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Two weeks since.....

It's been two weeks since I had the stem cell injections. Today is the first day for me to start the exercises recommended by the Kinesiologist, perhaps a better description would be stretches. Until today it was recommended that I carry no weight and my only form of exercise was to walk and to walk daily.

Back to the stretches, there are 16 different ones. To do all of them in one sitting it would take more than an hour. Most of them are required twice a day. Luckily there are five stretches that are only once daily; but saying that... they are 3 sets of 20 repetitions on each side. A couple stretches are every other day. So.... at least two hours of exercises per day, as well as walking of at least 6000 steps a day. This is more than I can do if I have any other tasks to do beyond going to work.

I'm so pleased with the result of the stem cell injections so far. No pain in my ankle or right knees at all. My hips still have some pain but significantly less. My left knee was the most damaged and I still have pain and limited mobility - but - it is so much better that I am the most excited about it. I can bend it much further than I have for a very long time. It is not as swollen. I can lift my left leg into the car without lifting it with my hand.

I  will work on my exercises and gradually increase my reps. I did do all of them this first morning but not as many reps as required. I returned to work this week and am walking to work when I can. I'm committed to doing what is necessary to get as healthy as possible.


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