Its been a painful couple of months. Literally. And I finally went to the doctor for it. Apparently I damaged my rotator cuff on my left shoulder.
Oh, did you think I was talking painful circumstances or emotional pain? Ha! Yup, had that. But in addition I had severe pain down my upper arm. So much pain that I stopped using the arm in hopes whatever I’d done would heal itself. Worried I had damaged it.
Couple months later I’m down to 50% mobility in that arm. Seems when you baby a shoulder injury you run the risk of freezing it. And mine was a nice solid ICE block…. of pain.
Solution? Well, according to the doctor I finally saw, Physical Therapy. Oh and a cortisone shot to reduce any inflammation. Weeeeeee.
Yes, it PINCHED!
So I’ve been doing the stretching exercises for a few days now and already I’ve noticed I can move my arm a little better. There is still pain, but its less during the day and hardly anything at night. Before the shot & stretching it used to wake me with its throbbing ache.
And I’ve got my first physical therapy session today. I’m actually nervous. I KNOW this is for my benefit. But I also KNOW its gonna hurt like a bitch!