Something weird is going on with me. My shoulder and side on the right side hurts – like, the skin feels like it’s burning just to touch it gently. It hurt to take a shower – the pressure from the water hurt. It hurts to wear clothes. It hurts to put my purse on that shoulder. It hurts to put on a seat belt on that side.

I put on a really light shirt and got in bed to do some work. Annika wanted to read her new books to me, so she started, and I zonked out. I fell asleep so hard. I just woke up to go to the bathroom, but I’m back in bed and I’m crashing it again. My shoulder is still burning.

I have no idea what is going on but I’m kind of scared and I’m hoping it’s a weird, one-day thing. I tried doing a little research and I guess it’s called “allodynia,” which is all I learned. There was nothing to say why it hurt or what to do about it.

Long story short, if anyone knows why this would happen or has ever had this happen, let me know what you know. I’m really uncomfortable.