My New Fashion Accessory

So a few weeks ago I noticed my right shoulder hurt really bad whenever I moved it. I thought that maybe I'd slept on it wrong and went on with my day. A few days later I realized it wasn't getting any better and I went to the doctor.

After a quick examination, the doctor thought that maybe I had done something to my collarbone or maybe even my shoulder and ordered an x-ray. To my surprise I had a fracture in the middle of my clavicle or collarbone.

*Just a quick note. I LOVE my doctor! Anyone in Provo/Orem area looking for a family practice doctor, Dr. Jeremy Hadley is the best! That's saying something too because I've been to a LOT of doctors in my time.

Anyway, the doctor gave me a sling and told me I needed to wear it for 4 weeks and that I shouldn't move my shoulder.

The next few days I noticed that my hand was going numb and that the numbness was slowly creeping up my arm. After a chat with my doctor, he decided to send me to a specialist. We went to see an orthopedic surgeon and he took another x-ray. It turns out I have 2 fractures on my collarbone, one right in the middle and another at the very tip. He was concerned that the one at the end could potentially get worse and if I'm not careful, the tip of my collarbone could crack off and they would need to go in and fix it...yeah, hopefully that doesn't happen.

He also found that my neck is straight. I guess normal necks have a gentle curve in them but mine doesn't. He said that could be causing my headaches and the numbness in my arm.

Now you may be asking, how in heavens name did I break my collarbone? Well, that's a long story. You see I've been having trouble fainting lately. I have low blood sugar and for some reason when I get super stressed, I faint. I fainted the day before I began to feel the pain in my shoulder and we figure that's how it happened. 

So here is my new fashion accessory...

P.S. I hate it!