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Rehab continues...

I have lost track on the number of times I have went for my rehab. What my right shoulder can do now is that I am able to raise my arm up till 120 degree. It is still not as straight as it should be. I do still feel alittle tightness on the front keyhole surgery area, which I was told by the therapist that its the tendon area that was affected. I can only do weights of up to 2kg. In another words, I can lift straight up with 1kg or 2 kg dumbbell. I guess this is quite bad because op was done in march, but till now I am still on the road to recovery. I can now totally sleep on the right side with no issue. Life in work hasnt been that bad. From the last updates, 2 staff has quitted and 1 left to further her studies. 3 newbie came and join the team. Recently, I am starting to think about leaving my current workplace for a better pay. I have somewhat told my manager about it. She seems fine with it. My intention of tellng her is not to have her to ask me to stay but because she simply

The Rehab

Rehab has already started and its my 4th session with NUH. I would say that I improve tremendously because from having atrophy and not been able to move the whole arm at all to now where I am able to raise the arm up to 90 degree and slowly gaining my strength back. Rehab is really an important process that non of us should ignore or heck care about it. I had my bankart and SLAP repair operation done on 21st March 2014, went home with a soft sling and was wearing it for almost a month. I wear it during my sleep so as to prevent myself from unknowingly shifting and moving the arm. I wear it when I am out so as to hold the arm because for the first 3 weeks, I had that loose feeling and little movement of jerking will cause me pain for a short while thus the sling helps to stabilize the shoulder. Basically, wearing the sling can also create an awareness to the people around you. I had my stitches removed on 31st March 2014 and it was then the doctor referred me for NUH rehab. My firs