Friday, February 7, 2014

Ten Months and an Anniversary

So, its a little late (but only by about a week) but last week was the two year anniversary of the sled crash. That was the beginning of 14 months in a sling, which sucked. However, it was also the first step in finding a solution to the overall problem, otherwise I may have settled and continued on with a mediocre at best shoulder that I thought couldn't be fixed. Anyway, its definitely a day to remember, whether good or bad.

The good news is, ten months out my shoulder is still doing very well. This winter I was able to ski with two arms for the first time in two years, which I was afraid would take some practice after a season of one armed skiing, but I seemed to have picked up where I left off. However, skiing definitely gets the whole body working, and it definitely made my arm (and whole body) quite sore, which was not something I expected. Anyway, with the addition of Advil for a day or two, I was fine.

Otherwise, the shoulder is doing great. I still get very tight in my lower arm sometimes but I think the only thing I truly struggle with is coordination. When I say that I struggle with coordination, what I mean is, I can do pretty much anything with my arm that I want or need to, but somethings still take a lot of thought. Things like lifting something over my head, or using silverware, or connecting circuits (something I have to do on a regular basis) are challenging, and not really for physical reasons. Actually, from that list, lifting things over my head is the easiest by far, and that was on the list of things that might not happen. On the other hand, holding a piece of food down with a fork is probably one of the hardest things I have to do. This is very frustrating. Think of any sport that you have watched, but haven't really played to any real extent. It looks great, and you understand the concept, but when you actually try it, its a disaster. That's my left hand trying to hold a fork. Anyway, it takes a lot of practice, and a lot of reminding myself that my arm is basically ten months old. Also, let's face it, I'm not a very coordinated person. At all. So, maybe in a couple of months, when my arm will be a whole year old, maybe then I'll have it down. But if that's my only complaint a year out, then I'll be fine with that, too.

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