I went to see Dr. Collins this morning, ten days after the surgery. The nurse took the stitches out and Dr. Collins said I don’t have to wear that sling anymore. It hurts to move my arm, but he said I won’t hurt the shoulder by doing so. He gave me a prescription for nine physical therapy sessions and sent me on my way. Hooray!!
It only took ten days for me to develop a lot more sympathy and empathy for those who have a permanent disability. I felt so helpless the last ten days, not to mention the frustration. That was worse than the pain.
Well, I guess it’s back to cooking, cleaning, laundry, and making the bed. Maybe I can convince Andy to continue tying my shoes though.
Dinata Misovec 
Yes!!!!!
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So glad you’re doing well, Dinata! Don’t work too hard! 😉
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I only had the sling off for half an hour before I over-did it. But, I can tell already that I’ll get well quickly as soon as I start physical therapy. Of course, I’ll want Andy to continue with the attentive care for weeks more!
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Oh yes, I’m sure the physical therapy will help tremendously! 🙂 Yes, you’ll definitely want Andy’s attentive care for many more weeks! 😉 So sweet of him!
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My scan is on Friday for a similar condition. I have the same surname as you doctor. How amazing.
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I’ll take that as a good omen!
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Good riddance to the sling!! Glad to hear you’re on the mend, Dinata.
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Thanks!
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Nice to see you are improving now, even if it takes a little while to get back to doing everything as you used too.
It’s always nice to have a little bit of help from a loved one though.
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It is nice to get a little extra attention.
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congratulations little bird, newly let out of your cage! Fred should be a new man by this time tomorrow — gets 3-wire heart pacemaker beginning 6:30 in the morning.
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Stay with the therapy, it’s important to get that arm back up in the air. It’ll be two years since I had spurs from my right shoulder removed; and it still feels great, as if nothing ever happened. Was yours laproscopic surgery? Mine was, made for faster healing. 🙂
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Yes it was laproscopic. I hate to think of how much it would hurt otherwise!
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caught up on some of your recent posts. it is amazing the wonderful things you “see” and photo-record in totally nondescript and/or obscure places. viz., who on earth ever heard of a rainbow tree? i’ll remember /that /one for forever.
Fred is doing great from pacemaker implant yesterday. he’s all pink-faced instead of gray green ashen, and in between naps to shake off twilight anesthesia — i swear his brain is working better (already!). on a scale of 1 to 10 he’s at an 11 🙂 The only bad part is that we have to wait till 3/22 for him to be fully “discharged” from medical care, can’t return to Marathon till 3/25 — just in time to pack up belongings from cottage to leave on/about 1 April. groan.
glad for you that you are enjoying a “new” shoulder! working parts are critically important as we get older 😉
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