March 23, 2023
Greetings Laff Lovers,
I'm in for it now. Clean Laffs readers probably know this already, but I have been involved in the martial arts since I was a teenager, oh, going on 25 or 30 years now. The last 12 years teaching. And it's not exactly like practicing piano. There is a significant amount physiological stress involved, and it has finally caught up with me.
Late last year my shoulder started hurting. More than usual. Living with pain is more or less a habit with me at this point, but this pain was limiting my range of motion, and it would not go away. So eventually I broke down and went to see a doctor, and boy do those doctors love to run tests. After months of x-rays and MRIs and EKGs it was determined that there is something wrong with my cuffs, and apparently this particular cuff is not going to fix itself without surgery.
So next week I'm going to let a doctor carve me up like a roast chicken and (hopefully) sew my shoulder back together the way it is supposed to be. This is going to be no Swedish massage. I'm going under general anesthesia and everything. Then I'm in store for 3 months of recovery.
I don't have to tell you I'm not looking forward to it. The option, of course, is never being able to move anything heavier than 5 pounds with my right arm again.
Come to think about it... I had better leave my wallet at home for this little adventure. I don't want the doctor, the anesthesiologist and the nurse going through my pockets while I'm incognizant.
Email:
joe@gopher-news.com
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