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missdiane ([personal profile] missdiane) wrote2017-07-17 01:42 pm

It's not me, it's you

Yeah, I'll stick it out another week, maybe two, but I may just say fuck it to PT and put together my own program. At least then I wouldn't have to dip into my workday to arrange it.

The regular physical therapist was my person today (get one day with her and one day with the aide) and she kept scolding I was rushing through things. Except that I wasn't. I wasn't doing them deliberately super slow or deliberately quickly. I was just doing what she gave me at a steady pace. The problem is that, again, she's doing three or four people all at the same time and so when I'm given an assignment like rolling the ball up the wall 10x and then doing 10 pushups against the ball and repeating these two times, it's not going to take me very long. Think about it, count to ten including those needed "Missisissippis" and is it really going to take all that time to carefully roll a rubber ball up the wall above your head and back down? Even less for the pushups. So if I'm taking my time, that's only six or seven minutes total while she's going around to the other people and assigning them things. So I'd do them another cycle or two and still get tsk tsked. She also didn't have the time to assign me non-lying down exercise though she agrees that I should be doing standing things. I'll have to make up my own homework, I suppose.

I don't object to the concept of PT. I object to this place's methods which really feel like they're milking insurance companies. Sure, I could go shopping around for another and start all over but the thing is, I know what I'm supposed to do. I just have to have the discipline to actually DO it.

Discouraging. I didn't have really high hopes but I thought it would be better than this. 
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[personal profile] threecee 2017-07-21 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I've had your problem with going too fast. I've just never gotten the idea of "sets". 10 reps in 3 sets seems the same as 30 reps to me.

Finding a better PT might be worth the trouble. The exercises should advance and change as you get stronger. I'd think there should be some muscle relaxation and stretching too.

It's too bad you can't have my therapists. They are much better than the ones I dealt with for previous issues. I don't remember getting as much hands-on manipulation before. (Then again, maybe it's just that they all have foot fetishes.)


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[personal profile] threecee 2017-07-22 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, sounds like you got a bad one. Is she actually a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy? If so, a complaint to the state licensure board might be a public service.

Gentle yoga taught by an instructor who knows what she/he is doing sounds good, but I wouldn't give up on finding a decent PT because a good one can be a lot of help. I'd be really careful about starting any kind of rigorous fitness classes until you get some consistent improvement with your back.
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[personal profile] threecee 2017-07-24 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Hospitals are money-grubbers these days.

If you can do all that at the gym and still move a finger to type the next day, you are a better woman than I am.

[identity profile] plant-lady60.livejournal.com 2017-07-17 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't blame you for wanting to end up doing your own thing. I know I wouldn't like what you're having to do. It really doesn't sound fair at all.

[identity profile] missdiane.livejournal.com 2017-07-17 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Aside from getting some activity, I don't feel comfortable with the fact that they're saying "how're you doing?" from across the room. I guess my "uh...ok?" passes muster.

[identity profile] ladyblue56.livejournal.com 2017-07-18 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry this is how they're doing you. I am also not impressed w. how it is being handled w. so many patients at one time. You're not getting what insurance is paying for, which is to rehabilitate you - and that calling across the room stuff, I'd pretend I didn't hear them and make them come over.

[identity profile] ladyblue56.livejournal.com 2017-07-18 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Miss Diane thought we should meet bc we have a lot in common. How are you?

[identity profile] plant-lady60.livejournal.com 2017-07-18 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fine, thank you. Hey, I really like [livejournal.com profile] missdiane, I think she's quite wonderful. If she thinks we'd be a good match, I'm game if you are. I'll add you, why not?

Nice to meet you! :)

[identity profile] ladyblue56.livejournal.com 2017-07-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I've added you as friend. Miss Diane is wonderful, I agree.

[identity profile] missdiane.livejournal.com 2017-07-19 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Dawwww, you guys *blushes*

[identity profile] spikesgirl58.livejournal.com 2017-07-17 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck. It's been my experience that it's nearly impossible to keep up with PT once they cut you free.

[identity profile] missdiane.livejournal.com 2017-07-17 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Also hard keeping up on eating healthy and to be honest, that's probably even more important to discipline myself on doing than this because the extra weight is a big problem. I have to buckle down and just DO it.

It would also help to find some sort of activity that I like doing. I toy with trying bellydance again but I don't think that's going to happen.

[identity profile] veganhothead.livejournal.com 2017-07-18 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe this is a sign from the Universe that you should start chair yoga.