Hi Pepper, it does get better! I'm running a coulpe months ahead of you and finding it steadily improves. Worst time is trying to roll out of bead in the morining, and then anytime you sit too long. The entire neck upper shoulders both sides, then of course the impacted arm. Just keep moving, stretch your arm out and use fingers to walk it up / down a wall as a regular exercise. Hurts like heck, but my dr said to expect a near complete recovery of motion... So glad you caught those tongue symptoms early!!