Kathy and Phil, you are both getting older. <grin> Now you noticed I 
said getting older, not old. <grin>

I'm ducking now. lol.

It's cold here.

Pat Ferguson
At 12:11 PM 6/9/2006, you wrote:
>Hey Phil,
>It sounds like you're really getting a work out.  That should help 
>too.  By the way, Congratulations on losing ten pounds.  I'm trying 
>to loose weight as well.  I'm beginning to have to watch my blood 
>pressure.  It isn't high yet, but I don't ever want it to get 
>there.  I'd rather lose the weight, which is better anyway, than 
>begin to be dependent on medication.   Gee,  anybody reading this 
>might think that we're getting old or something.  GRIN!
>Kathy
>
>
>At 04:53 PM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
>>I went for my first physical therapy appointment today.  Filled out a ton of
>>paper work and then a physical therapist worked with me for about 30
>>minutes.  She worked on areas of my back and taught me some exercises to do
>>at home.  I have two appointments next week for similar treatments.  The
>>next week, one of those times I'll be in their swimming pool doing some
>>therapy.  So I will have a couple of days each week at least for the next
>>two weeks.  Today I also laid on a heating pad device with four sticky taped
>>probes on the small of my back.  Then they turn on this thing that sends
>>tiny electrical shocks to your skin.  They feel like four insects crawling
>>around on your back.  I got about 20 minutes of that.  She said they would
>>also begin teaching me how to lift without using my back so much, how to
>>bend over, how to sleep, some of which she told me today, and lots of back
>>stretching exercises to improve muscular strength.  There is a muscle in
>>your stomach that is in your lower abdomen region, I forget what she called
>>it now, which stretches across your entire stomach and reconnects to your
>>spine.  I heard about this muscle from a massage therapist a year or so ago.
>>This PT said that many lower back problems are do to that stomach muscle
>>getting weak over the years.  She began today to show me some stomach and
>>leg stretching exercises to do at home on a regular bases.  I had never been
>>to physical therapy before so I was quite impressed.  Lots of the elderly
>>coming to the place, too, and I listened as the people worked with them and
>>saw they were very patient and very friendly to everyone.  So, do I feel any
>>better?  My hip, which yesterday was unbelievably painful, and was still
>>hurting when I went, isn't hurting much now but my leg down to my knee is
>>still very stiff and painful.  It hurts some to walk but as I prayed last
>>night very late before going to bed, I thanked the Lord I could still walk.
>>Your prayers are appreciated.
>>
>>Phil.
>>
>>
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