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In a little good news, I don't need surgery on my shoulder.
I tried to go straight to a physical therapist on advice from some folks here. After an initial appointment he made some uncomfortable noises and told me to go to a specialist to see how bad the damage was. The specialist gave me a once over and said that I had multiple "adhesions" in the joint, then sent me back to the physical therapist.
The treatment is interesting so far - they're essentially re-injuring the joint so that it can heal properly. It hurts like hell, but it's a good hurt. My range of motion is already significantly better.
If you're dealing with chronic pain, maybe talk to a medical specialist about it. Sometimes it's fixable.
I’m slowly but surely anticipating when the day arrives where I’m going to encounter my first real health scare. I’m not there yet (I think) but a couple friends of mine within the last year or two already had theirs that caused them to check in with their PCP.
A few years ago I randomly had an incident where I was randomly moving around things at work and as I turned and shifted to the side, I feel this sharp, squeezing pain shoot directly up my chest like it’s traveling through a vein to the left side near my heart. I immediately paused right then and there on the floor. If I tried to take a deep breath, the squeezing pain would still be there, so I just breathed normally and didn’t try taking another deep breath for about 5 minutes. After that it went away and everything was normal. Later that night I went to the ER and saw the doctor and they did a chest x-ray and did a few tests. They noticed a little inflammation and soreness and diagnosed me with pleurisy that night but said everything else is completely fine and I was in great health. Still gave me pause though.
It's funny. This particular health scare is almost 30 years old. I didn't have health insurance at the time, so it healed wrong and has caused problems my whole life.
Apparently you can just... Fix some of it? That is, if you can afford it.
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