Yes, again.....

I spent Easter weekend sick in bed with a sinus and ear infection.

I'll be spending this weekend the same way.

Since it was only 2 months ago (to the day) that I was last at the doctor with this same thing, she wanted to put me on a different antibiotic. I was surprised at that. She said, "well, if you get another one soon we'll have to switch."

Really?

In other medical news: I had an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon this morning. My left shoulder/arm has been bothering me for months. I've been through a course of physical therapy~didn't help. I've tried several different treatments and none of them have worked. Consulting with a surgeon was the next step.

X-rays were taken and a bone spur was found on my shoulder. After some range of motion testing it was determined that I have "frozen shoulder" and that arthroscopic surgery would be required soon. An MRI is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. This should show if there is any further damage, such as a rotator cuff tear. I see the surgeon again on Thursday for the results and to determine the course of action.

As crazy as this may sound, I'm actually looking forward to this. I'm SO tired of waking up at 2 or 4 in the morning from the pain in my shoulder/arm..... not being able to put my arm behind my back or over my head....shampooing, blow drying and flat ironing my hair is painful..... performing what should be a simple task like making up a bed and ending up in excruciating pain.

Movements that a person normally does without giving it a second thought? Those things hurt me.

Let's not even talk about how difficult it is to get dressed and undressed.

Enough whining.

I'm going to take some Nyquil in the hope that it will know me out for the night.