January 5 is the day for my shoulder surgery. Oh! you say didn't know I had problems with my shoulder. Well here is the story. I began working out about 6 weeks after I had lap-band surgery. It started out with Walk Away the Pounds. I would work out 3 times a weeks. In May, the local pools offered water aerobics and I managed to do that on everyday but Sunday. Then school started and summer ended so I went back to Walk Away the Pounds and occasional Zumba (when the instructor wasn't sick). When I am exercising, I notice that I had some pain in my shoulder. Not bad just pain that would be taken care of with a tylenol. September came and the pain began to get worse. In October, at my PCP appointment, I mentioned it to him. He said that I had bursitis and needed physical therapy. In my physical therapy evaluation, it was determined that I had frozen shoulder syndrome which in my case is caused by diabetes. I began physical therapy and had about 8 sessions but my shoulder was not getting better. It actually felt worse. So I made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor thinking I could get a steriod shot as all the other teachers with frozen shoulder have received. Of course not--that would be too simple. I need surgery! Apparently 2 years ago when I fell out of bed, I injured my shoulder which caused scar tissue to build up and created bursitis. UGGHHH!!!Why can things not be simple for me? Until next time.....Friday, December 16, 2011
Shoulder Surgery?
January 5 is the day for my shoulder surgery. Oh! you say didn't know I had problems with my shoulder. Well here is the story. I began working out about 6 weeks after I had lap-band surgery. It started out with Walk Away the Pounds. I would work out 3 times a weeks. In May, the local pools offered water aerobics and I managed to do that on everyday but Sunday. Then school started and summer ended so I went back to Walk Away the Pounds and occasional Zumba (when the instructor wasn't sick). When I am exercising, I notice that I had some pain in my shoulder. Not bad just pain that would be taken care of with a tylenol. September came and the pain began to get worse. In October, at my PCP appointment, I mentioned it to him. He said that I had bursitis and needed physical therapy. In my physical therapy evaluation, it was determined that I had frozen shoulder syndrome which in my case is caused by diabetes. I began physical therapy and had about 8 sessions but my shoulder was not getting better. It actually felt worse. So I made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor thinking I could get a steriod shot as all the other teachers with frozen shoulder have received. Of course not--that would be too simple. I need surgery! Apparently 2 years ago when I fell out of bed, I injured my shoulder which caused scar tissue to build up and created bursitis. UGGHHH!!!Why can things not be simple for me? Until next time.....
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