Tomorrow Max is going back up for some additional HBOT treatments and hopefully we'll get him to be able to see Carol for some additional Physical Therapy while he's up there. We got the O.K. for additional weekly treatments!
Max's strength has come back big time, and his awareness and alertness is also SO much better than it's been since June! He constantly wants to be practicing his exercises!!! This is the old Max back in action! He wants to practice standing, wobbling and catching himself and taking steps. He wants to practice holding his head up and he wants to turn left and right! He also loves to practice sitting from a standing position!!
His balance has gotten much better since the beginning of the week! It's amazing!
Here are some pictures and a video of Mr. Max in action!
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| Hanging out before his workout |
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| Poor lighting but practicing sitting outside |
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| Working out on his "too big" peanut ball |
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| Practicing standing on his own |
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| I'm still standing... yeah yeah yeah... |
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(The video below is of Max as we were leaving the hospital. He may look rough but he had flopped over to try and get up in his cart. He leads with his head. This is the most I've seen his arm move on it's own! I can now see how the techs might think he was having a seizure!!! He was actually trying to get up! (Video taken Easter Morning, Sun 3/31/2013)
The following Video was taken on Tuesday 3/2/2013 - Granted I've been stuck in a bean bag chair after a night of partying.. in college.. (of course) so I can clearly understand how difficult it might be to get up when one is stuck in a bean bag chair!
And the following video was taken today Wed 3/3/2013. Max has more movement in his legs. He has more balance and he's able to stabilize himself and if that darn ball wasn't so huge he'd probably be able to turn himself around!
*** The shaved hip and the hole in his hip are from a pressure wound
from being left in the same place too long. I thought it was a hot spot
when I got back from vacation but was told it was a pressure wound by
the doc's at the hospital..
***The wrapping on his foot
is just a pee pad held up over his hock with a loose rubberband so that
he doesn't get any dirt or gunk from outside in his foot. He has no problem standing on that foot as you will see! It's still
healing and a little oozy in places and scabbed in others. It's just
protection..
