the market a couple days ago and that was a lot of fun, but now my wheelchair is dead and we can’t find a battery charger. Judy went to the electronic small a little while ago to hopefully pick one up. Otherwise everybody keeps pushing my chair, and it is really heavy. We just ordered lunch from KFC, and we are going to get ready to watch a movie. The Spring Festival (Chinese new year) is going on right now, and we can always hear fireworks going off all day long and really lay into the night. The big celebration will start next week, and I will have very little therapy during that time so we are hoping to get out of hospital to see things. We are also looking forward to trying to rent a van after the Spring Festival to go to Beijing one day. Everything is going very well here, and we’re having some fun.
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1. Marge Warmbrodt | February 10th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Oh, my dear butterfly–thank you for the update. I “almost” wish I was there–if only to bring you a couple batteries for the chair. God will be glorified through you. Blessings are prayed for each day.
Luv n hugs Marge
2. Tiffany Tuero | February 11th, 2010 at 7:17 am
I’m glad your treatments are going well. How neat to be there for a chinese new year what a wonderful thing to experience. That will probably be something i’ll never get to enjoy, Take in every moment of it (and a little for me). Let me know when you get back i am trying to get a new car so i can come visit more often.
Love Tons. Tiff
3. JoAnn Diaz | February 11th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Tammy,
I’m glad that you are able experience the chinese new year. I hope that you were able to find a battery charger. I wish you well and I am thinking of you everyday. My prayers are with you.
Love,
Aunt JoAnn
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