Shoulder Surgery - 6 week checkup

Went for a checkup today and got permission to stop using the sling to protect my shoulder.
Additionally, the Doc cleared me to start light AROM (Active Range of Motion) exercises.  This means that now I can actually start to use the shoulder muscle to perform movement.  The catch is that I should start with no more that 1 lb of weight - about the weight of a bottle of water.
Making progress!

Shouder Surgery - Physical Therapy

Went to my 5th session of physical therapy today.  So far things seem to be progressing well.
I've got significantly more mobility in the shoulder after 5 sessions.

Introducing... Igor

Here we go again... another cat.  Actually, a kitty!

This is Igor:


As was the case with Natasha last year, he was found in a park and bestowed upon me by my friend Dianna.  Lets hope he lasts longer than Natasha did.

Cataract Surgery #2 - 1 week checkup

So far, it seems to be healing well.  Not too different from the first.  No pain to speak of, but I am seeing the optical distortions around the periphery of my vision.
The optician that checked my eyes said they were both still at 20-20. 
Everything looks light and bright.  Whites are so white.
Now I just have to be patient to see whether the "accommodating" feature of the lenses will work for me.  So far, I still need reading glasses to read small print (including iPhone), but the Dr said that could take several months to adapt to that.

Boris has another seizure

Its been just over 6 months since the original onset of the seizures and all had been going well... until now.  I recently decided to try reducing the meds a little more - from 1.5 pills twice a day to 1 pill twice a day.  This was a little over a week ago.  This evening, Boris had another seizure.
We were returning from visiting with friends and I had just pulled into the garage.  Boris was in the back seat, as usual looking out the passenger-side window.  However, once I stopped the car, he did not turn around to get out - he just sat there, turned his head to look at me, then went into a seizure.  Fortunately, this one was rather brief, lasting not much more than 20-30 seconds.
So I re-upped the meds back to the 1.5 twice a day.
In hindsight, I am wondering whether I actually gave him the morning dosage.  I do not clearly recall and I had stopped with my daily record keeping.  I have gotten back to a more rigorous routine now.

Shoulder surgery #2 - 1 month

Its been one month since the surgery and everything has gone very well.  Hardly any pain during most of the 1 month period and I have been sleeping well for the most part.  There have been occasional nights when I had a little discomfort or restlessness, but that was very rare.

I am now cleared for the first phase of PT (have been for a week), but I have had to be conservative due to cataract surgery last Wednesday.  Now that I am beyond the 5-day post-surgery caution (for cataract surgery), I am ready to begin bi-weekly PT sessions, home PT, and more regular gym visits.

For now, gym workouts consist of recumbent cycle and abdominals.  But I will probably also start leg workouts this week as well.

Its also starting to get realy hot in the afternoons, so I am not too sad about my reduced level of activity.  I just keep thinking about being back to full strength by fall!