After 20 months of being on crutches (well 2 months I was allowed off but it took me a while to transition to no crutches and by the time I transitioned we figured out that it wasn't working) I have my big appointment tomorrow. I am crossing my fingers and toes that everything looks good and I will be allowed to lose the crutches and the knee brace. At this point I don't know which I hate more....
My major "oh crap" moment happened while at the gym lifting weights. I finished my bench press, my inverted rows and then moved onto cable rows. Apparently that was a bit much for my shoulders, because.. well you know, they get a LOT of work using crutches. I was in the middle of a row when I felt a "pop" in my left shoulder and felt an ache. At that point I said a not-very-nice word in a loud voice, stopped my upper body workout and finished my gym visit by riding the Spinning bike. When I got home I still had some shoulder pain, and a few more choice words, took some ibuprofen and tried to take it easy with my shoulder (HA!). Hopefully this is nothing bad and I don't think it is, even though it is annoying. Once my surgeon allows me to stop using crutches tomorrow, see i'm thinking positive, I should be able to rest my shoulder for a few days. I'm not even thinking of the off chance that he'll tell me to use one crutch because that won't allow my left shoulder to rest and I don't even want to go there in my mind. In fact.. I may be able to use this to my advantage by whining about my poor shoulders and my shoulder pain.
We'll see what he says tomorrow!
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