I saw orthopedist Dr. Patrick Denton yesterday afternoon. He looked at the MRI images and said I have bursitis, caused by a small partial thickness tear between the shoulder bursa and one of the tendons. He said it probably did happen during surgery, that he sees two or three cases a year like that. The stretched-out arm positioning used during radiation has kept it stirred up, otherwise it probably wouldn’t have been such a problem.
He gave me a Cortisone shot and said that will help me get through the remaining radiation therapy sessions and afterwards the shoulder should heal up on its own. I already take a daily nonsteroidal medication for longstanding fibromyalgia so he didn’t give me anything else to take. He did remind me to keep the shoulder mobile so it doesn’t get frozen.
I returned yesterday morning to radiation. First I saw Dr. Grubb who examined the red peely area and pronounced it improved enough to resume radiation. After today’s session there are 10 more treatments to go, if I’m counting right. We’ll have a 4-day break this week for Thanksgiving which should help the shoulder and the burn to recover a little more.
Thanks for praying for these glitches – I truly appreciate every prayer!
Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful that Our Father loves us and hears every prayer.
Much love,
Diane