Near the beginning of 2011 I woke one morning with the feeling that I slept on my arm funny. There was stiffness in my left arm, radiating to my jaw and back. I did not think of anything of it. I often wake up with stiff joints that get better with movement in a few hours. However, as time went, my arm was in more and more pain. It got to the point, a few months later, that I could no longer move it. I went to emerge and urgent care a few times and was told I had a torn rotator cuff. Pain medication was not having much effect. My doctor sent me for ultrasound. The ultrasound showed my rotator cuff was fine. I had what is known as frozen shoulder.
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| The frozen shoulder joint and inflammation. Medical Multimedia Group |
Yes, I know I should have had my arm checked out sooner, but at this time my husband was going through some pretty serious health issues, himself, and it did not seem the right time to be out of commission, myself. I also kept hoping it would just get better on its own.
I started physiotherapy with Pan at Lotus Health Care Clinic. Pan is amazing. He is a very pleasant person too. He laughs at my corny jokes. The physio is extremely painful, however, it is working.
We had a set back when I fell in the kitchen two weeks into the therapy. I had been carrying something into the kitchen and my ankle gave out. I fell hard on my arm. Pan was very patient with me and quickly got me back on schedule.
I now have full mobility back, although it is still painful. I am working on strength now. My arm is still weak, but getting better and better.
The drawing of the building was done one morning while I waited for the clinic to open. I usually get there 15 minutes before they open and I sit and have a coffee and get caught up on my internet reading (using instapaper on my ipod). This day I happened to have my Sketchbook Project 2012 sketchbook with me and decided to do a quick drawing while I waited. This was done in about 15 minutes, while sitting in my car, parked across from the door.
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Hi Ana,
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled upon this picture today, 28 Nov 2014. It is a very nice picture. Thank you for drawing the picture and also for the comments. I appreciate. I wish you the best of health.
Pan
Thanks, Pan!
ReplyDeleteI should have followed up that, thanks to you, I have full, pain-free, movement of my arm.
Ana