Impending Doom.....

So I have to have surgery.... again. I don't like surgery. But this was inevitable. My shoulder used to pop out of it's socket all the time. And it hadn't done that in a while so I thought it was better. Boy was I wrong.

A couple of weeks ago I brought the kids to some tennis courts to hit a ball around for a bit. Rhiannon had never done this so I knew I'd have to show her something. She was having a hard time, even with two hands although that was a bit better than one. So I asked her for her racket and took the ball. I swing the racket and WHAM! My arm flies out of it's socket and goes "dead". If you have never had this happen it not only hurts but it's numbing and tingly all at the same time. I didn't know what to do. I dropped the racket and I held my arm and just stood there. I was scared. What if it didn't go back in? I kept trying to move it which is never a good idea but I didn't know what to do. So I tried moving it with my left hand... OW! Bad idea. After what seemed like ten minutes but was probably only two my shoulder slipped back into the socket on it's own.

My arm tingled and hurt for the remainder of the day and still kind of hurts a couple of weeks later. Um this happened on..... Feb. 13th. I was having a hard time moving it after that. So I tried to play with the kids but it was hard. I didn't trust my arm and it was my right shoulder too. So I called my orthopedist on Monday the 16th. and had an appt. for the 18th. He scheduled an MRI for the 26th and I will have surgery to fix it on March 10th.

Now this may seem fast to some people but my right shoulder has popped in and out of it's socket for years. And it has always been a problem. It has never tightened up on it's own. He warned me when he operated on my left shoulder 4½ years ago that he would have to do my right. He said it was only a matter of time and how long I could live with it. Unfortunately I can't live with it anymore b/c I don't want to make it worse. It hurts too much when it pops out.

So, off I go. I will be on medical leave from curves for roughly 4 months. And I will be in physical therapy during that time. I will also be trying to do some other kind of exercise to not lose out on all the hard work and progress I have made at curves. I like it there and will miss it while I'm gone. Any support or love you want to throw my way I appreciate!

Love and Hugs,
Chelley