Well, the newest seizure med isn't working. Larry has had 2 "twitchy fingers" episodes in the last two weeks. While we're not panicking about them, we're going to try to control them. So, his "seizure" doctor is trying Keppra, and off of the Lamictal. We'll see what happens.
Saw Dr. M today (neuro-ophthalmologist) - Larry's eyes are slowly improving, which is good. :)
We went out to friends on Sunday, it was nice to see everyone! Thanks Mike for the lift :D
Not much else is new these days. Larry's OT is going fairly well - we're hoping they don't go until Larry's "wolverine" is working properly for a while. They usually only stay about 6 months, but since there's been a change in OT for Larry, as well as issues - we'll be okay for a bit.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
A bit of an emotional day tomorrow.
Larry's last day of physio at HSC. While it's a good thing, it's also... sad. it's been a part of recovery for so long.... now what?
His PT did a final assessment, and Larry has improved a LOT. He's up to 541ft walking in 2 minutes, instead of 300 when he started. He can raise his arm to over 90 degrees, and he was at 80 when he started :D
His balance started out pretty good, but got even better. he was at 50 on the scale when he left Riverview, and he's at 55 now. 56 is the best - what lost the point, you ask? Standing on one foot for 30 seconds. How many of YOU can do that, lol
We are going to have the OT start coming daily now, since there is no PT. The other thing we'll have to do is make sure we get out of the house once in a while, since we no longer have a set reason to.
Larry's last day of physio at HSC. While it's a good thing, it's also... sad. it's been a part of recovery for so long.... now what?
His PT did a final assessment, and Larry has improved a LOT. He's up to 541ft walking in 2 minutes, instead of 300 when he started. He can raise his arm to over 90 degrees, and he was at 80 when he started :D
His balance started out pretty good, but got even better. he was at 50 on the scale when he left Riverview, and he's at 55 now. 56 is the best - what lost the point, you ask? Standing on one foot for 30 seconds. How many of YOU can do that, lol
We are going to have the OT start coming daily now, since there is no PT. The other thing we'll have to do is make sure we get out of the house once in a while, since we no longer have a set reason to.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday Oct 2, 2014
Well, it's been a month.
Not a whole lot of changes, but a couple.
Dr. Mansouri changed out Larry's seizure meds, and he is working on getting to therapeutic levels. This one makes him a little bit irritable (think, pms lol)
So far, no seizures in almost 3 weeks... I'm hopeful the new med is working well. Larry's still working hard at getting mobility in his hand and arm.
I finally managed to get him to the dentist (it's only been 5 years). I found an awesome one! It's the Westside Dental Group. http://www.westsidedentalgroup.ca/
Since Larry and I both have issues with dentists, I'm so happy to have found one that is good, nice and listens!
For the first time in a long time, I'm not afraid to go the dentist :D And neither is Larry! Woot!!
Not a whole lot of changes, but a couple.
Dr. Mansouri changed out Larry's seizure meds, and he is working on getting to therapeutic levels. This one makes him a little bit irritable (think, pms lol)
So far, no seizures in almost 3 weeks... I'm hopeful the new med is working well. Larry's still working hard at getting mobility in his hand and arm.
I finally managed to get him to the dentist (it's only been 5 years). I found an awesome one! It's the Westside Dental Group. http://www.westsidedentalgroup.ca/
Since Larry and I both have issues with dentists, I'm so happy to have found one that is good, nice and listens!
For the first time in a long time, I'm not afraid to go the dentist :D And neither is Larry! Woot!!
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