Recovery continues

Hi Everyone,
Labor Day has past and our progress update is showing Chloe's improvement continues. The fall allergy season of weed allergies and mold allergies continues to interfere with her recovery and a factor in the  intensity of her headaches. Hopefully this season will pass and we see even more improvement.

Some medication adjustments were needed. The night time medication was increased to see how this effects her left arm mobility, opening of her mouth and neck rotation.
We had to adjust her morning medication that was affected by the increase of the night time medication.
 The Tens Unit she now takes twice a day morning and evening, we see her asking for it at those times too.

Symptoms
1. She is able to open her mouth to the low end of normal but can get it wider if she needs to. I have her use an extra large tablespoon for soup. So when there is a need to open wider she can do it.
2. Headaches still are there less intense. She averages one major one a week. Now we have warning that she has problems by her eye lids unable to lift up in mornings. She actually walks around looking at things with her eye lids three quarters shut. This is what I am tracking and need to discuss with the neurologist at her next appointment. Overall headaches are still there but much less intense and she is able to describe them better. We continue to talk about staying calm to be able to describe more accurately.
3. Left arm we are now doing stretching exercises over head. I am not pressuring her to use the arm but trying to get her to use it naturally. She is working on folding Clothes, dishes, typing and playing recorder and keyboard. She is working with an I pad and Laptop too. We are working on building up stamina in hopes she may get a part time job.
4. The nerve is improving and we are seeing other symptoms improving. She is not holding her ears as much. She seems to be overcoming fear of TV. She is back playing her music loud and is less apprehensive  of people talking around her. We are able to do community outing like eating out or going to store so Chloe can see other's at work. This is  when her headaches are under control.

Slow and steady progress have her do activities naturally has been the best approach!