Did WLS make me more prone to getting hurt?

This is a long story so I'll just sum it up. I'm a cluzt and caught my leg and fell backwards on Oct 6th. I should have broke my leg but was VERY fortunate. However when I tried to get up my left arm/shoulder hurt like holy heck. To the best of my knowledge (it happened so quick) I only landed on my not so fat butt and NOTHING else. I was in the grass so there was nothing to hit my arm on. But I ended up in the emergency room and x-rays said I chipped a sliver of bone off (the size of a grain of rice) on a big bone (top of arm bone?). Well I have been in "constant" pain since then. This is one of the worst pains I've had in my life, and I've had allot of surgeries so I can compare pain! Anyway, I finally opted for physical therapy (this is the third week) and next week will be my last. Then I see the bone doctor again. Basically my Rotator Cusp isn't working and more than likely I will HAVE to have surgery. Then after four weeks in a sling there will be more physical therapy. After 7 weeks of pain, my already severe depression is getting worse. I haven't had a decent night sleep during this time because of the pain. From 1-10, most of the time it rates 6 although sometimes higher. As near as they can tell, a tendon pulled away from the bone. I have noticed that since my tremendous weight loss that my arms arm not puffed out anymore... they are flatter (on my upper arms near the shoulders). But now, after this mess, my left arm has a bulge. Perhaps it is a muscle that is not hooked by a tendon to bone anymore and gravity has made it fall downward. Anyway I'm wondering if my fast weight loss has made my muscles and bones weak, and perhaps I would not have hurt this so severely if I hadn't lost the weight? In any case surgery is almost a sure bet as therapy isn't helping much. Does anyone have any ideas on how to hopefully avoid this in the future... other than be more careful where I step? lol (Ouch) I have to find something humorous in this painful situation. Also is there anything that may help with the pain? I have more codeine left however I hate to use strong pain killers very often. I've been on many pain killers over the years and have been very fortunate NOT to get hooked on any of them. I wish to keep it that way, however this pain is bad, even after 7 weeks. I bought extra strength Tylenol. Tylenol has NEVER helped pain anyway, but it was worth a try. It doesn't stop any pain at all. Any serious advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

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