Shoulder problem has flared up again, spectacularly. It’s so painful I can hardly lift my hand so I’m typing this left-handed. So please read slowly as I can’t type very fast with that hand.
God knows what I’ve done, but it’s throbbing, aching and stiff, and I’ve got an awful tingling sensation all the way down my right arm. Maybe I’m having a very slow-moving heart attack. Either that, or a series of small strokes. (As you can see, my habit of leaping to the worst-case scenario hasn’t been affected by the injury.)
I don’t know what to do. Would I be more comfortable laying down, or sitting up? Should I see a doctor in the morning or give it a couple of days to clear up? Should I take some painkillers, or will that deaden the sensation and make it likely I’ll do more damage without realising? These are just a few of the many questions that pop into my tortured mind every few seconds or so.
I asked Philippa for advice and sympathy and she replied with “Mmmm - remember what you used to say to me when I complained about my ankle?”
I have a feeling she’s been waiting a long, long time to stab me in the heart with that one.
RC 20-2-13
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