Today, the swelling has come down enough to reveal that I also have a shoulder separation. No big deal. Nothing the doctors can do about it. It just has to heal on its own, but it accounts for some of the pain and bruising. Below is a pic from yesterday... it's difficult to get a good pic of the entire affected area in the mirror. Today, there is a nice yellowing extending about six inches (15 cm) in all directions of the bruise. It goes well onto my neck and chest.
I just can't imagine the amount of energy it took to cause so much damage simply going from standing to the floor. It must have been a dead drop... no gentle easing of my 230 pound (104 kg) body to the floor.
My physician assistant friend of 40 years was concerned it may have been a cardiac event due to Brugada Syndrome, not a vasovagal thing. After a little online discussion, he was fairly certain it wasn't a cardiac event.
Damn... am I sore. But, I'm determined to rehab myself. I don't believe everyone needs to go to physical therapy at the hospital. I've rehabbed the same shoulder before. I can do it again.
Just to note. This is the same shoulder that is full of bursitis, arthritis, and other permanent damage from lifting ambulance cots and heavy patients for 37 years as a paramedic and nurse. I'm on Social Security disability because of it. It was a fragile shoulder before all this happened. I just pray I can get it back to pre-fall condition.
Commercial aircraft flown in: B712 B722 B732 B734 B737 B738 B741 B742 B744 B752 B753 B762 B772 A310 A318 A319 A320 A321 DC91 DC93 DC94 DC1030 DC1040 F100 MD82 MD83 A223 CR2 CR7 E175