The Update on My Shoulder . . .
Many thanks for all the good wishes - it was a good thing I decided to fish . . .
Turns out that I had a partial tear in my rotator cuff in addition to my shoulder being partially frozen.
Once he got in with the scope, he found a partial tear that hadn't shown up on the MRI nor the x-rays. It's fixed now, and I was also told that when they manipulated my arm under anesthesia that it was very stiff. I guess they broke up those adhesions so it will be able to move freely again. Yay!
I had a very rough afternoon yesterday as the anesthesia left my body - thank goodness for Linda the Chicken Lady being here to help me. Otherwise I would have had to have gone to a rehab facility for a few days.
The big bandage comes off this morning. The nerve block should wear off some time today. When it does, I take the sling off. I start PT again this morning - it will be aggressive to keep it from freezing up again. Every day for 2-3 weeks and then back to 2-3 times a week for, I guess, 3-5 months.
This will sound odd, but I'm actually very grateful that he found something. It makes sense now why I didn't respond to PT well before.
I have my massive dose of Advil, and they are trying me on Norco in the hope that I won't be allergic to it. I've had one and will take another before PT today. They want to be sure I don't have an issue with it before the nerve block wears off. So far, so good. Please cross your fingers that I will be able to take it without issue. Once this nerve block wears off, I think I might need it.
So, onward. It's a new journey, one that I undertake gladly because it means that I regain the full use of my arm again :-)
Turns out that I had a partial tear in my rotator cuff in addition to my shoulder being partially frozen.
Once he got in with the scope, he found a partial tear that hadn't shown up on the MRI nor the x-rays. It's fixed now, and I was also told that when they manipulated my arm under anesthesia that it was very stiff. I guess they broke up those adhesions so it will be able to move freely again. Yay!
I had a very rough afternoon yesterday as the anesthesia left my body - thank goodness for Linda the Chicken Lady being here to help me. Otherwise I would have had to have gone to a rehab facility for a few days.
The big bandage comes off this morning. The nerve block should wear off some time today. When it does, I take the sling off. I start PT again this morning - it will be aggressive to keep it from freezing up again. Every day for 2-3 weeks and then back to 2-3 times a week for, I guess, 3-5 months.
This will sound odd, but I'm actually very grateful that he found something. It makes sense now why I didn't respond to PT well before.
I have my massive dose of Advil, and they are trying me on Norco in the hope that I won't be allergic to it. I've had one and will take another before PT today. They want to be sure I don't have an issue with it before the nerve block wears off. So far, so good. Please cross your fingers that I will be able to take it without issue. Once this nerve block wears off, I think I might need it.
So, onward. It's a new journey, one that I undertake gladly because it means that I regain the full use of my arm again :-)
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