A Time To Chill

I have been forced to take a small break this week. Somehow on Saturday, I injured my shoulder. Not sure how, but I remember feeling something and thinking, "ow". Then just that quick, I forgot about it. By Saturday night, I was in a lot of pain, and by Sunday, I was in very severe pain. It felt like something was jabbing into the top of my lung as deep breaths were very painful and near impossible. My collar bone ached and felt like it wasn't where it should be. Same with my shoulder blade. To add to the discomfort, the pain went up into the back of my skull. Anything I did made the discomfort harder to bare. Movement of any kind was too much, including coughing and sneezing.

I went to the chiropractor on Monday morning, and he said that my shoulder issue was related to the sciatic problems I have been having. I know for a fact that both problems are related to the mattress I am now using. I need a new one. Until I can afford one, I have taken up sleeping on the couch. I did that last night, and my shoulder is better and my sciatica didn't bother me today.

Needless to say I did not do any kind of workout on Sunday and Monday. I felt well enough this morning to go to the gym today at 5, and biked 13 km. I just kept my arm tight against my body, to limit any jarring in the shoulder. I still can't do any pushups or ab work. Funny how our bodies work, but any kind of straining or tightening up, causes pain in my entire shoulder area. I could maybe do a few, but I prefer to wait it out and make sure I am well mended before I jump back into everything again. It is a minor setback, and it most definitely is annoying, but I can live with it.