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May I Have More Than the Minimum?

The path for finding comfort in your body after learning there are solutions is lit up by ads. As you research what worked for others and what didn’t, you can tap “yes” or swipe those ads away. You can decide if you have the means and the time to pursue comfort, health. It feels strange to be living with a torn rotator cuff for over a year and not having the financial cushion to take 6 weeks off of work unpaid after surgery, so for the time being, I tap yes on more affordable ways my body needs to heal. As for my shoulder, it only felt excruciating for three/four months after I slipped down the dusty, crooked stairs to the basement in my apartment building. My body has seemed to adjust and compensate, and I’m slowly building muscle around the affected area. It doesn’t hinder my painting work all too much. I can reach, I can stretch, but I learned not to f-in rotate my arm while doing any of that. Ow. I had top surgery in July 2023 and about 3 months later, I could see that my chest was...