Final Xrays

I had my final set of x-rays taken last week and good news, the ten fractures are healed.  While I am doing tremendously better, I’m still working through physical therapy due to the atrophy in my arm, chest, and shoulder.   The primary focus of physical therapy is to stretch the tendons and ligaments while strengthening the muscles.  At this stage I can get my right arm slightly above shoulder level and use it below shoulder level.

Ironically, my hip, the least injured body part is going to take the longest to heal.  I have chronic bursitis in my right hip which causes issues with walking distances longer than a few blocks.  In general, most folks who see me wouldn’t know anything is wrong as I can walk to and from the car or into a restaurant or bar with no problem.  It’s mid to longer walking that I’m restricted from.  This past week in an effort to assist the healing process I’ve started using cortisone through Iontophoresis.   (Iontophoresis is the use of a small electrical charge to deliver a medicine through the skin.  Basically, an injection without the needle.)  It’s estimated that it could take 3-6 months or possibly more of continued limited walking for the bursitis to subside.  Let’s hope for the shorter time period.