Thursday, June 19: Results. PT, Yoga ,HEAT! 🥵

Well, this morning I woke up after a really decent night of sleep. I was frankly very pleased with the sleep I had. Today I got the Mike’s and did the usual stuff. Went to the Fabio’s and got him a towel replacement since I threw out the other tile due to the grossness of it. I then Did his laundry just before I left because I’m not gonna be at Mike’s tomorrow. Anyhow, I’m at the PT at 2 o’clock and that was pretty intense. She added four more exercises for me to do and basically stated that I’ll be doing this routine of exercise for Ever or for at least she didn’t even give a time that’s how long it’s gonna be. She used the words ultramarathon to put it in perspective, so it looks like this is gonna be my life now Rehab. So she also told me not to use my arms at all, not even holding them out during awkward pose. So no reaching hands up at all I’m gonna put my hands on my hips instead of reaching up. I’m also thinking with Mary‘s idea to writer a letter to someone who’s a nurse Kaitlyn possibly for her kind of advice. I don’t know really. It’s really humid, but my overriding thought is my shoulder so even if the studio is boiling hot. I’m not gonna be killing myself literally out there cause I can’t afford to now.

Wednesday June 18: MRI. 1st Day of Yoga

Today I got up and I slept pretty well, but my shoulders definitely aching more than I like. It feels really sore, but it’s not horrible PAIN that 
makes

 you wanna cry, which is always good. I went ahead and had breakfast and I enjoyed it a lot. I had cereal and and a banana. I’ve been marked off to Mike’s. Mike’s told me 


upfront that he had an unfortunate spilling incident with yellow liquid. It did not go in the bed fortunately but now I have two sets of GROSS laundry  m in bags that I really don’t want to

 deal with. Guess I’ll deal with it tomorrow since I’m off work Friday.Anyhow, than that it’s been a quiet morning. I then left Mike’s and went to the good karma coffee and started looking for photos for the photo exhibit. I’d like to make it this year. I remember

 last year Mary and I were at the shore for anniversary and we got an emailed it. She got two of hers accepted and I got none of mine so maybe this year I might get lucky. Anyhow, it’s now 1214 Tony the physical therapist is supposed to come over and I’m walking

 back from the café. When I got back from the café, Tony Mike’s Physical therapist, was already there

. He gave Mike some exercise exercises and then I discussed my problem with 
him at the end. He says he recommended this plank position. I only move my shoulders, not my elbows and that was hard for me to figure out for a minute. He said I could go back to yoga as long

 as the exercises don’t hurt it’ll strengthen my muscle so I’m seriously considering going to class today obviously
 I will be very hesitant. Let’s put it that way

 hesitant to do anything that might hurt me. Right now it’s 2:37 PM. I am going walking towards my MRI to Jefferson world or Jefferson hospital is and blue scrubs 
are everywhere. well, I went to the MRI 

and that machine was loud as hell. I was in there for a half hour climbing away and made it out of there and then 
fortunately caught the 12 bus right to Mary’s and I had time to show up there early and get my yoga stuff repackage because I really can’t use a backpack

 with my shoulder injury so I went to yoga and it was. It was very intense experience I had to I went there 

and I was glad I was there. I was a little disoriented felt like the first time but different. Anyhow, I 

modified the poses as I went and I think it went OK. I’ll do a couple things different like I’m not stretching 

my arms up at all that I really shouldn’t try to do. But it kind of felt good to be all hot. Anyhow, 

Mary and I walked home and and ordered some Indian and then had some dinner and watched one law 

order episode. I got really tired and crashed out and while that was going on, Mary called maintenance about her air-conditioning unit. We then went to bed and I crashed

Tuesday, June 17: Mike’s and Jefferson Rehab

This morning I initially got up around 5:30 in the morning cause my shoulder was aching a lot. It wasn’t horrible pain, but it was aching a 

lot. So I got up ate breakfast and went back to sleep and that felt pretty good. I was a bit sluggish all day, but I did actually attempt to get stuff done at Mike’s cleaned up his desk from the 

hot sauce that it spilled all over it And threw out more bullshit from his piles of papers. I left a little bit and 
watched old Phillies game

 playing the Cubs where they won 23 to 22 on May 17, 1979. I was playing soccer practice at that and I heard that game on the radio. Also watched the Phillies Houston playoff of 1980. I then went to his 

pharmacy and had nothing waiting for him and then I went to CVS and one of the orders didn’t track so I got stuck
 behind some old lady and then decided

 I have to buy the medicine but I used Mike’s credit card and that seemed to work. I then had to quickly leave at 3:33 PM. Mike was still on a survey so 

he missed at least two calls one from his physical therapist who’s coming tomorrow and once from Penn Medicine to drop off shit on Friday. I’m now walking

 down ninth Street for my appointment. It’s now 4:41 PM. I arrived here around 4:05 PM as instructed and my appointment was technically 420 payments now running 15 minutes

 late. I hope they didn’t forget about me. Well, at least I can blog and listen 

to old Phillies games to kill time with. I’m not used to being 
made to wait like this most of my doctors appointments they stick to the correct schedule, but apparently not this woman. I went to the appointment. She finally showed up around 4:45 PM. I didn’t notice any rehab rooms

 here. It looks like a regular doctors office. She brought a couple of MEDICAL students with her appointment. I went on and on about my shoulder told her I was frustrated and told her that it happened during yoga class and all she said is it was to keep
 up with the exercise and she would write something in the folder the records I have an EMG appointment

 Friday, June 26 at 8 AM so I have to be down here at 8 AM in the morning. I was expressing

 my frustration so nobody can tell me anything until the MRI comes out. The EMG comes out but 

to keep up with the exercise exercises I’m finally done. It’s 5:14 PM. 

I think Mary was correct that she was just phoning it in. Using the fact the tests haven’t happened yet to say

 we have to wait. What a pain in the ass. It’s like I haven’t even started recovery yet. I’ve been jerking

 off for 6️⃣ weeks. Anyhow, I got to Mary’s and we decided to go to banana leaf and get our China sock chicken sock and then go to the meeting. The meeting was interesting. I was a little tired in the middle of it, but it was a good meeting and then we came back to Mary’s and had a very lively talk. It was very positive.