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...
Good on you for staying away from the meds. I did some research on vicodin (that's what they gave me) and found that vicodin use almost immediately suppresses testosterone production. Wouldn't be suprised if oxycodone was similar.
ReplyDeleteProbably already doing this stuff but: If you have access to a recumbent bike, I'd get on it for a bit to get some blood flow. Lots of fish oil and vit c. Think about doing some vegetable juicing too. And use this time to learn cool shit.
You'll be back in no time... right now I know it feels like it's going to take forever... but being able to start PT so soon is awesome! I had to wait about 10 weeks. Good luck brother!