Thank you Linda for sharing your experience. I agree that physical therapy is an absolute must for recovery. I have been told that the amount of recovery is dependent on the effort you put into therapy.

Week 15 - I saw some more improvement (not much, but I will take what I can get). While laying on my back (gravity removed), I can rotate my arm from down at my side to over my head without assistance. I can also make a snow angel movement on the wood floor without any assistance. 2 weeks ago, I could not do either without help. I still cannot raise my arm more than 10 degrees while standing. Gravity is too heavy...

My new symptom is still a mystery. MRI shows no new problems. Doctor thinks it is either swelling or foraminal narrowing that is causing the nerve roots to tug on the spinal cord when my head is tilted forward. She has prescribed cervical traction to see if that helps. If it does, we know that the foraminal narrowing is the likely cause. We will see....