November 9, 2007

My New Motorcycle Friend

Although I was in good spirits before I went to physical therapy today, I was worried that I would get upset again once I was there. Thankfully, that didn’t happen today. I did enough "emotional release" (that’s how we’ll refer to the act of crying around here from now on) on Wednesday for a decade. I’m good now.

It also didn’t hurt that my table was right beside one of the most hysterical women I’ve ever met. From what I gathered, she hurt herself pretty badly in a motorcycle accident and is there for post-surgical rehabilitation. I brought a book to read today for the stims and heat part of the program, but I didn’t need it. She immediately engaged me in conversation.

We talked about her 40-something year old single son, and how she knows he’s not gay because of the "video selections" she finds around his house (We’re using "video selection" to keep the perverted googlers away). We discussed Hilary Clinton, and how if she becomes the first woman President, we’ll both be horrified. Along with the PT, we also discussed Flavor Flav. Don’t ask.

When we weren’t discussing controversial issues, she was begging the Physical Therapist for a leg massage. What she got instead were some crazy stretches where she had to use a strap around her foot to stretch out her muscles in her leg. While most people grab the strap with their hands to pull, she thought it would be funny if she grabbed the strap with her teeth.

The PT spent a lot of time playfully rolling his eyes at her, and I spent a lot of time laughing out loud. When the fun was over (the lady had to go to the other side of the room to ride the bike), I discussed my future with my PT.

I asked him if he really thinks I’ll be able to do this without surgery. He says that he thinks I’ll be able to walk normally and do normal things unassisted. He said that for karate, I will always need to wear an ACL brace. I’m guessing they are holding off on getting me one, for the time being, so that I don’t go running back to karate class right away. I guess they’re pretty smart in holding off, because I am missing karate something terrible right now.

The good news is that I got through all of my exercises and some new ones without any problems today. Here’s to hoping for drastic improvement very soon (and that my new Motorcycle friend sticks around for a while).

***There are two new reviews up at The BBM Review. If you’re a girl, or know a girl you’ll want to check out my review of The Daring Book for Girls. If you’re a martial artist, you don’t want to miss Ikigai108’s review of his brand new gi.