Today was my second day of physiotherapy. While the therapist wasn't happy with my progress, I thought things were going pretty well. By mid-morning today the burning pain had mostly eased in my calf except for occasional twinges and I was feeling pain mostly in my hip instead. The physiotherapist called it something like "consolidating" and said it was good. By this evening the pain isn't in the general hip area any more but has receded further back closer to the spine - I surmise that's good too. The muscles in my back that were in spasms have now calmed with a back brace, massage, and heat - that also means a decrease in pain.

The therapist added one more stretch to my other two to stretch the hip area. I'm still not allowed to sit or drive. Basically I can do anything that feels good and I shouldn't do anything that feels uncomfortable. Krista is insisting I don't do anything at all - I stay in bed or on the couch, I don't help with the kids, I don't help with meals, I don't help with bedtime. She says she can endure a few days without my help now if it means I can help get us home on Tuesday night. Overall, today is better than yesterday although I've been babying my back so much I haven't given it the opportunity to remind me of how much it could be hurting. Please keep praying for us.

-Shauen