Feeling Relieved

So finally today I got to say goodbye to the last external sign of my arm issue. It was finally time get rid of the brace!! Hurray!

Here are the sequence of events from the recent weeks that to this exciting day.

• I had 6 long weeks that I was stuck in a sling. Oh the sling was horrible so I was so happy when they told me I could get rid of it. 
• Then I spent 12 very long weeks in a brace. While this was much much better it still meant I had many restrictions. No running and limited use of my arm for basic activities. 
• On week 12 they told me my bone was "cupping" and starting to heal. 
• On week 15, I had a spill on my way into work (this was last Friday). I'm so clumsy that I surprise myself. I got my heel of my shoe caught in the sidewalk crack and tripped and fell. I landed straight on my arm. I ended up getting x-rays

So imagine my surprise when I came in to find out that I didn't break my arm in the fall last week. In fact, since I fell on the arm and that didn't break it, that the bone was finally strong. It was nice to hear him say my arm was getting strong.

The only real damage I did in the fall was possibly bruise my bone. My arm is a little swollen but its a nice change of pace to be free. Every time I bump into something or fall I do worry about my dead friend Fred.

I was talking to the doctor about getting my left arm back into shape. I hate physical therapy because I associate it with the tumor being agitated and the tumor growing. The doctor agreed with me about therapy this time. He said sometimes the therapists bend and agitate the arm. I was pleased he agreed with me so although my arm is stiff and swollen I'm going to do stretches on my own. Yay.

I'm also excited because my family and I are going to Philly for the DTRF Annual Patient Symposium. I'm excited to meet other people like me!