Quote Originally Posted by margo49
3. Don't forget about the rest of your body. I had a massage every 2 weeks and went for long walks.
All of your suggestions are great Margo...and I have some to add to #3.

Doing whatever exercise you can with the rest of your body does contribute to healing the injured part! I was doing 1 lb dumbell wrist curls while I still had my sling on! And I did a lower body gym workout only 1 week after the shoulder was operated on. During recovery I found I could do 2 things well: workout (very slowly) and read. Everything else was difficult, but got easier as time went on. When I used the gym, and when I progressed to doing upper body exercises with my good side, and when I went out dancing, I would just cinch that sling as tight as possible to prevent any extra and painful movement....and went for it.

Your goal of riding your age on your birthday will be so amazing! I can't wait to hear all about it! Oh, and don't forget, if you're not quite there in imperial, yet, you can always do it in metric!

How long has your husband been working weekends? My DH just began a gruelling weekend shift of 32 hours worked in 47....and paid for 40. It leaves his weekdays and nights completely free for working on the house and paying attention to me, but the weekends are all about work and sleep for him, and all about quiet time for me. This is only weekend #2, we haven't figured out our rhythm on it yet. Any tips?

Namaste,
~T~