By Degrees

For those who have been praying for my rehab progress ... thank you!

The prayers are working.

 I am one-week post cast removal.

I mentioned that day one was a big discouragement.

There was a daunting task before me.

Could I progress without professional therapy?

Would YouTube really be enough?

Hubby and I set a mark.

If I wasn't improving by Thanksgiving,

we would make an appointment at PT.

One lady on YouTube encouraged me over the weekend.

She documented her progress for the first two weeks post-cast.

And ... she showed her progress in one year.

She documented all of the exercises that I was doing

and suggested an app.

The app was a CLINOMETER!

Now I can monitor my progress ... by degrees.

My goal is to get to 90 degrees of flexion and extension.

So far the greatest flexion (palm down) I have seen is 60 degrees.

And the greatest extension (palm up) is 25 degrees.

The swelling continues to go down.

AND ... I did a weight workout with 2 lb weights today!

I also practiced on the organ on Sunday afternoon and plan to accompany the service Sunday am!