Bit of a sideline, but he wanted a tennis theme for his birthday cake to celebrate getting back on court. So not my best ever cake, but it does undeniably have a tennis theme...
And another shot from his birthday - sitting by the sofa enjoying some time with his brother. It is easy to forget that a few months ago he wouldn't have been able to sit like this...
Anyway, where is Nick at?
Generally, he is continuing as he was, making slow but steady progress. He is still a long long way from being back to normal though. We are due to see his consultant tomorrow. This was following Nick's physio's concerns that something may not be quite right as she feels he is not progressing as quickly as she would have hoped. I will update next week as to what his consultant says.
At the moment...
- Sitting. Able to sit reasonable lengths of time, but is invariably tired and a little sore if he sits for too long
- Exercise. Still continuing his physio exercises but also playing tennis for about 20 minutes twice a week. Feels quite achy afterwards, even though he does stretch before and after playing.
- Standing. When not tired and pain free, he can stand straight. Otherwise he tends to tilt his pelvis and looks quite awkward.
- Bending. Still struggling to bend forwards.
- Muscles. Generally he says they feel fine, at least for the obvious ones (hams, glutes, calves etc). Stretching them every day.
- School. Managing normal school days, though usually tired and achy at the end of the day. Generally manages to complete his homework in the evenings but sometimes too tired and achy to sit up to do it.
- Sciatic pain - none
- Emotionally. Feels 'alright', says he feels 'happy and sad'. Happy because he is playing some tennis, sad because he's not better and still has problems.
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