As I mentioned yesterday, I was referred to a physical therapist - which I went to yesterday. It wasn't as productive as I had hoped but it did confirm that I am not crazy - at least regarding my physical condition.
Basically the PT said that is was very early on to be starting anything like this. He said that he would look more to 6 months past treatment. (I am not even at 2.5 months yet.) He went on to say that he would give me a couple of stretches to implement into my day-to-day routine but he cautioned me that I should not expect much from my body at this point.
This is good and bad.
Good: It confirmed that I am still very early on in the recovery stage and even though I feel like I should be able to do a lot more, that I simply need more time and I need to give myself that time. It confirmed that the fact that I am so darn tired each and every day is not in my head either. That it is very normal for someone in my situation to feel this way. So, those are good things.
Bad: I want to feel better already! I feel like I have already given a year of my life over to this cancer stuff and I don't want to give anymore time to it. But, we can't always have what we want. God does provide what we need and he has been faithful in that every step of the way.
So, there is the low down. I am going to start PT a couple of times a week for the next couple of weeks and then they will let me work on that stuff for about a month. Then, they will reassess the situation and figure out what I need to do from there.
I am learning a great lesson of patience here....
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