Wednesday, September 10, 2014

More Fingers

Progress is measured slowly on this. I am now able to walk a considerable distance withouta cane, although my therapists are still holding onto a belt just in case.  The little finger on my right hand now twitches.  One unfortunate problem is that if I turn my head to the side and lie down, the room spins and I get nauseated.  I am told this is not an unusual problem after a stroke.  The crystals in the inner ear get misaligned.  There is apparently a therapy that can realign the crystals.  I am waiting for that therapist to be assigned.

4 comments:

  1. I am glad to hear you're making progress.

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  2. I've heard of treatments involving crystal realignment, but not typically from genuine medical professionals! Looking forward to catch up whenever I get your room #.

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  3. They're probably holding your belt in case you try to make a run for freedom.

    Cheers

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  4. It's called the Epley maneuver.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epley_maneuver

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