Cast-Away

Progress is good. I am surprised at botox.

Best wishes.

Hang in there, Fred.

Glad you are doing well, hope you don't look like this after the botox treatment

nope, my eyes are green

Ha! A good sense of humor helps with rehab.

Btw, I've known a couple people who had botox treatments for muscles. In both cases it was torticolis, where the neck muscles on one side stiffen up and cause the head to twist to the side and downward. It's very painful. The botox helped a lot.

So, good luck with your recovery.

Good luck with the rest of the treatment, and whatever happens, do stay cheerful <crosses fingers>.

How old, and hard used you are now, in your opininon?

Here's a fascinating lecture from one of the TED series (for those unfamiliar with TED, visit the website and enjoy some profound to wowing to meh stuff).

Also, this channel on You Tube offers up a load of advice and how-to's re: coping with the paralysis and other assorted maladies that arise from having suffered a stroke.

I do a lot of work with folks with disabilities, and my best advice is to spend every waking second doing something, ANYTHING, to reestablish the connections lost from the trauma.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

Laozi

Good luck, and keep at it.

thanks for your input. For years I was a professional wrestler, so a gym and rehabbing injuries certainly aren't new to me. I'm the most intense worker in this clinic but it isn't who can push the most weight. my biggest challenge right now is retraining my brain to communicate with the joints in my left leg so my brain knows where my leg is "in space", the only way i can do that is with thousands of repetitions for many months. I can easily punch out 100 meters if i allow my right side to carry the load, but that does nothing as far as putting quality data back in my brain. I have to get stretched, then have my knee and ankle put in braces and I "walk" with a cane. it isn't pretty but I'm up to 200 feet before I'm totally gassed and need to stop for that day.I wont bore you with my daily routine but you're right, it requires a daily investment no matter how small to keep the needle movingin my favor. I have a ton of work ahead and i know what I need to get to my goals...I'll get there, not quickly, but i will

Excellent references!

I have to add another facet from biochemistry. Close to a hundred years ago USDA researchers were faced with inexplicable lossess of farm animals. Ilnesses were ruled out. Then slowly it turned out, that various problems were caused by specific lack of minerals. In case of stroke, Manganese was fingered, as responsible for the integrity of the blood vessel walls. For other problems, other minerals.

The same is valid for humans. So much so, that recently, when you arrive at the emergency room with a suspicion of hearth problem, you get a special IV with magnesium right away. The hearth needs it, and 85% of us are woefully deficient.

If you care to insure yourself again a recurrence - as much as that is possible - consider taking minerals. Mind it, I know its biochemistry. But, your attending physician is conducting the recovery. Clear it with him / her.

Good luck.