Life is on the mend…
I have started slowly getting back to being a little physical after 6 weeks of doing nothing and 4 weeks post surgery. I am taking things slowly…I always am so worried about my DBS and Dystonia that I also forget I am human. I have been having persistent pains in my shoulder and my class instructor made me go to the doctor last October and we tried everything and the pain kept on getting worse. And as the ortho tried to diagnose the problem he suggested an MRI. I politely refused, and he knew why, he saw this…
The same xray I was looking at…and I was like you understand that because of my neurostimulator, my lifeline, I don’t have the luxury to have MRIs..So I said to him I can barely move my arm after four weeks of not doing anything and I guess the pain is only getting worse, why would this happen….and his answer cracked me up yet moved me, he said – most athletic people get injured from time to time…me, athletic? Was he speaking to me? I looked around and I was the only person there…I repeated, well what are my options and he said after 6 months of trying everything and without means to MRI I have to go into the shoulder…so there we have it…The human side of me also wears down, experiences injuries, I am still human! So though this sucks and my goal of running soon will still be postponed after that surgery, I am happy to be reminded that I am still part human!
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