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[aerdran]

I went to the orthopedist today for a follow-up. She gave me the choice to have an MRI or to continue physical therapy for a month or so since there is definitely improvement in my shoulders. I chose the PT, partly because it is working, and hopefully I haven't, as they put it, plateaued at where I am, and partly because, well, I dread the idea of an MRI. I'm claustrophobic, and they stick you in a tube where it might be open on both ends, but yeah. Ick.

She did say that if it continues to really hurt like it's been for the past few days, I should go back to her. Also, if I seem to lose strength in it, it's probably a sign of rotator cuff problems and I should go back for that because it's a surgery issue. We'll see what happens. Eric, the physical therapist, said we'll go no as we've been for a couple weeks and then reevaluate to see if I have to go back to the doctor about it or continue for the two weeks after. The doctor said that if it's improved to the point that I don't have much pain, not to bother going back to see her. Let's hope it gets there!

But I'm tired, because a certain 18 month old let me get a total of absolutely zero sleep last night. The little night owl refused to settle into sleep after she woke up around 1 am or so (I was still up), so bleh. She finally went to sleep right after I started getting people up to get ready for school and stuff. I drifted off a bit a few times before Jason left at 8:20, but didn't get real sleep until after he left. Of course, I had to get up around 9:45.

So, I'm going to call my mom since she wanted to know the doctor's verdict, and then try and sleep, if Madison will stop babbling and drift off like she's supposed to. Of course, when she gets this way, she insists on being with me and no one else, the mean little thing. Poor me.

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[star382000.livejournal.com]

aww *hugs* hoping for the best! and I've had an MRI that wasn't a tube or anything, but then again it was of my head :-\

[aerdran.livejournal.com]

::hugs::

Thanks!

It would be nice to avoid the tube thing if possible, but it's probably easier with the head than the shoulders. I'd like to avoid it all completely. I will so rock at physical therapy that there will be no need for any further medical intervention! I have spoken.

[star382000.livejournal.com]

Amen! Power to ya! :-D

[aerdran.livejournal.com]

Yes!

::flexes::

[egyptian-spider.livejournal.com]

What's exactly wrong with your shoulders?? I start PT for tendonitis and arthritis in both shoulders and for arthritis and herniated discs in my back tomorrow. I'm scared shitless that I'll be laid out for literally days after each PT session, since my fibro makes my recovery times from regular every day events ridiculously long. And PT is most definitely not my regular life. *sighs*

There are such things as Open MRI's. I love them, actually. It's like you're between two big metal pancakes. Thick pancakes, but it doesn't feel nearly as claustrophobic.

[aerdran.livejournal.com]

They suspect tendonitis in my shoulders, and the right one has more than the expected share of bone spurring. The doctor doesn't think it's a problem with the rotator cuff, at least on the right one, but she hasn't ruled it out completely. If the PT doesn't help, we'll probably have to go with the MRI to see what the x-rays might have missed. Hopefully this will work, because I've been dealing with shoulder pain for lots of years and it would be nice not to deal with it anymore.

Good luck with your PT. Hopefully it won't be as bad as you worry about. My shoulders were pretty sore the first two or three times, but got better, although since I think I pulled something in my right one the other day, that one's started cramping up and being sorer than usual. It's no fun when you have an 18 month old who demands to be picked up a lot.

Open MRI sounds good. Much preferable, yes. That does make me feel better about it, thanks for letting me know.

::hugs::

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow.

[egyptian-spider.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm hoping that going 2x a week for 6 weeks will help me recover enough between visits. My back doctor wanted me to go 3x a week, but I would've definitely been on my ass every day inbetween.

Yeah. I liked Open MRI. When you're my size, you have trouble fitting into those tiny MRI tubes. But, the Open MRI was great. They just gave me headphones and I literally dozed on and off during the whole thing. *grins*

Thanks for the good luck wishes. I have a feeling I'm definitely gonna need them. *laughs* *hugs back*