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I've had a couple of people PM me over the last few weeks asking how my shoulder is and seeing as today is my four year shoulderversary, I thought I'd post a short update.
My movement hasn't improved from before so I do think that this is it, it's not going to get any better. I can reach about 20°-30° above the horizontal but it's very uncomfortable. I can just about reach to my wallet in my back pocket. The stupid thing is that I know I can only do this but I still automatically try and do more, every single day. I'll open a cupboard and reach out to take something out and get my arm well into the 'ouch' zone before I stop. Reaching out to the side makes it twinge.
Due to the torn rotator cuff, I have very little strength in that arm. It was discovered after the event and I was told that it's so badly torn that it won't heal by itself. I was offered surgery but was advised against it because of the work I'd already had done with the plate being fitted.
On the pain scale of one to ten, my shoulder is a constant six. All the time. I took painkillers for a long time but I really didn't want to keep doing that forever so I weaned myself off. It's something I just live with now. I don't like it but I think it's the best way forward rather than filling myself with strong painkillers every day.
My tongue still feels the same. I described it previously as though there's a dull razor blade sitting on the surface of my tongue and I still think it's the same, the feeling hasn't changed at all. My mouth gets very dry, very quickly. I wake up every day with a very uncomfortable, dry mouth.
I wasn't going to post this as I'd rather look forward than backwards but I have been asked. I'm not specifically after sympathy, I'm not looking for attention but just reporting the facts and the current situation. It sounds awful but I just live with it now.
Apart from this, everything's just peachy
Don't get old, kids. Watch where you walk, don't trip over potholes.
My movement hasn't improved from before so I do think that this is it, it's not going to get any better. I can reach about 20°-30° above the horizontal but it's very uncomfortable. I can just about reach to my wallet in my back pocket. The stupid thing is that I know I can only do this but I still automatically try and do more, every single day. I'll open a cupboard and reach out to take something out and get my arm well into the 'ouch' zone before I stop. Reaching out to the side makes it twinge.
Due to the torn rotator cuff, I have very little strength in that arm. It was discovered after the event and I was told that it's so badly torn that it won't heal by itself. I was offered surgery but was advised against it because of the work I'd already had done with the plate being fitted.
On the pain scale of one to ten, my shoulder is a constant six. All the time. I took painkillers for a long time but I really didn't want to keep doing that forever so I weaned myself off. It's something I just live with now. I don't like it but I think it's the best way forward rather than filling myself with strong painkillers every day.
My tongue still feels the same. I described it previously as though there's a dull razor blade sitting on the surface of my tongue and I still think it's the same, the feeling hasn't changed at all. My mouth gets very dry, very quickly. I wake up every day with a very uncomfortable, dry mouth.
I wasn't going to post this as I'd rather look forward than backwards but I have been asked. I'm not specifically after sympathy, I'm not looking for attention but just reporting the facts and the current situation. It sounds awful but I just live with it now.
Apart from this, everything's just peachy
Don't get old, kids. Watch where you walk, don't trip over potholes.
