Shoulder Surgery Scheduled

I am scheduled to have surgery to repair the torn shoulder tendon in mid-February. I'm not looking forward to it but will be glad to get the chance to start healing. The shoulder hurts in the morning when I wake up, and of course the arm is weak all the time.

The doctor thinks that I probably injured the shoulder playing tennis. The only time I played any tennis this year was in July. I think it re-injured it in August, maybe completing the tear, either when we practiced golf or when I was walking the dog.

Frank took the photo during that fateful tennis session.

I have a reprieve from physical therapy until after the surgery. That's a relief because going twice a week took a lot of time. The physical therapist says if I play tennis again, I need to serve underhand, not overhand.

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