Day 11
Today was my first doctor’s appointment since surgery. And, if you may recall, I was apprehensive that I may have hurt my shoulder last Friday. They took two more X-Rays, which I think brings the grand total of shoulder X-Rays to at least 15, and the doctor took a look. The X-Rays were perfect, the collar bone is exactly in position. No more big shoulder bump! The doc was also very pleased with the way the incision is healing. No infections or anything, we’re right on track. So, everything is good! He removed my stitches (apparently there were two of them), so I have no more bandages on my shoulder.
I stopped at the physical therapy place that I used a number of times in the last year. I not only used them to try and help this shoulder separation issue, but I had used them earlier in 2008 to try to help with a condition called “scapular winging“. The genesis of that issue was apparently Lyme disease, which I had gotten in September of 2007, and which paralyzed a nerve that helps rotate the shoulder blade. For over a year, I didn’t have full muscle control of my right arm — for the first few months, I could barely even lift my right arm. I separated my left shoulder right around the time my right shoulder finally healed. Back at the Physical Therapy office, they were kind of surprised at the extent of the damage to my shoulder as well as the recovery time estimate, but they are nice people who were happy to see me.
I rode the exercise bike again today, and did my other assorted exercises. And then I took a long shower, which felt glorious, since I no longer had to keep my shoulder dry. Tomorrow, maybe I’ll take a couple of pictures.