Shoulder Update

Friday, February 22;

No workout this morning. I went to see the orthopedic surgeon today. It's the same guy who's worked with Jen Conlin on her shoulder. He says my left shoulder is definitely injured. There's a 1-4 scale which measures how loose the tendons/muscles in your shoulder are. My healthy right shoulder is a 1-2, my sick girly left shoulder is a 2-3. That means if pulled it can easily be separated from the socket. A 4 on the scale constitutes a dislocation.

What that all means for me... I have scheduled a month worth of physical therapy. I'll make two visits per week. That also means I'll be missing Crossfit twice a week. If after a month of physical therapy I am not feeling better, we'll schedule an MRI and consider tightening the muscles in my shoulder. Nothing surprising here. I expect I'll be better and back to normal by the end of the March.

Day four: Diet Coke free