Question Upcoming Shoulder Surgery

For the last 6 months, I've been trying to avoid surgery for bone spurs and a partial rotator cuff tear in my left shoulder, but it's not improving. Cortisone shots and physical therapy haven't helped. So I'll be having surgery to repair the damage on the 27th of June, after a short trip with my daughter at the end of this week. For some time after, I'll be probably hampered and groggy on pain meds, so who knows how much I'll be around. While I'm on vacation, I have to do some work for an on-line class I'm taking, and then in my copious free time (HA!) I'll try to write a bunch to get ahead. So please wish me luck.

Luck!

good luck, I hope all goes well... and remember pain meds and writing go well together.

I, myself, want to see what sort of stories occur when you are loopy from meds.

Epic stories about Kayda running naked across the plains yelling "I can hear the colors!", no doubt.

Good luck!!!

Good luck!

Be well soon, my brother and I can't wait to see you again in Atlanta!

Owww...!

That sort of bone surgery is NOT fun.

Heal well, and take the time to heal properly before diving back in.

Take care my friend. Stay Loopy.

Good luck and take care.

I had this surgery two decades ago so that part should be rather good. The surgery really helped me. Mine is still messed up because the Army in its wisdom decided to break one of its toys. Thank all that's holy you aren't in that situation.

Be safe, take care, and listen to the Physical Terrorists

Good luck, El, and I hope it all goes well and easily.

Remember, pain and suffering are necessary to created great Art!

At least that's what the Art Nazis, most of whom have never endured more than a paper cut and think that running out of Absolut is suffering, say

Best wishes and good luck with your recovery!

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Btw, who is filling in for the gentle taunting of the readers? Asking for a friend.

Look on the bright side, El.
If they give you the Really Good Pain Meds (tm), think of some of the plots they could make you come up with...

Good luck, El. And watch out for the bison when the anesthesia hits.

Glad to hear you're getting it taken care of... I know it's been a while, with it bothering you, and you were hoping to get out of this without the surgery so I'm sorry you've gotta go through it but it should be a lot better... and don't worry about the drugs... I'm not sure we'll be able to notice the difference.

Good luck and take care, even the smallest surgery is still surgery

Just remember it is possible to write with one hand or your toes, while high.
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I can't say its recommended or fast, but it is possible.

However resting up in a nice comfortable chair and not worrying about a thing would probably be better for your health and recovery. So you may want to start planning some binge watching of shows and movies you haven't had time to watch and be ready to vegetate in blissful peace and quiet.

Take care of yourself.

About 6 years ago, I had the other shoulder done - SLAP tear, rotator cuff, and bone spurs, plus misc clean-up. I'm hoping this one is only minor rotator cuff damage because healing from the bone spurs will be much faster.

On the previous one, I saw the surgeon in June after all the physical therapy and other stuff failed. He wanted to schedule surgery immediately. I asked about recovery, and after hearing 8-12 weeks, I told him no. I had a once-in-a-lifetime backpacking trip scheduled with my sons in July to Philmont Scout Ranch for 11 days of high-mountain hiking and backpacking. Needless to say, the surgeon was rather apoplectic in telling me I couldn't do that. I told him to give me something non-narcotic for pain (so I didn't wander off a cliff) and I'd see him when I got back. He and his nurse thought I was nuts. It was a tough but meaningful and very memorable trip, but I managed, and had surgery immediately after I got home. I'm expecting this one to be a lot less than that SLAP tendon repair. Still sore, still downtime, but less.

elrodw wrote: So please wish me luck.

Refuah shleimah!


'cause you sure don't want any of my luck.

Good luck with the surgery and the recovery! I hope it helps a lot. Until then, have fun on your trip!

Motley wrote: Good luck with the surgery and the recovery! I hope it helps a lot. Until then, have fun on your trip!

I've had individual trips with each of my kids; this is my 4th with daughter. It's interesting - I've talked with her about subjects that I never, ever considered a dad would discuss with his daughter. Among the highlights will be visiting EE when we're in Atlanta. Driving the estimated 34 hours for the entire trip will be a challenge, though - fortunately, daughter is old enough and experienced enough to share the driving duties this time.

Best of luck with the surgery.

Don't forget to give the surgeon a cookie if he does well.

Good luck for best possible outcomes and speedy recovery!

Hope it's a speedy and effective recovery, Elrod!

Am I the only one who read the thread title and thought he was getting an angel removed?

annachie wrote: Am I the only one who read the thread title and thought he was getting an angel removed?

What kind of Shoulder Angels would Elrod have? JG and EE?

Valentine wrote:

annachie wrote: Am I the only one who read the thread title and thought he was getting an angel removed?

What kind of Shoulder Angels would Elrod have?

A sexy space girl on one shoulder... maybe something like this but with the reds turned into blues...


And a sexy nurse on the other...

Actually, Elrod had two tiny versions of himself as his shoulder angels. One was constantly saying, "I'm the bad Elrod, you're the good Elrod!"

Until he got tired of it, shot them both and declared, "Good, bad, I'm the one with gun..."

E. E. Nalley wrote: Actually, Elrod had two tiny versions of himself as his shoulder angels. One was constantly saying, "I'm the bad Elrod, you're the good Elrod!"

Until he got tired of it, shot them both and declared, "Good, bad, I'm the one with gun..."

I used to use this as my signature...
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C . Clarke

Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
- Larry Niven (inversion of Clarkes's 3rd law of prediction)

Magic... Technology... I'm the guy with the gun...
- DanZilla (corruption of Ash's quote)

Of course, you realise Elrod wouldn't have Shoulder Angels.
he has Sholder Angels...

Astrodragon wrote: Of course, you realise Elrod wouldn't have Shoulder Angels.
he has Sholder Angels...

running out of U's so you need to steal ours?

DanZilla wrote:

Astrodragon wrote: Of course, you realise Elrod wouldn't have Shoulder Angels.
he has Sholder Angels...

running out of U's so you need to steal ours?

I'm just thinking of Elrods allergy to them

I figured he just had a big L-shaped rod jutting out of one shoulder, and a backwards one jutting out of the other, both tilted on their elbows with their shorter legs pointed at his head while the longer legs point outward at the sky, making sort of an... L-rod W.

Kettlekorn wrote: I figured he just had a big L-shaped rod jutting out of one shoulder, and a backwards one jutting out of the other, both tilted on their elbows with their shorter legs pointed at his head while the longer legs point outward at the sky, making sort of an... L-rod W.

would those be shoulder angles?

DanZilla wrote: A sexy space girl on one shoulder... maybe something like this but with the reds turned into blues...

Damn, now I want to make that into an e-book cover. The hard part is finding a story that somehow fits it...

Not quite shoulders, not quite angels, but what do you think?

Good luck and well wishes.

Sir Lee wrote:

DanZilla wrote: A sexy space girl on one shoulder... maybe something like this but with the reds turned into blues...

Damn, now I want to make that into an e-book cover. The hard part is finding a story that somehow fits it...

Tennyo's Easter is probably the closest that has been written so far. But maybe in a future story Donna will catch the space bug from Loophole and Paulson, and well, she is time displaced...

Damn, now I want to make that into an e-book cover. The hard part is finding a story that somehow fits it...

That's easy. An Atomic Molecular Individual Reconstruct gun or A.M.I.R. Gun. Not all words have to be clear. Just effective.

Just want to say good luck with the surgery and hoping you have a swift recovery.

Wish a speedy recovery!

Fortune and healing smile upon you.