I'm officially done...for now

So, I met with the surgeon on Thursday after 3 more weeks of PT. Again, he said how I have great motion, but still need quite a bit of work on my strength. I have been told that it's okay for me to stop PT (good, considering I'm going to be gone for 2 months this summer) if I promise to "work like crazy" on muscle strength and "don't do anything stupid". I had my final eval with the physical therapist on Friday, and he agreed. He commented on how far I've come in just the past few weeks. So, I am officially done with PT...for now. I meet with the surgeon on August 10 when I get back, after "being on my own" for a couple months, and he'll decide if I need a little more PT. YAY!!!! Where am I going, you may ask? I will be visiting my fabulous sister and her family in their brand new home in Corona, CA for a couple weeks, part of the time babysitting my nieces while Jocelyn and Jeremy have a fun (and much needed) vacation. From there, I head to Buena Vista (pronounced Bew-na vista...if you get it wrong, you WILL be corrected), VA for EFY again. I'm going to be the advil pusher...I mean health counselor for 5 weeks, then a week off, then I will be a health counselor for a week in San Antonio, TX...San Antonio for the first week of August...Air conditioning anyone? Anyways, that's the summary of what's been going on with me.

Slowly but surely.

So, time for another update. Two weeks ago, the physical therapist decided it was time to see if I could bear weight on my shoulder yet. So, I got down on my hands and knees, and the exercise was to lift my left arm (so, I'm supporting myself with the right one), put it down, then switch. Well, supporting myself with my right arm wasn't too bad, I was just a little shaky. Then I went to lift my right arm and support myself on my left one, and face planted on the floor. I guess I wasn't quite ready to bear weight yet. Anyways, on Thursday, I had my 2 month follow-up with my surgeon. He was VERY pleased with my full range of motion and the strength I've built up this far. However, he feels (and I totally agree) that I need to continue to really work on strength. So, I have 2 more appointments of PT scheduled, then they will re-test my strength and everything. Hopefully, I'll be back to building up muscle in no time. I'm excited that I've been blessed with AMAZING PT staff and an awesome surgeon. It's really made the difference. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself once I'm done. Shoulder stuff has been my life for the past 7 months. Just thought I'd update everyone. Not a ton of news, but I'll take it! Hopefully within the next week or two (or three) I'll be able to support myself using my left arm WITHOUT falling on my face. Hey, at least I provided entertainment for the staff, right?