Drugs

Feng warned me I'd have good weeks and bad weeks. Last week was a bad week. At my therapy I was feeling good, so we pushed the rotator cuff for the first time. A bit too hard, I think, and then a couple of days later I photographed the body building championships and carrying the heavy lens for a few hours probably didn't help.

Normally I dislike taking drugs. I have to hurt quite a bit to take pain killers, so the fact that I've chewed my way through a jumbo pack of Neurofin plus is a bad sign.  Then last week my father in law gave me a script for some serious anti inflammatory drugs.  I'm now taking Naproxen 500mg twice a day, and after three days, the signs are good.

It doesn't increase your range of movement, but controlling inflamation and therefore pain is a very good thing.  I think this drug is an example of what the call a NSAID.

Ways to Get Zapped #1

This is the first of an occasional series on how to zap your frozen arm. The zap is triggered by something you don't expect. Something that startles you, and by reflex you whip your arm in one direction or another.

The result is jarring, searing pain that lasts about 5 minutes. Your arm does not like being jerked like this. Not recommended.

Zap #1  The Bouncy Dog
Occurs when you decide to lie on the loungeroom floor to do some exercises, and excitable puppy thinks it'd be fun to jump on your face. Without thinking you yank your injured arm up to protect yourself. Rusty knife jabs let you know immediately this was a bad idea.