beachy
supremo
Hello from the POST OP side!
I have a new left shoulder and that makes 2 left side replacements....knee and shoulder. Ready to start on the right side!
Surgery was right on time at 10:30 am yesterday. It was a regular not reverse replacement. Doc said when he got in there it didn't look bad. However, he removed the largest bone spur ever and of course, the bone on bone was bad.
I had zero pain until this morning when nerve block wore off about 4am. It was bearable so I took 2 xtra strength Tylenol and 1 low dose ibuprofen, went back to sleep til 6ish.
Doc told me take 2 dilaudid, 1gabapentin before bed and it worked well.
Slept with top of bed in upright position with ice machine on shoulder and wore sling... The kind with pillow. I was very comfy.
Took another dilaudid about 8 am and that seems to take away any pain along with ice machine.
It's been less than 24 hrs, but I feel good and hope it stays this way. Maybe because the surgical pain is not as bad as the pre surgery pain. And surgical pain is temporary.
My only regret is not doing this 4 yrs ago.
I have a new left shoulder and that makes 2 left side replacements....knee and shoulder. Ready to start on the right side!
Surgery was right on time at 10:30 am yesterday. It was a regular not reverse replacement. Doc said when he got in there it didn't look bad. However, he removed the largest bone spur ever and of course, the bone on bone was bad.
I had zero pain until this morning when nerve block wore off about 4am. It was bearable so I took 2 xtra strength Tylenol and 1 low dose ibuprofen, went back to sleep til 6ish.
Doc told me take 2 dilaudid, 1gabapentin before bed and it worked well.
Slept with top of bed in upright position with ice machine on shoulder and wore sling... The kind with pillow. I was very comfy.
Took another dilaudid about 8 am and that seems to take away any pain along with ice machine.
It's been less than 24 hrs, but I feel good and hope it stays this way. Maybe because the surgical pain is not as bad as the pre surgery pain. And surgical pain is temporary.
My only regret is not doing this 4 yrs ago.