One year ago I had surgery on my shoulder. The incision is healed and I did twice the amount of PT that my insurance allowed.
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I’m pretty sure this was a bad decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m still weak in this shoulder. I have pain regularly in my shoulder, collarbone area and bicep area. I have not been able to resume yoga. I can hold a down dog for a limited time, chatarunga is totally out of my abilities at this time. I did some hiking and attempted a single backpacking trip overnight and was exhausted by the time I got back.
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But I won’t give up.
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I’ll keep trying very, very small doses of yoga and pushing my arm to get stronger and dealing with pain and drinking my double Old Fashions to help me sleep.
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I never ever want to have surgery again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One year ago I had surgery on my shoulder. The incision is healed and I did twice the amount of PT that my insurance allowed. I’m pretty sure this was a bad decision. I’m still weak in this shoulder. I … Continue reading