Oh how I miss the physio I had in Australia. She was a really tiny little Kiwi girl, and I never understood how she was able to get so much force through her fingers. She fixed my left shoulder when my rotator cuff was damaged years ago. She probed under my left arm where the lat attached and it made me scream. I thought (foolishly) that she would move away from the painful spot. Nope, she just gave me a towel to bite on. Still, whatever she did in the next 10 minutes of excruciating pain fixed my shoulder almost completely.
This morning I had an appointment with the hospital physio. I actually had high hopes. But no, it was just 30 minutes of checking whether I could move and measuring the movement I had. Then rattling off a few more exercises to do and off I went. Waste of two Uber journey costs, I could have got more out of youtube.
I'd been for two runs since the surgery, and she wasn't happy about that. I prefer Mr Shoulder, he seems to have a better sense of far things can be pushed, and doesn't treat me like a piece of china that will crack at the slightest movement. The physios are a lot more cautious, and so far, haven't actually accomplished much, in my view. Given he is a upper limb specialist, I think I'm going to trust his judgement.
Back home I watched youtube and got some more exercises from that. And went for another run that weekend. Best of all, I was able to get rid of the fort of pillows that had been in place for 11 weeks and have a normal bed arrangement again. I was now able to sleep on my left shoulder, and at night I could move from side to side without the pain being bad enough to wake me. The surgery was definitely a success.
This morning I had an appointment with the hospital physio. I actually had high hopes. But no, it was just 30 minutes of checking whether I could move and measuring the movement I had. Then rattling off a few more exercises to do and off I went. Waste of two Uber journey costs, I could have got more out of youtube.
I'd been for two runs since the surgery, and she wasn't happy about that. I prefer Mr Shoulder, he seems to have a better sense of far things can be pushed, and doesn't treat me like a piece of china that will crack at the slightest movement. The physios are a lot more cautious, and so far, haven't actually accomplished much, in my view. Given he is a upper limb specialist, I think I'm going to trust his judgement.
Back home I watched youtube and got some more exercises from that. And went for another run that weekend. Best of all, I was able to get rid of the fort of pillows that had been in place for 11 weeks and have a normal bed arrangement again. I was now able to sleep on my left shoulder, and at night I could move from side to side without the pain being bad enough to wake me. The surgery was definitely a success.
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