I went in for a post-surgery check-up of my shoulder this afternoon. My appointment was at dinner time, which I didn’t like, but there was no other option. The shoulder is still very painful, more so than before surgery and I can’t sleep on that side.
Apparently, this is quite normal; the surgery is to make the shoulder function, not to make it pain-free. There’s a lot less room for the ball of the joint to move around in, so it gets irritated. According to the surgeon, everything is progressing as expected.
I’m a tad more mobile than perfect, but very good. He gave me a shot of local anesthetic mixed with cortisone into the joint to take care of some of the pain, so I can use the shoulder in a more optimal way. He had to do a bit of clean-up, though, because he hit a vein. He also stuck the needle into the bone, which did hurt.
I asked him if he had some idea of when they were going to operate on my right shoulder, and he said we might start thinking about that after my next check-up in three months. If the cortisone works really well, I can come back for another shot after two months.
Will the pain lesson as you heal?
I can only hope so, but there’s no guarantee.
Owey! You talking about it made me cringe 🙂 . Are you always going to have such pain in it?
I’m hoping it’ll decrese with time, but there’s oseoarthritis in the joint as well, so my hopes aren’t too high.
Oh geeze, that really stinks. So sorry 🙁 Hopefully you’ll be one of the rare cases and won’t have any pain 🙂
I hope so too 🙂 But I’m working out to limit the OA damage.
What, they *expected* you to be in more pain than before the surgery? Surely that can’t be the end of their wisdom?
I any case, I do hope you’ll feel better!
They expected me not to become pain free. I hope it’ll settle down a bit before the next check-up. The cortisone seems to have done some good at least. It’s not as tender to the touch and swollen. Thanks <3