Hi everyone. Sorry i've been mia. i've been trying to take it easier and it's not easy to type one handed. i had shoulder surgery two weeks ago today. i started having problems last year and tried pt but it didn't help. i booked the surgery back in january and talked about it then briefly. i'm glad i went ahead and did it. he found a large bone spur with a hook in it, and that was what was causing the pain and lots of scar tissue. the doc went in bore done the spur, shaved some bone and cleaned it all out to make more room. i stayed overnight in a local private hospital where they took excellent care of me. i've been working from home since good friday, but much slower than i usually do. i went in last week to the dermatologist and he had to take something out of my left calf that required two sutures. i get those out next week. so, i haven't been able to take a bath and it's been hard to shower, but trashbags have been my friend, and now my bandages are off of my shoudler, except for steri-strips.
the surgeon said the incisions look good and the x-ray (my sis is the x-ray tech for this group of ortho's) showed that i should have plenty of room for movement. the hardest part comes now with pt. i need to make myself use my shoulder, but it hurts so much that it's hard. he's told me pt will be h e l l, but that if i don't do it and quickly i'll get more scar tissue.
so, i ask for prayers (and enough pain meds) to work through the pt. and that they can fit me in sooner. right now, they're saying i have to wait a week. it's beginning to get depressing, though i know i'm lucky that they think they've fixed my problem. patience is not my strong point.
i'm glad it seems that we are a healthier group now. sending pd to all those who still need some extra tlc.