Saw the doctor

Well, I managed to get in at the doctor’s this morning, which is awesome. Here’s the latest:

Things are going well enough to get a referral to a physical therapist (yay!), the same sports therapist that helped me when I threw out my back a couple of years ago. He’s a cyclist too (with great stories about how his achilles tendon snapped going up hill one time) and a nice guy, so he’ll be perfect.

However, due to the sensation of the arm feeling “loose” in the socket, as if it might fall out, my doc wants me to go ahead and get in to see that orthopedic specialist as well — if the therapy doesn’t fix everything in the next 1-3 months, the ortho will already be in the loop, thus expediting potential procedures later (like surgery).

She said I can get back to work later this week part time, then full time next week if all is well. She also said I could dump the sling if I wanted to, but that it would be useful to keep me from accidentally screwing up my shoulder by involuntarily putting my arm out if I stumble, or grabbing a falling object, or lifting stuff. That would be bad, so I’ll keep it on for now.

Also, it was in the back of ribs 10 and 11 on the right-hand side that I fractured — there’s not much to do with those except let them heel. Sucks to sneeze or cough, I can tell you. :)

Oh, and my blood pressure is 113/73, so I’ve got that going for me. ;)

More news as it happens!