I cracked up when my dear friend JoAnne who is a physical therapist saw this X-ray of my shoulder reconstruction and replied, "I'm glad they were able to put Humpty Dumpty back together again!"
I started physical therapy, but it is a slow process. As you can see in the picture, there are still several broken bones in the ball and a few on the shaft sticking out to the right. Currently I am only allowed to work on moving my elbow. It is so foreign having a lame appendage!
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| How far a healthy arm an extend. |
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| How far robo arm can extend. |
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| LOVE this man! Adam helping with therapy - every day! |
The cool part is being able to feel metal under the skin. Every so often I ask the kids, "Do you want to feel your ROBOT mom?"
I have to admit, I was a little disappointed when I did not set off the metal detector at the airport. Maybe it will happen when I get some metal in my head. Oh dear... When in the world did my goal in life become setting off a metal detector with my head?? I need to stop now.
Keep up with that therapy! It's awesome that Adam (and maybe the kids, if they're gentle) can help. My mom totally sets of metal detectors at airports for her hips. It was amusing at first (I think), but the pat downs have gotten a bit old and not nearly as fun as she had hoped =)
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