Shoulder to shoulder

[maillotpois]

There's such a great roll of shoulder issues going, I thought I'd just add to it.

So when I first broke my scapula, and remarked about it being an unusual break, V's husband, Thom sent me an email with a display of his usually dry wit, something about "Wow - look at this, folks! There's something you don't see every day!"

Well, I went to my ortho today. I like him a lot. He's only about 5 years younger than I am, I estimate. I'm really okay with that. Anyway, when someone pulls up your (fresh, new) x-rays on the computer and basically says "Whoa dude, that's messed up!", it really puts things in perspective. He reiterated the fact he was shocked I hadn't broken a bunch of ribs and punctured the lung. And again went into gory detail about how this isn't something they would ever operate on. Like I needed convincing.

The x-ray chick taking those fresh new x-rays was all moving my arm around to get the shots in ways I haven't moved it in 3 weeks - OW!!

Bottom line is I may get PT in 4 weeks. And I tried to fold some laundry and have stabbing pains in my back. At least I have an excuse to delegate the laundry.

[SadieKate]

Don't you guys talk about anything but shoulders any longer? ehirsh, Shefly, MP, bmcausland, crazycanuck(?),who next?

January - TE Shoulder Month.

What will February be?

[jobob]

Tempt fate whydontcha???

[maillotpois]

Shoulders are the new black.

[crazycanuck]

So if you have double injuries..is that a new black as well?

I think shoulders & PCL ligaments should be this months in thang..

[rocknrollgirl]

Feb can be knee month...I will be starting my PT next week, I am sure I will have lots of juicy stories of torture and pain to add to the mix.

Well, last year, pink was the new black, or so I was told by my 14 years old students...so if pink is the new black, and shoulders get black then CC you can have...wait, I confused myself.....ok start over...pink is the new....aw...drat...

[crazycanuck]

Hmm..Ok..Feb will be knee month

So Jan is be nice or uh perhaps not so nice to your shoulder area..

Feb is be nice to your knee month...it better be! How about your knee & my knee do coffee..

[SheFly]

MP - your shoulder injury sounds much more painful than mine! In fact, I just threw in a load of laundry... Now shoveling (not that that's something you would have to do ), that's another story!

I told DH about your injury, and he had the same reaction as Thom and your ortho - "that's messed up!"

And if you ladies just jinxed my knee for Feb, I don't think I'm going to be a very happy camper .

SheFly

[SheFly]

Don't you guys talk about anything but shoulders any longer? ehirsh, Shefly, MP, who next?

January - TE Shoulder Month.

What will February be?

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFly

[bmccasland]

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFly

Yeah, and my PT is taking friday off 'cause he's riding in a parade, and all next week he's going to DisneyWorld - without us!! (a lot of N.O. folks leave town during Mardi Gras)

I don't know about the February-knee thing. I'm still in PT for my shoulder. I'll get homework while Tony is out of town, as I really don't want to loose any progress we've made.

[SadieKate]

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFly

Duly noted and edited. CC, was I supposed to add you also? I forget exactly what part of the bod you are working on. There are so many injuries going on right now, I can't remember who has what.

I could get a giant doll, make little labeled flags on pins . . . .

[maillotpois]

Sorry guys, but I am opting out of Knee Month. I think I will still be on Shoulder Month.

Hey SheFly - I am not complaining about not being able to do laundry... Are you SURE you are really able to do it without hurting yourself??

Sk step away from the voo doo dolls....

[lauraelmore1033]

I would like to oficially opt out of knee problem month. I've been babying my knees for a week and bargaining with them, but I think they got the memo about knee month before I did.

hope all the shoulder injuries are on the way to healing...

[snapdragen]

[/whineon]So when is wrist, forearm and neck month?[/whineoff]

[rocknrollgirl]

Snap,
You can have March.....