The blasted physical therapist

Friday's lab work was good. We also got Dad's insulin and blood pressure medication in order so that there would be no confusion over the weekend. Actually Dad doesn't have to take insulin unless it is high. Dad was suppose to have physical therapy on Friday afternoon, but since he had a long appointment with Dr. Kazhdan and an ultrasound of his legs to make sure there were no clots (there weren't!) they had to reschedule for Saturday.

Physical therapy can be beneficial and not so beneficial. Saturday morning the physical therapist came to work with Dad. They got him up and walking down the street- a first for him. All was good until the physical therapist wanted him to get into bed to work on some exercises. When they did this, Dad's foot got caught- his body twisted and he felt a huge pain in his back. I will refrain from repeating Dad's exact words- but they weren't pleasant. Dad spent a good part of the rest of the day in bed resting his back. Even with pain medication, he said it still hurt. The good thing was that Dad was able to eat a really good meal- BBQ and the Longhorns were on TV. The Texas Win was good and Dad really enjoyed it....he just didn't enjoy the exercise that we all wanted him to do afterwards.

Sunday Dad was still in a good amount of pain. He is trying to rest his back as much as possible, while still remaining mobile to prevent it from stiffening up on him. Tomorrow he has a busy day- work, appointments and physical therapy. He was napping when I called to check on him. Pray it was restful and pain free.