Eight months later . . . brief report on May 18th
Surely no one is checking in any more . . . but in case Posterity wants to know, here's a brief update.

Things are well. Slowly and steadily, things kept getting better and better. A significant breakthrough came early in 2006 when Marina left the Pain Management Center at UCSF (which did not seem to be having too much effect) and went to the Sports Medicine Center, which is more geared to getting people back on the field, as it were. The only troublesome bit, now, is the left shoulder: a case of 'frozen shoulder' probably caused by sleeping on the same side for nearly a year. Marina cannot raise her left arm above shoulder height, which is especially annoying during dancing. Dr. Ma, the man in charge, is recommending arthroscopig surgery to address this problem, a relatively simple in-office procedure, which may happen within the next few months. Physical therapy is also addressing the soaz muscle, which tightens up and prevents Marina from standing as straight as she otherwise might. But in general, things are really great, and we are very grateful.