this post is long-overdue. my post-surgical internet access was spotty at best. i returned to alaska on friday morning, and am thus far having a tough time readjusting to the relative cold and darkness (as it was 85 and sunny when i left phoenix). but here is the bare-bones version of what happened:
the surgery apparently went pretty well. they were able to do a "resurfacing" as opposed to something more drastic. there were some preliminary concerns due to the softness of the bone, but they managed to get the prosthesis firmly attached to the head of the humerous, and then sewed me back up, complete with ginormous scar.
afer the surgery, i spent two and a half drowsy, achy and mildly unpleasant days in the hospital, followed by one glorious night at the omni in san antonio before my mom and i flew back to phoenix. then i spent a week recuperating at my parents' place in goodyear, az. the first few days were pretty rough, but i slowly regained enough energy to be able to actually act like a human being for hours at a time. a big improvement.
then thursday night i flew back to AK where, thus far, i've been a little overwhelmed by the cold and ice and darkness. go figure. as it turns out, it's easier to feel positive about your recovery while standing in a swimming pool under the hot phoenix sun.
thus far, this has been a far more difficult recovery than any of my prior surgeries. the joint is moving pretty well -- already much better than before. but all the muscles and tendons in my arm are feeling and acting pretty well abused. so it's been really painful.
i'm doing PT exercises twice a day, although am having some problems with them due to soreness and pain. i'm supposed to use my arm in "gentle activities of everyday living", but avoid most active motion for 6-8 weeks. i'll start back to work part-time this week, and probably be full-time as of next week. otherwise, truman and i plan to spend most of this week catching up on tivoed episodes of our favorite TV shows. good times.
Posted by cmandala at February 11, 2007 04:33 PMYuck. I hope you feel better soon.
So what is on that tv lineup? Mine would be full of judge judy and the people's court. But you might get enough of that in real life, i guess ;)
Posted by: karrie at February 12, 2007 09:15 AM