Such a relief. There’s no other feeling like it. I couldn’t believe how functional and normal my left arm felt when working with the hospital’s physiotherapist, perhaps because of how long I was in a sling and brace for.
But, now the work begins…
My arm isn’t completely straight and is bent at the elbow and looks weird while walking. My shoulder is really stiff when bringing it upwards or trying to rotate it. My exercises consist of pendulum swings, shoulder external rotations, elbow flexion/extensions, and forearm pronations.
Four times a day. I try to do more. The fear of my arm never being straight again motivates me.
But, it’s amazing how my life has quickly returned to normal. I forgot how useful having an extra arm is. As a one-armed man, what I struggled most with was dressing, cutting food, shoe lace tying, and dish washing, but it’s all second nature now with two working arms.
I can also drive myself. Yeah independence!
It all feels strange, yet familiar. Like a part of me was on extended vacation.
Until the next update, I’ll be…
