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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
@SaraK The surgeon/hospital knows me well and actually schedules the same team (the same pre and post op nurse, the same nurse anesthetist, etc. They are terrific. I encourage "normal" OR chatter. The surgeon talks his way thru the surgery knowing that really helps me. Several comments to a...- Me2
- Post #188
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Hi! @Jaycey and all! So, surgery went crazy well. As some of you may remember, I do my surgeries with just regional block, in this case from just below my neck to fingers. I have crazy bad mental issues with sleep. I just noticed I never updated after my revision. I've never gotten the...- Me2
- Post #185
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Hey you all! I have another long thread but am due at the hospital in less than an hour for yet another shoulder surgery. Seems like I'm a pro at this but so not. I am going in for maybe a supra and infraspinatis repair but since the tearing is so extensive that only a few fibers remain my...- Me2
- Post #182
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
So, just two more days, two more sleeps before another surgery. And long weeks of recovery. I feel I'm much more anxious about the surgery than some of the others. Not sure why but .... Yesterday, I did meet with Drs. Walker and Florez (the specialist). Appointment went well. I feel much...- Me2
- Post #178
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
@Jamie Ouch, I know personally how bad a torn bicep hurts. And how frustrating to hear that you'll be just fine without it! I am so grateful that I kept looking for surgeon who dug my bicep out and reattached it. Where the specialist shoulder surgeon felt the subscapularis isn't something...- Me2
- Post #177
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
With all the craziness going on in this world, I am continuing on my journey of learning patience. Fortunately, I did get in to see my shoulder surgeon late in February. First, he did assure me that he was pretty certain I would be able to do surgery without sedation. No guarantees, of...- Me2
- Post #175
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Really have not been able to update as that Monday appointment was a disaster. The new shoulder specialist surgeon started off the appointment almost two hours late so I was a mess going in since I have great difficulty leaving my work for normal hour or so for appointments but now I was gone...- Me2
- Post #172
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Thank you @Jamie for your response. I have been peeking at it since you first sent but, honestly, I'm really just "taking one step at a time" and just avoiding thinking about what I really can't find much information on and can't fix on my own. I'm babying it a little since the doctor said he...- Me2
- Post #170
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Thank you, Jaycey, for the welcome back. No, no reason given by surgeon as to why. I didn't ask as I think I know .... probably my somewhat abuse. When I was thinking about the replacement, both the OS and PT told me I would most likely not have 100% range of motion as in lifting above head...- Me2
- Post #167
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Happy New Year one and all! With the holiday season (and another tooth ache), I've managed to keep stuffing newest happenings with my shoulder out of my mind. But, time to start dealing with it. Back in early October, I scheduled an appointment with my shoulder OS to see why I was seeming to...- Me2
- Post #165
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
Happy Hip Anniversary to me! FIVE YEARS. Left hip still doing wonderful! Thank you Bone Smart and friends for getting me here!:dancy::spin::egypdance::loveshwr::wave::flwrysmile::yes!::yes::friends::happydance::curtsey::):cheers::beer::dancy::spin::happydance::friends:- Me2
- Post #704
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
Kathy @Kathy0427 Greetings fellow Pittsburgher! I'll have to go and catch up on your story. Thank you for your kind words regarding my story. I'm still doing about the same Back/hip still hurts incredibly but I am so short staffed in my program, I can't even go to see anyone. The OS who I...- Me2
- Post #703
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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A Shoulder Saga
Jamie, I am so glad your "saga" sent me an email! I haven't had any from BoneSmart in ages! My sympathies for the passing of your husband. So tough. Hopefully you both were able to find great comfort with each other though such a hard time. Yes, shoulder surgery was way more difficult...- Me2
- Post #142
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Pre-Op Area
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A Shoulder Saga
@Atkinson8 ---- I don't seem to feel as though I get much relief from cortisone shots and never know if I imagine that or not. Looking back, my surgeon did a cortisone shot for my right shoulder after the surgery on my rotator cuff on the left. With your post above and looking back, I...- Me2
- Post #126
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Pre-Op Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
Constanze - Thank you. So sad that our president's first statement was a reference that we should have an armed guard at a place of worship. We happened to be heading out for errands when first responders were heading that way. Yes, frightening but safe.- Me2
- Post #701
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
@Lmflora yes, I do remember you. I still consider my hip recoveries a great success in my life --- just looking at them as stepping stones to get back to rather than the leap to health that I thought it was going to be......and I've learned patience along the journey. So hope your second...- Me2
- Post #698
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY! Wow! It is really hard to believe. I've gone back and reread and have truly forgotten how I felt before and after the right hip surgery. So glad that I did the THR but so wish it had solved my right side problems like it did the left. So, unfortunately, still same old...- Me2
- Post #694
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement My Shoulders?!!?
Actually came on to give a fourth anniversary update for hip surgery and realized I'd not updated here in quite a while either - even missed my second anniversary of shoulder replacement --- but nothing much to update other than that both shoulders still doing great. Right replacement shoulder...- Me2
- Post #162
- Forum: Shoulder Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
@MajorHeidi Back to work already! Wow, that time flew ... at least from this side. All went very well hopefully. Yes!!!!!!!.....the injection though incredibly painful to get ... I've had a couple lumbar injections and none of them hurt at all so I was totally not prepared for it to hurt...- Me2
- Post #692
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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THR Me2 and Recovery
So, I saw the Pittsburgh arthroscopic hip surgeon, supposedly the best of the best. He ordered a hip MRI -- finally I got one. Awaiting the results on that. I cancelled the lumbar spine injection but now have rescheduled. I wanted to hear what arthroscopic hip surgeon had to say and I had...- Me2
- Post #689
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
