I went to the ortho again today. I'm all done with PT, and I don't go back to the ortho until the end of October! YAY!
My range of motion has greatly improved, and so has my muscle tone, and my strength. The pain has really improved. If I reach behind my back, I still have trouble, but I've gotten to the point where this just isn't so necessary anymore, and each week I can move just a little bit more in that direction. I haven't taken any pain meds in weeks, either. Never liked taking that stuff. (I have a high pain tolerance anyway.)
The doc told me to wean off the double dosages of Celebrex, but I've already been doing that. Once in a while I take a second dose, when the pain gets strong again, but that only happens about once or twice a week anymore. He told me this was fine.
I'm not back to full use. I don't lift anything heavier than my purse. And I don't lift anything with my arm extended at all. Or over my shoulder height. But at least I'm able to function in my everyday life again. I can drive. I can hug my son. I can sleep.
It amazes me that a few months ago, my GP was telling me that I'd have to learn to live with that pain. The nurse told me "getting old is tough." Shoot. Old?? I'm not old. Grey, yes, but not old. And I'm not ready to give up having a left arm. Now why couldn't they have sent me to PT like my ortho did??? Sigh.
I love my Ortho!! :)
1 comment:
My name is Jane Eaton and i would like to show you my personal experience with Celebrex.
I have taken for 11 months. I am 39 years old. Celebrex works too well, which is why it is so dangerous. It is one of the most effective things you can take for arthritis-type issues, and for controlling inflammation/pain after knee surgery. But the side effects are very extreme: intestinal bleeding/perforation, heart problems, and liver toxicity. I am allergic to Ibuprofen and Alleve, so Clebrex was a life saver. But I am not willing to sacrifice my liver for it. The ER staff told me that they see very serious side effects in Celebrex patients.
Side effects-
I ended up in the emergency room in extreme pain and hyperventilating because of liver problems.
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Jane Eaton
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