Last week I got off the train on my way home in excruciating pain. I though that I had somehow broken my right arm, even though I hadn’t banged it or even anything like that. It hurt if I didn’t move it, and it hurt even more if I did. The X-Rays at the hospital showed an extra bone by my shoulder, which turns out is a calcium deposit. This is actually a soft, toothpaste-like deposit of calcium that apparently some peoples’ bodies just stick there for no apparent reason.

Sometime, it can interfere with the movement of a tendon, causing the tendon to inflame — which pretty much puts you out of commission. It is supposed to be one of the more painful ailments you can get. I can say, if anyone out there has the same thing, that it never hurts as much as it does when you are trying to sleep. For some reason, your tendon has a real problem with that.

The good news, now that it’s 3 days later, is that it really does start to feel much better as long as you don’t use your arm for anything more strenuous than typing. The doc says that it’s going to take another 3 weeks or more to fully heal, but as long as it doesn’t keep me awake at night anymore, that’s fine with me!