A week later…

My left arm/shoulder is still very painful. At some point when that car hit me a week ago my arm must’ve been pulled very quickly to a side as the fork spun / I went flying. Either way, I’ve had a gimpy arm for a week. I can move my arm in most directions, except straight in front of me at shoulder height. I can barely hold it up for 3 seconds before it drops and I clutch my shoulder that’s generating massive amounts of pain.

The muscle feels extremely stiff even when my arm is hanging, so I think I have a few more weeks of gimpness before I’m able to do things like put on deodorant (without doing odd body bends to make my arm reach).

Chris gave me a couple of sample packets of a product called BioFreeze. I want more of it! I tried Rub A535 on my shoulder and it didn’t penetrate the muscle, while this BioFreeze stuff goes down to the bone and it feels sooooooo good. I have enough for one more application which I’m saving for tomorrow morning. It’s going to suck relying on ibuprofen for the next few days.

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