24th week after Knee ACI
Continued with my weekly physiotherapy at NUH Rehab Centre. This coming Saturday’s session would be my 20th. I’ve made fairly good progress so far. I can walk quite steadily, but to prevent fall on uneven ground and steps, I still need a walking stick. I’ve continued to make steady progress in my exercise routine and have reached level 8 on most of the machines, such as cycling, leg press & leg curl. I’ve also reached 400 strokes on the rowing machine. The physio also introduced a balance board and asked me to stand on it for as long as possible without tipping the board. I’ve seen others do it without much problem, but I could hardly last 10 sec before loosing my balance. To balance, you need to get all the leg muscles working together. Surprisingly, it was quite tiring to do this.
My mother returned home from St Lukes Hospital for a week but was re-admitted to hospital for blood circulation blockage in her left foot. She was ambulating around her room on Sunday night when she suddenly felt giddy and lost feeling in her leg. I checked and found her blood pressure high and her left foot turned bluish. We immediately rushed her to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and she was admitted to the ward. Doctor gave her blood thinning injections into her stomach and her condition improved. She has been seeing a specialist at SGH for her leg problem and the doctor has previously given us a letter to watch out for this symptom. So, I’ve resumed ‘running’ around, visiting hospitals again, sigh!
Continued with my weekly physiotherapy at NUH Rehab Centre. This coming Saturday’s session would be my 20th. I’ve made fairly good progress so far. I can walk quite steadily, but to prevent fall on uneven ground and steps, I still need a walking stick. I’ve continued to make steady progress in my exercise routine and have reached level 8 on most of the machines, such as cycling, leg press & leg curl. I’ve also reached 400 strokes on the rowing machine. The physio also introduced a balance board and asked me to stand on it for as long as possible without tipping the board. I’ve seen others do it without much problem, but I could hardly last 10 sec before loosing my balance. To balance, you need to get all the leg muscles working together. Surprisingly, it was quite tiring to do this.
My mother returned home from St Lukes Hospital for a week but was re-admitted to hospital for blood circulation blockage in her left foot. She was ambulating around her room on Sunday night when she suddenly felt giddy and lost feeling in her leg. I checked and found her blood pressure high and her left foot turned bluish. We immediately rushed her to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and she was admitted to the ward. Doctor gave her blood thinning injections into her stomach and her condition improved. She has been seeing a specialist at SGH for her leg problem and the doctor has previously given us a letter to watch out for this symptom. So, I’ve resumed ‘running’ around, visiting hospitals again, sigh!
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