Gettins Old Sucks...lol

[highlans]

Ha don't blame you I need a glass of wine by friday with my grandchildren.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by gja1000

If the pain is about right at the deltoid muscle (where you get a shot in the arm), it may be your rotator cuff. Stand with your arm hanging down by you side (fingers pointed down to feet). Now, bend the arm at the elbow without lifting it at the shoulder. Now raise your elbow (straight out away from your body) so that it is level with your shoulder.

Do you feel pain in that part of your arm where you would get a shot? If so, it could be your rotator cuff that is impinged. Have you pulled anything heavy in the past few days/weeks? Rotator cuff impingments do not show up sometimes till weeks after the initial injury. Often rotator cuffs hurt at night when you are in bed or just when you are sitting doing nothing - a sort of dull ache.

This may not be it at all, but it is an easy way to check for it.

Can you see me standing up doing as you instructed?...LOLOL It's not that...no pain so far. I just don't know what it is, but I think I'm going to take an ibuprofen or a muscle relaxant tonight and see if maybe that will help. If not, I'll continue to take the ibuprofen for a few days and see. I need to start remembering what the heck I do that could cause an injury. My mother seems to be in better shape than me...LOLOL

[gja1000]

Well, I'm glad to hear there is no pain - no matter how silly you looked testing it! Hope it gets better soon!

[Janet]

Thanks Gayle....don't know what we'd do without you!!

[Gina]

Janet I hope that you feel better.. Haley change the drinks to wine and I will come over lol. I only drink cold beer in the summer with a slice of pizza...

[DianaB]

I don't drink so I'll be the designated driver!!!!

[donna1990]

Hope you are better Janet.
Almost cut my thumb off last night, is that part of getting old?
Will have to drag out that battery operated can opener that is sooooo slow.

[Janet]

Arm still hurts some, but reading this thread...lolol....boy does it sound like we're in bad shape!!!! LOLOL What are we gonna do??? ha ha ha I think the ibuprofen is helping some...wish it helped more, but we'll see.

[DianaB]

I'm glad that you're feeling better. It's not fun to hurt.