No more doorway pectoral stretches

I thought I had to be doing something wrong for it to be hurting so much, but Paul said we can just drop that one for now.  Maybe as I do my other stretches, I'll loosen up enough that I can eventually do that one successfully.  Probably it's because I spend too much time typing on one keyboard or another, ya think?

I got to use the rubber dong (heh) at PT (otherwise known as TheraBand FlexBar), in addition to more exercises with the stretchy elastic thingies.  Paul worked me like a rented mule today, but I am happy that I can do so much more than I was able to just a week ago.  I got some weight added to my front and side reaches today; I guess Paul thought it looked too easy.  It was, too - I was chatting to Doris while I was doing them.  All-seeing, all-knowing PT brute.

I've been having quite a bit of discomfort overall this week, but I still think I'll be able to pipe icing this weekend,  and I've promised my PT brutes some of the cupcakes that I'm gonna be baking!  So it looks like there may be some Blog Overlap Syndrome, as I'll have to post about the cupcakes here, too!  I will be making chocolate cupcakes with lemon cream cheese icing, for Brandi's birthday.  Also, before I scheduled my surgery, I had promised Nancy lemon cupcakes, but her birthday came in the middle of my disability.  So I will bring some to work for Nancy, too.  That'll be a lot of piping, but I'm pretty sure I can manage it if I take it easy.  As readers of my other blog will know, I like my icing on the thick side, so it takes a bit of strength to pipe it.  But it comes out so pretty!!

I was talking to a coworker about my surgery earlier this week, and it turns out that she's going to have to have rotator cuff repair on HER smart side, too.  And she lives alone!  I have learned a lot and will happily share my knowledge, but I don't know how I'd have been able to manage without my husband, stepson, and friend Gretchen.  They all were so helpful to me, and did things for me when I needed it.  I might be able to go over to Sally's after work sometimes and help her out around the house, if she'd like that.  I don't know her all that well, but if I can help someone I like, I will try to do it.