Last Wednesday my left shoulder decided to go it's own way, it dislocated but luckily I was able to pop it right back into place. I had a PT appointment to pick up my orthotics on Thursday so I had my PT look at it when I was in. He was a little concerned with how it looked so we had one of my doctor's PA look at it. I got x-rays so we could be sure it had relocated properly. Everything looked fine on my x-rays, so she had me wear a sling for support.
Thursday night and Friday morning my arm got really numb/tingly so I was sent to the ER to double check everything and make sure I wasn't having permanent nerve damage. After a 5 hour expedition, we found out that everything was fine nerve wise. It was, and is clear that my shoulder is extremely unstable and seems to be shifting a little more each day.
I'm scheduled for an MRI Arthrogram this Wednesday and then I'm going to see a shoulder specialist next Tuesday. Until then I'm supposed to be in the sling all the time and avoid using my arm, which is easy because the more I use it the more discomfort I experience.
In sight of this unfortunate event, I'm very happy and feeling reassured about my college decision (deciding to go to school closer to all my medical people). I never wanted my college decision to weigh solely on EDS and the possibility of having to have surgery at some point over the next 4 years, but I knew I needed to be realistic. I don't live my life in fear, but I have to know that certain activities are harder for my body to handle. Things really worked out perfectly for me. I was able to find a school that had the best program for my major, was small and would be doable walking to class and such, and that had a close location to my medical team so I continue with treatments and not have to start over will a completely new team. Last week showed me that thinking ahead was the right thing to do, and I'm really glad that I did.
