9/25/24

I found a dog food puzzle at Goodwill. It was brand new, still in the box. You put food in it and the dogs have to move flaps and slide knobs in just the right combination to get the treat.

Each dog had their own turn with the puzzle. Jiminy was the quickest to figure it out. Ferguson was a close second. Penny had a bit of a learning curve. She finally figured it out, mostly. Moe….well bless his heart, he did not understand what the puzzle was. He started just gnawing on the side of it, like a doofus.

So I gave him a scavenger hunt with some of his food, throwing it in the yard and having him sniff it out. We all have things we excel at and things we don’t.

I went to physical therapy today to learn all the exercises I need to do for the best case scenario to avoid another back surgery.

My physical therapist was personable and remembered Ethan. She recognized the last name. He had not been there in 3 years. She remembered how thin he was and his story.

After collecting a history, she thought she knew of ways that she can help.

She was explaining that she thought my piriformis muscle/tendon was inflammed and was pushing on my sciatic nerve cause a neuropathy radiating into the bottom of my foot.

She threw her sleeves up and tried to manipulate the muscle/tendon. It was sore but bearable. I could feel it popping around in there from being so tense. 

I learned some exercises and stretches to help try to loosen that up. They did help. I am confident I can heal this and avoid surgery.

With this injury, I can only sleep on my back with a low profile pillow. I kept waking Paul up with what he described as “loud snoring”. He must have been mistaken. I am a lady and don’t snore.  💤 If I don’t hear it, it doesn’t count. 

I decided to sleep on the couch tonight. Ours is very comfortable. Moe got to sleep on his bed right by me because he was extra cute today.