I have now been out of the sling for 4 1/2 days. The ability to work (type on a laptop) is so much easier now, and just having my arm hang naturally, and swinging it naturally while I walk is helping to regain some ROM.
The downside is that my shoulder and my arm get tired and sore quite easily just from being out of the sling. My muscles in my hand, wrist, forearm, biceps, shoulder, etc. have all gotten very weak.
Trying to regain ROM through PT (and daily activities) is challenging and kind of painful, but the gains do seem to be coming. I have much better ROM now than when I was in the sling, but I still have miles to go.
My right hand is swollen and puffy, and I cannot make a tight fist. It's as though blood was pooling in my hand for the past 6 weeks and it's not quite back to normal yet.
Also, I still have to sleep on my back, so I can usually only sleep until about 4 am.
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