I see it all slipping away....
Okay, this is long, so bear with me.
As some of you might remember me saying before, I retire on 30 November after 24 years in the Navy. An excellent opportunity has arisen for me to walk right into an open Government Service position with a bit more pay than I was drawing on active duty.
Background: Back in February when I first bought my bow, I was shooting it for the first time in the indoor range. On the second shot, my right shoulder made an audible “pop” and I almost dropped the bow. I mean, it really hurt. I shrugged it off, like I always have, and kept on going….. until now.
As a part of my retirement physical, I mentioned that I had injured my shoulder and it still gave me trouble when I lifted something over my head or took a pull over shirt off. As it turns out, I tore my rotator cuff in my right shoulder, and I’ll need to have surgery to repair it.
So, it’s looking like I’ll probably have to have the surgery soon, and they’ll want to keep me on active duty for another six months on medical hold until I recover. Yep, there goes the job. Also, that means that I won’t be able to use the shoulder at all for the first month (in a sling), then I’ll be on physical therapy for a few months. Yep, there goes the ENTIRE hunting season.
There’s one possibility, and I’m investigating that now. If I can get the problem diagnosed and the VA will pick up the tab for the surgery, I can wait until March for the surgery. That will let me take the job and hunt also. I’m REALLY hoping that will work.
If any of you have been through this and have any positive inputs, or any input that would contradict what I’ve been told, I’d like to hear it.