PT Update

So, my last appt at PT wasn't AS bad as the one before...meaning I wasn't crying. Granted, this could be because I saw the physical therapy assistant, not the actual physical therapist. AND the physical therapy assistant said she would "go easy on me" because my arm had been throbbing the entire time since the previous appt (i.e. the appt from H-E-Double Hockey Sticks) Anyways, they called my ortho doc to see about possible getting a muscle relaxant. Basically, they aren't able to "stretch my arm to it's full capacity" because my arm is stubborn and the muscles spasm out before the therapists can get to the "frozen" point of my shoulder. Basically, they can't determine if my shoulder is actually "frozen" because the muscles spasm before the physical therapist can feel the "frozen" point. Meaning, they don't know if surgery would actually be beneficial to "break up the scar tissue" because they can't determine if the scar tissue is what's causing the delay in progression. Leave it to me to do things the unconventional way. ANYWAYS, the surgeon said he doesn't want to give me any muscle relaxants or pain meds (what the physical therapists were recommending) until he (the surgeon) actually sees me at my follow-up appointment. Ugh, looks like I have 4 more PT appointments (including 1 today, and 3 next week) before we find out any new news. My follow-up appointment is on Jan 8th. Hopefully we'll be able to figure out what is causing my arm to be so stubborn, and alter my treatment plan accordingly. All I can say is whoever invented the heating pad is a God send!