Saturday June 13, 2009

Update On Cerwin

Flowers from our granddaughter Elizabeth – a thank you gift for providing housing for her last weekend.

They add cheerfulness to our living room where Cerwin is recovering on his Laz-E-Boy.

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He is doing quite well.  Even before the surgical narcotics wore off, and feeling began returning to his shoulder, he started using the prescribed pain killers.  We have learned how to keep ahead of the pain so he continues to be relatively pain free and comfortable.

I took him to his first therapy session yesterday where the large bandages and pain-drip were removed.  He was also given a series of hand and finger exercises that he must do every hour. 

I was taught how to remove his arm from the sling and give him a repetition of elbow exercises about three times a day.

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He asked the therapist if he will be able to go hunting in November.  (You can tell his biggest concern! )  She wrinkled up her nose and said, “Maybe.”  However, she assured him that archery is out for this year.