It Was Not Just About Age

I hung a bunch of heavy pictures using an electric screw driver.  My shoulder started to hurt after I'd hung five but when I was young, I could push through the pain with nothing but a few days of sore muscles.  Well, I learned the hard way better not push my body too hard.  The next day after hanging the pictures, my arm and shoulder hurt.  A week later the shoulder was still painful.  Two months later, the shoulder still hurt.  Finally I went to my doctor...told him my story and he suspected bursitis. He prescribed a steroid shot and medication.  It helped but two years later, I was still struggling with pain in that shoulder.  DUH!!  I was sure it was my age and a part of the aging process but I finally decided maybe I should have a specialist look at it. An MRI showed a complete tear to the rotator cuff!!!  You're kidding!  I had it fixed and six months later I'm still healing.  Moral to that story is never assume something is a part of the aging process if it comes on suddenly and doesn't go away.  Better get it checked.  Had I gotten it checked early on, the recovery would have been faster because the torn tissue wouldn't have had two years to atrophy!  I know, not very smart on my part.  Don't make the same mistake.