Years ago, when I was still at school, and just when I started working, I started getting botox in my arm and leg to reduce the tone in my limbs. This stopped, one of the reasons being that my fingers started to freeze, and they ran out of hope that it was ever going to work.
Since this time, I was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, which required 2 pretty big operations to (sort of) fix my hip, and so my hand went unnoticed, pushed to one side. In the last 12 months, I have come to learn that my limbs do not appreciate being ignored, and will make it difficult for me good so. In this instance, my fingers curl in, my hand seizes, and my arm will just bang into anything going and come out in big bruises, for 5 minutes attention.
Last October time, I felt that as my hip had calmed down ever so slightly, I could give my hand a little bit more attention and try to improve function. This has lead me on a journey that, with physio and baclofen included, has seen me today 2 days post botox (with no sedation) feeling as weak as water, and as if I have gone in a big circle. Here's hoping that I can build my muscles up and it can be a second chance success!
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