for the shoulder diary, some good news

even tho today is a holiday (Presidents' Day) I was able to get an appointment with a GP & got some x-rays

mild shoulder separation aka AC joint sprain (not to be confused with shoulder dislocation)
may take 2 to 4 weeks to heal
I can resume activities when it doesn’t hurt anymore (such as cycling, weight training, 2nd job in lumber/building materials at big box home improvement store)
doc gave me some physical therapy exercises to maintain my range of motion. does not recommend remaining motionless & did not recommend an arm sling
Advil and Tylenol are OK
they took several x-rays but because today’s a holiday they’re waiting for a radiologist to read them & they will contact me if there’s anything else to report

I asked the Doc but I was not able to take pics of the x-rays or get them emailed to me. he said I could go back to the x-ray tech & ask her, but I decided to just go back to work instead. hard to tell if he even saw them, he had a laptop in his hands. I could have taken a snap from his laptop but he didn't offer. he might have been too focused on the email part of my question. "we can burn a CD but that's usually for when we send ppl to specialists". took that as a good sign & skedaddled out of there!