Mystery Tear
Monday night was rough. I barely got an hour of sleep. I was in quite a bit of pain, even with my arm propped on a pillow and having taken 2 anti-inflammatories. I CAN’T isolate any injuries. My whole upper body is used in basically everything I do: getting in and out of the car/bed/shower, moving around, cooking… you name it.
The pain/injury came from the midline of my Right collarbone. It was broken when I was about 3 yrs old and is a bit twisted. Also, I did all sorts of undiagnosed injuries to my joints and right should when I had my wreck back in 1985. You know those seated DB curls with the seat at about a 45 degree angle which put more stress on the long head of the Bi? I can’t do them as the stress will cause inflammation/pain in the midline of the right collarbone. Years ago, I also had an acupuncturist/massage therapist “dig” below that collarbone and cause the same pain (it lasted about a week or two).
Well, after much Googling, there are only 2 things that are below the midline of the collarbone:
- the subclavius muscle
- ribs one and two
This makes me wonder if I have scar tissue or calcification in the area. hmmmm… I’ve still not made it to a doctor for diagnosis.
Things were MUCH better just two days post injury. I have no bruising so that just makes me wonder what was injured. Sitting at my work desk will elevate my collarbone just slightly. This removes most pressure and pain. Oddly, I think it has been some of the best positioning and “therapy” I could get.