Stiff Shoulder and Banshee

I have been suffering from a stiff shoulder for almost two years now. It all started when I noticed that there is a nasty sharp pain through my left arm when I am trying to lift it overhead and also to touch my back. It stunned me with fear that I might be suffering from some heart or bone ailment.

My visits to the specialist lead me to many hours of physiotherapy but the pain keep coming back. It helps for some time when I have constant massage of the shoulder and my arms; however, for a few days now I noticed that the pain had spread to both my ring and little fingers of my left arm. I try to put the excuse of the spreading pain due to the freezing weather.

I am trying to understand how I can get stiff shoulder, but after awhile I am learning to live with it, only that when the pain comes I will automatically get angry with myself. May be I should go get a couple of dumbbells for me to exercise my left arm, may be it will work, may be the pain will go away, may be it will get worst, who knows…………………. May be.

You know how I like to make fun of everything, so in order to pacify my own tiny brain and little heart, I decided to make fun of my situation as well. I told hubby this morning that once I saw a Korean movie (I think so), in this movie one of the character was always feeling that his shoulder is stiff and heavy. Being frustrated with the modern medical help, he decided to seek the help of a soothe healer. What the soothe healer told him was the thriller of the movie, he was told that there was a banshee sitting on his shoulder all these times (imagine the picture of the banshee on his shoulder, the horrifying ghostly look and the scary sound effects). Hubby told me not to be stupid and he ended up poking more fun at me. Well at least for the moment I laugh the pain away.

Yesterday, I discovered a new Thai Massage parlor near our place, I should pay them a visit soon, and maybe they can help ease a bit of the continuous spreading pain. May be.