[pawsandheels]

Is this with Arlene Caffrey at the Irish Pole Dance Academy?  If so, anywhere in the City Centre (on the Red Luas line) would be really convenient for you.  The studio is called Liffey Trust Studios, Dublin 1 if you want to look up its location.

[pawsandheels]

Thanks for all the replies.  In answer to what it feels like – hell!!!  I injured it in a car crash three years ago.  Over the past two weeks the pain has been getting worse and now I literally can't move the arm more than a few inches, my hand on that side is numb most of the time and I haven't sleep in about a week despite being on anti-inflammatories and pain killers.  

One of my best friends is an amazing personal trainer and I work out with him so I know my form is correct, etc. but I do lift very heavy and I tend to overdo things even when he tells me to stop.  Looking back over the last six months, I ignored all the signs and kept training hard – so I guess I've no one to blame but myself!

I saw a consultant last night and he is sending me for an MRI as he thinks that the rotator cuff is already torn and said that there is a possbility my lat and my bicep insertion are also torn.  It's really not looking good.  

 

[pawsandheels]

Thanks for the reality check!  God those photos are grahic!  I know that I should rest it but I am addicted to the gym and to pole/lyra – even a week away from training is torture for me.   Those pics will definitely help to remind mef that, if I don't let it heal, I could end up being out of action for months on end.