Dang It! MORE Shoulder Surgery

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Following on this thread from September, I snapped another tendon eight days ago. I knew I had hurt myself a bit, but I did not know how much until I saw the doctor tonight.

Making a complicated story short: I did not undo the work of two months ago, but the new problem is related to it. Back to the hospital for another operation, the week after next. :mad: :frowning:

This new one will not be as complicated as the other one. Last time, it was arthroscopy. This time will be just a simple incision and then reattach the snapped tendon with yest another titanium screw. Or something like that.

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No fun! Sending healing thoughts your way. Good luck

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Dude! I’m sorry.

But you know how you go to the doctor and say “it hurts when I do this.”

And he says “don’t do that.”

Don’t do that, whatever it is you keep doing. :wink:

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Remember, “jerk off” is a misnomer.

Smooth and easy gets the job done.

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You never HAVE to jerk off in Thailand. :cool:

But I’d say my elephant-polo playing days are over. :frowning:

And I’ll become intimate again with Mr. Catheter. :frowning: :frowning:

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Sorry to hear that; but look at the bright side, with the third titanium implant you’d get a gizmo that makes the Six Million Man bionic sound effect every time you use your arm to smash something.

Or at least that’s how it should be. :slight_smile:

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Hey, we’ve told you a million times to stop with the strenuous chitty-chitty bang bang and now look what you’ve done.

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Sorry, I hope it goes well.

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Damn. What a roller coaster of a morning. First I was informed the operation would not be until next week, which I was not very happy about. BUT we just received another call saying I can have the operation tomorrow. So I’ve got to get moving and get to the hospital today. Will let you know how it goes in a few days when I’m back home.

Talk to you later!

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Oops! We got another call. The doctor had mistakenly thought today (Tuesday) was Wednesday, so he meant the operation would be on Thursday. :frowning: So I don’t go in until tomorrow.

But at least it’s this week. Will disappear for a few days from tomorrow.

(Real Name Removed)

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I’m back! :cool: Got back yesterday evening (Friday evening) and slept a LONG time. They reconnected the tendon where it was severed, securing it with another titanium screw, so I have two now. And they used an arthroscope to check the previous work and determine it was still good. I should be all set now. Have to take it easy for a week or two now, which is not always easy for me to do.

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I have to sign off for a few days. My arm started swelling up and bruising and my incision seeping. Went to the doctor today, and he said I’m simply using my arm too much. I have to give it a major rest for a few days. Specifically, he said to turn my computer off.

So, talk to you later!