bbgonnabe’s BodyBlog

1)  The MRI and physical exam revealed that my shoulder did not heal properly from the SLAP repair.  That’s the cause of my pain.  I am restricted to light weights on some exercises while some others cannot be performed at all.  I have elected not to have a second surgery at this time for financial reasons and because of the muscle atrophy, rehab time and loss of strength in other exercises.
2)  I saw one of my specialists for the chronic illness I have.  I found out that I cannot change to the weight-neutral medication that I wanted which would help me lose weight.  It would reduce the blood levels of one of my other meds by 50%.  I have to stick with the medication that causes up to a 15% decrease in metabolism and may reduce growth hormone production.

After months of waiting, I finally had the second MRI on my shoulder.  I expect the ortho will have results for me in about ten days.