Hi Maz! You can fix the drop shoulder through physical therapy & excersize. It took a few months, but I'm strong as ever & no dropped shoulder. I certainly pick heavy things up & carry them differently on the right side now. But I can do anything I use to. The pain in the neck just seems accentuated by a cold or flu. Yeah, I have to stretch my neck out all the time to keep it loosened up. Oh well! We are alive & living, huh? Erik