The cross-stitching is almost completed - mostly just back-stitching to do now!
I have my first shoulder physio post-op today so hopefully that will help to increase my range of movement. At least I can put a ponytail in my hair in the middle of my head, and not skewed off to the right side! Small things are so great when you couldn't do them before!
Happy Stitching,
Kerrie
I've got the all clear from the surgeon to be able to cross-stitch so I am very pleased with my efforts last night (Note: I didn't do all this last night, but most of it).
I can feel the end is in sight! A trip to the fabric store will be next for the backing fabric.
My surgeon follow-up gave me the all clear to be able to drive and stitch! I have to do physio for a little while, but I am already super pleased with the movement I have compared to what it was like before the operation. I even slept flat in my bed for the first time last night in months.
Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers during my shoulder issues!
Happy Stitching,
Kerrie
I saw the physio last night again for my shoulder which has been playing up for the last few months. I think we've found the spot causing the problems, as after an intensive session, I managed to sleep a whole 5 hours without waking up - first time in 2 months I haven't woken up every 2 hours from the pain in my shoulder! I'm going to do a few more intense sessions and then regular maintenance and hopefully that will keep the pain at bay in the future. It is so nice to wake up and almost feel refreshed rather than more tired than you were when you went to bed! A friend lent me a great wheat bag which I have been using on my shoulder. I'm going to try and make one on the weekend as it is shaped unlike others I have seen in the shops. It is long and drapes around the shoulder but is wider in the middle and narrower at the ends; and it has a long velcro strip to secure it in place. Just means I'll have to go to the material shop and find a nice fabric to use! Well, if I must, I must ;-)
Happy Stitching,
Kerrie
