Knitting Shoulder: abbreviated version

I have been suffering in silence.  

I have not been able to knit in 2 weeks.  

I hurt myself knitting.

Except that is not entirely true.  I hurt myself 4 years ago after I decided to cut down a tree by hand with a rusted saw blade.  

Flash forward to almost 4 years later.  My shoulder hurts on and off when I do stupid things -- like clap too hard or carry Monty's leash in my right hand.  I figured out how to work around it and make it not hurt as much.  I coped.

Until I started knitting.

I love knitting.  I am good at it.  I'm fast.  I could knit for hours and, in fact, have done so.

Until now. 

I can't move my right arm.  My fingers go numb and the muscles around my shoulder (where the rotator cuff is) are screaming in pain at all times.  I can't carry anything that weighs anything and my arm aches after typing or surfing the web.  I have an appointment to see the doctor and will get a physio referral on Friday. 

Until it's fixed, I can't knit. 

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See the full post over at Buggering Crap Monkies.