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1. DRESSING/ GROOMING - Reaching with the left arm/shoulder is difficult. Trying to pull a garment of clothing over my head is difficult, and even more difficult trying to pull it back up over my head. Pulling pants or undies up is difficult, and trying to tuck clothes in to my pants is painful. Impossible to do bra up. Can not get my arm around the back. Blowdrying my hair is quite a performance. I change the brush and hairdryer from hand to hand constantly and if I hold either for too long my arm jams and is very difficult and painful to straighten. 2. HOUSEWORK/GARDENING – Pegging clothes on clothesline, especially towels, sheets etc. Vacuuming, mopping floors, scrubbing, gardening is difficult. Making beds, especially shaking doonas or blankets is painful, as is tucking the sheets under the mattress. 3. SPORT - Cannot play golf because I am unable to swing my arm. Cannot go to the gym or exercise because if I get down I can’t get myself up because I can’t push myself up with my shoulders. Lack of exercise combined with cortisone injections and tablets have contributed to a significant weight gain. This in itself is unfair – considering I didn’t cause the problem. 4. SLEEPING - Should I accidentally roll on to my shoulder during the night it quickly wakes me with pain down the muscle into my elbow, and this remains for several days as a real muscle soreness and then gradually fades.
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