Monday, November 10, 2008

Surgery Update

This will be very brief. Surgery went well for what he was able to do. I went to the hospital at noon, into surgery at about 2:30, out about 4:00, and home by 5:30. The doctor was not able to reattach the rotator cuff. He said it appeared to have been detatched as much as 10 years ago, and was considerably atrophied. He cleaned up arthritis damage and put more space between the scapula and the joint. His comment was that the joint was "kind of beat up" and that I will probably eventually need a shoulder joint replacement. Meanwhile what he did today should relieve my pain and restore some, but not all, range of motion. The good news is my recovery should be somewhat shorter and easier. Thanks for all your prayers and good wishes.
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5 comments:

  1. Shae, Jay, and chillin'November 11, 2008 at 7:25 AM

    Glad it went all right. Too bad about the joint, but maybe a lot of pain will be relieved from just what they did yesterday.

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  2. LilitNovember 11, 2008 at 7:42 AM

    great news Barby... did u drive to and from the hospital?

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  3. MaryAnnNovember 11, 2008 at 9:47 AM

    Glad to hear they were able to help at least some with the surgery. Hopefully the relief you experience will be worth it.

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  4. BarbaraNovember 11, 2008 at 11:34 AM

    No, I didn't drive myself :) Lynda is here to do that for me!!!

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  5. GrammyzanneNovember 11, 2008 at 2:54 PM

    Glad that you came thru the surgery well. Hopefully what he was able to do will make a significant improvement in your quality of life.

    Glad Lynda is there to help out.

    Note you are not having much problem with typing :)

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