tenaya | Shoulder update (Reply)

I called off work last night because of the shoulder problem and if one is off more than 7 days (counting days off) you automatically get bumped into the Medical Leave of Absence and the tons of paper work with that. So, I went to doctor today. My doctor 'retired' to go manage the medical care in the CA prison system so the new guy is a D.O. and had been a medic in Operation Desert Storm. I must admit to being apprehensive...would I be faced with a ex-Marine who would immediately give me grief about my weight? Turns out he's a very nice man, and very down to earth (no Doctors=God complex.) I am fortunate in that he is also knowledgeable in sports medicine (being a doctor for a hockey team.) He twisted my arm this way and that until he got the 'oh, eh, erm, ah-AH-OUCH!' he wanted. Decided I needed about two weeks of physical therapy and since I have to be cleared with zero restrictions, I'm off for two weeks approximately. I have sprained a few of my rotator cuff tendons.