I apologize for the pity party I was having when I first posted about this. Part of the problem is that the doctor was not communicating very well--or at all--about this. He still hasn't, so I'll likely check in with my GP instead. I was POed to say the least. I'm also having some issues with my vision that have me depressed, as well as seasonal (and by seasonal, I mean all 12 months of the year) allergies that are just out of control. Add in migraines and my braces, which hurt like heck every couple of weeks, and I sort of flipped out. None of the issues are that bad, but taken together, I felt overwhelmed. I'm better now. PT seems to be helping quite a bit. I'm hopeful that so long as I keep at my exercises and regaining some strength, I should be okay, at least for the time being. Working with the PT has been a much-needed wakeup call as to what I need to add into my exercise routine.

The kitties help, too. It's hard to be sad when you have a four-month old kitten to entertain you!