Well I finally had my first post-surgery therapy session tonight and I was not looking forward to it at all. Everything I read and everything everyone told me was that therapy is going to be hell. I know it is only the first night but if this is a sign of things to come then tonight is good news.
The session went very well. Beth (my PT) found a spasm in the back of my shoulder in the beginning of the session that was more painful than any of the shoulder stretches she did. I can't feel the spasm under normal conditions but when she hit the spot I really felt it. She tried to massage it out but it really didn't go away. Since I can't feel it unless there is pressure on it, it is no big deal.
As far as the stretches, Beth is limited to what she can do for the first 2 weeks but for what she can do she said I am further along than expected. Although the stretches were painful to an extent they were not anywhere near as bad as I thought they would be and my arm was able to be stretched a lot further than I expected. We did about 30-45 minutes of stretches and then 15 minutes of ice and "electric shocks" for a lack of better terms. When it was all over I actually felt really good.
It is now 2 hours after therapy and I am not feeling any pain in the shoulder. It could be because of the pain killers but still...I am feeling really good right now. And for the first time in 2 weeks things are finally making a turn for the better. Yeah, I may not be able to get any sleep yet again tonight but with tonight's successful therapy session I don't care. It is only going to get better from here on out. (Unless I am in pain come tomorrow. LOL)!
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