Rehab, No Driving, Sleeping on a Recliner, Soreness, and Icing is Just Part of My Journey.
I continued with my shoulder rehab this week. The rehab includes a few exercises that I can do at home, along with doing the same exercises and stretching at Excel Physical Therapy.
The arm exercises I am doing use a two pound dumbbell. There is a small amount of pain in doing the exercises, but I can’t picture making much gain without a little bit of pain. Actually, the real pain comes when my physical therapist maneuvers my arm in several stretching routines. Several times on Monday the stretches were breathtaking. With only 20 sessions paid by insurance I figure I have to make the most of each session, so I am not going to squawk when the movements cause some pain. They are also bringing back motion to the shoulder, and that is what counts.
I talked with my PT about having only 20 paid sessions, and we will make the best possible use of each session. Also, I have the option of enrolling in a maintenance program after the insured sessions are completed. With this I can use all the equipment at Excel anytime the facility is open. My sessions won’t be supervised, but PT’s will be around to see that I am doing my routines properly. At a cost of $30 per month this is something I am sure I will be doing.
I am still sleeping on my recliner and am not driving yet. I would like both to change soon, but am not sure if either will for another week or two. I am down from 12 pain pills a day to just 3 per day, and hope to drop that even further when the doctor says I can use ibuprofen again. There is still a lot of soreness in the shoulder, and even a silly task like typing this post hurts a little. My mind set is that at Point B I will have full range of motion in my arm and it will be pain free. The soreness, rehab, sleeping on my recliner, not driving, wearing a sling, taking pain pills, and icing several times a day is all part of the journey I started at Point A on April 20th when I had my surgery.
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You sound like a cool guy. I will support you as you lose weight. (Nothing to sell) I will pat you on the back or kick you in the butt (figuratively of course). Whatever you want. I know it’s a bitch. But it not only is your life it is about the quality of your life – as if you didn’t know that. Knowing it though doesn’t mean crap sometimes. I used to work in substance abuse and I kicked ass. I still have people thanking me for helping them get sober. You have to do stuff. Don’t kid yourself. Before you go to bed ask what did I do today to lose weight? If you didn’t do anything don’t go to bed. Do something that shows you are fighting for you. Write yourself a note or write a blog post or do something! Best to you