07-09-11 36 hours post surgery

Surgery went well but there was more work that needed to be done than we thought.

Got the subacromial decrompression to give the rotator tendons more room. This was caused by a hooked acromion, which was taken down by a high speed burr.

Some clavicular resurfacing was also done as my clavicle had narrowed a bit at the distal portion.

Some bursitis was removed.

Lastly, my biceps tendon had become sort of hour glass shaped and this was causing it to get stuck in the bicipital groove and cause me a lot of pain. The tendon was relocated and screwed to the humerous where it will attach and the screw will disintegrate.  This will take the longest time to heal. For the better part of a month I will be in a sling. Right now I am able removed the sling and straighten arm 3 times a day.

The pain has been pretty minor for the most part with worst pain hitting late yesterday afternoon after I took a nap. I have stayed away from the Oxycodone and managed the pain with Advil and ice so far.

I can remove my surgical dressings today and get a shower finally and I am looking forward to getting out of the house for a little while.

First PT session is on Tuesday.

Onward...

07-06-11 Surgery in the morning

Took care of all my pre-op busy work today starting with meeting with my surgeon and going over my case one more time.  We did some range of motion stuff and reviewed the MRI. He has some concerns about the biceps tendon. Its quite inflamed and there is some fluid build around it. It appears to be seated correctly in the groove so he will take a look tomorrow once he gets a camera in there. If there is a tear, it will be re-attached.

Other than that we are a go for a subacromial decompression, removal of some bursitis and and some tendon clean up as well.

This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb2YsSbSdck is basically what is going to happen barring any other injuries being located.

Got in my last couple of workouts and felt really good doing them. I am planning on posting a few short videos on my recovery...we'll see if I feel up to it.

Onward...

PT meet & greet. Surgery Scheduled

Had a meeting with my surgeon's PT this afternoon. We went over the MRI and X rays and determined that the tear I have in subscap area is fairly minor however I have a nasty bone spur on the bottom portion of the acromion. As I abduct my arm and move to an overhead position I pinch the rotator cuff.

I have scheduled my surgery for next Thursday morning. They will take a look around in there to see what other issues I may have and then grind down the bone spur and square up the tip of my clavicle which has narrowed a bit due to wear and tear.

This is all good news to me as I was expecting the worse. I am still looking at 6 weeks + of down time which to me is an eternity. I plan on doing a daily / weekly video of the recovery process for shits and giggles and to help anyone who may end up in the same boat.

Onward....