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Jill · 03-08-2009, 12:23 PM

Hello, foot. I'm a noob here, so you don't know me, but let me introduce myself. . .

Hi, I'm Jill, aka Clara Klutz.

I fell off my bike nearly 2 years ago and landed on my right palm and the force of the fall was absorbed by my jammed shoulder. It hurt, but wasn't that bad -- until I re-injured it. Guess how. . . sleeping! How retarded is that?

For weeks I couldn't even lift my elbow away from my side to raise my arm. To this day, even after more than a year of physical therapy, I still live in 24/7 pain, though I'd now rank it a 1 or a 2 most days, whereas in the beginning it was off the charts.

Though I am not a doctor, and therefore am unqualified to give you medical advice, I can tell you what my doctor and therapist had me doing to help the healing process.

Ice
Anti-inflammatories like Ibuprofin (I took 800mg 3x/day, whether it was one prescription pill or 4 over-the-counter Advil each time (which my doctor recommended because it was actually cheaper than the 'scrip)).
Massage -- deep tissue if you can tolerate it.

I hope you're feeling better soon!

ETA: Heh -- I love my new title - rapscallion!

03-08-2009, 12:23 PM	#30
Jill Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA (transplant from St. Louis, MO) Posts: 218	Hello, foot. I'm a noob here, so you don't know me, but let me introduce myself. . . Hi, I'm Jill, aka Clara Klutz. I fell off my bike nearly 2 years ago and landed on my right palm and the force of the fall was absorbed by my jammed shoulder. It hurt, but wasn't that bad -- until I re-injured it. Guess how. . . sleeping! How retarded is that? For weeks I couldn't even lift my elbow away from my side to raise my arm. To this day, even after more than a year of physical therapy, I still live in 24/7 pain, though I'd now rank it a 1 or a 2 most days, whereas in the beginning it was off the charts. Though I am not a doctor, and therefore am unqualified to give you medical advice, I can tell you what my doctor and therapist had me doing to help the healing process. Ice Anti-inflammatories like Ibuprofin (I took 800mg 3x/day, whether it was one prescription pill or 4 over-the-counter Advil each time (which my doctor recommended because it was actually cheaper than the 'scrip)). Massage -- deep tissue if you can tolerate it. I hope you're feeling better soon! ETA: Heh -- I love my new title - rapscallion!