Tuesday was a huge day. I saw a hand specialist for the first time and he created a custom brace on the spot. The students in the ward dubbed me "Wolver-Walker" since the splint looks like Wolverine's claws and Walker as in Luke Skywalker. The brace has given me a lot more use of my left hand.. I don't believe it'll end up being permanent. Only time will tell. Tuesday night was inter mural soccer with the ward. It really made me realize how much I miss the game. Being back on the field can't come soon enough.
Thursday I had an appointment for my arms and wrist. Everything's looking good and the doctor said any and all weight bearing through the arms is acceptable at this point.
Friday was an appointment for the hip. The doctor said nothing had moved since last time, so that was great news. He said to stay off it for a while longer. Once I'm cleared for full weight bearing on both legs he advised to be extra careful with the left side. I also had my cast changed once more, this time to sky blue. The cast I have now is the fifth, and it'll be on for two more weeks. It's the final cast I'll wear on the right foot.
The doctor suggested something completely new to me at this visit. He said that if my next EMG results don't imply improvement, then the next step is tendon transfers. The process would involve cutting working tendons from the arm and placing them where the fingers meet the nerves. I'll know soon if those surgeries are the next step in fixing my left hand.
Later that day I went to my ward's water polo game. They won, even with the team's name being the 'Soft Ducklings.' Afterwards we grabbed frozen yogurt. It was actually my second time having it that day since Jason, my occupational therapist, had taken me earlier that day. Talk about a sweet day.
I spent most of Saturday with my brother Josh. Later I attended the BYU men's volleyball game with Sarah and Crystal, two friends from the ward. BYU smashed Cal Baptist, winning three sets in a row.
Church today was great. We were running a little bit late and the facility didn't bring breakfast early enough to eat, but I survived. I spent the event with family and got out for the 6th time since last Sunday.
Speaking of getting out, I've become mobile enough that on Tuesday we're gonna have a meeting to discuss a release date. It'll be bittersweet to leave since I've made a lot of friends here. On the other hand, I've been here two months, so it's about time. It'll be nice not to wake up at 6 AM every morning to have vitals checked.
That's it for this week. Thanks a ton for reading.
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