Stevealicious

Injury report – 9/2

stevecoy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:46 +0000

Went to the doctor a couple days ago. He says it’s almost impossible I would have torn the sutures, and probably what’s going on is I’ve irritated my rotator cuff, and that’s what’s causing the sharp pains when I extend overhead or do external/internal rotation. Looking at the shoulder anatomy illustrations, he’s probably right, as the points where it’s really sore lie right along the rotator cuff. I also explained I was having numbness in my middle, ring and pinky fingers, and he says that’s the nerves (brachioplexus) getting irritated.

If I’m still having the same problems in a couple weeks, I will get a cortisone shot, and hopefully that will reduce all the inflammation. I have been having increased muscle spasms lately too. I have taken a break from PT for a few days, but I think I will start up tomorrow.

If it turns out I have more structural damage I will want to break things. This whole thing is really depressing, and I want it to be over soon.

Injury Report 8/27

stevecoy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:34:41 +0000

So, I had 3 PT sessions this week, and I let everyone know what was up, that it was feeling unstable, and they took it easier on me. But I feel like some damage has been done. It feels as unstable as it did before I had the surgery. There is a sharp pain in the glenohumeral joint when I make certain motions. I have started taking Percocet again, but it’s now making me more nauseous than before. The upper back/shoulder stiffness is back again, this time spreading to the left side of my neck. And I can’t find a comfortable position to sleep in. I’m going to the doctor this Tuesday, and we’ll see what’s up.

A new look

stevecoy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:13 +0000

Welcome to the new stevealicious.com. You may have visited the old stevealicious.com, full of Web 2.0 design clichés and blog posts about cocaine and strippers. Well, now my site is going to have Web 4.3 design clichés and blog posts about reality TV stars that I may have unwittingly gone on dates with. That, plus tedious updates on the progress of my surgically repaired left shoulder. Enjoy.

Injury Report 8/21

stevecoy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:29:52 +0000

Ugh, I hate to say this, but it is definitely getting worse. I thought it was just a one-time muscle strain kind of thing, but now it feels like there is something structurally wrong with it. I’ve had a couple more over-aggressive PT sessions, and actually one time it felt like my body needed it, needed to be shaken up, but the other times it just plain hurts. I’m going to switch physical therapists so I don’t have to work with this guy anymore.

Injury Report 8/14

stevecoy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:24:50 +0000

Something is wrong. I think I was stretched over-aggressively by one of the PTs, and now my arm feels like someone punched me really hard in the shoulder. Or like I was doing military presses and tried to lift too much. Feels like a deep muscle soreness. Prior to this, it seemed like I was making good progress. The PTs prepared a report for Dr. Thomas and everything was much improved, range of motion-wise. I still can’t rotate externally very much, carry things, turn the car very well while driving. I tried playing drums for about 30 seconds, and I definitely can’t do that, either. Not even air drums.

Injury Report 8/6/10

stevecoy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:23:54 +0000

I haven’t been wearing the sling as much, since it causes really bad back and shoulder pain to keep the arm in a sling. But if I need to stand up for a while, or walk anywhere, having my arm flapping around makes it hurt really bad. So it’s a Catch-22. I haven’t been taking as many drugs because they make me feel all loopy. I am starting to be able to work more, but I have still had to outsource about half my workload to other people because extending my hands towards the keyboard doesn’t feel good.

Injury report 7/29/10

stevecoy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:14:42 +0000

The shoulder is pretty much the same. At a recent PT session we noticed an extra special lump of scar tissue at the incision point of the anterior deltoid. Whenever we work on that I get all stabby, and it’s pretty miserable. There is also increased tenderness at the incision points, but deeper into the muscle tissue. One of the PTs says this is due to the scar tissue breaking up.

A new symptom–a couple times in the past week I have had such pain in my upper back, behind my left scapula, that I haven’t been able to sleep. I think this is because of the sling making everything stiffen up.

Injury report 7/22/10

stevecoy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:12:14 +0000

My lawyer says I don’t have to keep this every day, just once per week. Thank Blog. So, it’s getting a little better. Still taking lots of Percocet, but the PTs say my range of motion is good. Internal/external rotation is very difficult. I can’t drive yet, so I have had my friends helping me out, at my personal expense. Lifting things is really difficult (pots and pans, carrying in groceries, etc).

Injury report 7/15

stevecoy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:49:36 +0000

Monday: surgery. Monday night: unbearable, I-want-to-die pain. Vomiting all day. Muscle spasms. Wake up at night from pain. Tuesday: the same, minus vomiting.Wednesday: pain subsides somewhat. Thursday: having arm in sling for 4 days causes cramping and tightness in shoulder. Have been unable to work all week. Can’t raise arms to keyboard level. I can’t wait to get out of this sling.

Injury Report 7/7/2010

stevecoy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:58:32 +0000

Went to another doctor today. Diagnosed with 2 labral tears and small rotator cuff tear. Surgery Monday. 6 weeks rehab, 4 months no drums. Pain is dull but omnipresent today, except for a sharpness in the anterior deltoid. I am too depressed to do anything.