Last month my post was about an injury to my rotator cuff and my risking NOT having surgery but, instead, choosing to try physical therapy. I am happy to report to you that it has worked!

A couple of weeks ago the physical therapist did an evaluation because she knew I had an appointment with the doctor right after PT. When we finished for the day, she said I didn’t need to come back. I could do it all on my own at home. Her problem with me, she said, was not having to encourage me to do the exercises at home but to make sure I didn’t overdo them!

I went to the appointment with the surgeon. He read the evaluation and then had me perform some movements with my arm. He was amazed and then said he was dismissing me. He also said that instead of doing the exercises twice a day for 45 minutes each time, I now had to do them only 4 times a week. I left there on cloud 9!

It worked. The risk I took was worth it. If, at some point, the shoulder starts giving me trouble, there is always surgery. Right now going the PT way and devoting myself to exercising as much as I needed has paid off.

What amazing bodies we have!

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Mary Ann Taylor is a retired banker who's embarrassed to be technoligically illiterate, but proud to be Laura's mother. She realizes that at her advanced age, she's done more risking than she has yet to do, but is willing to risk this.
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