It's Been Too Long

Well Gang, I didn't realize I hadn't posted in over a year!  Just goes to show that life can get in the way.

I was training up until the end of last year.  I somehow managed to hurt my right shoulder and am two weeks out from surgery.

I would've liked to have my surgery earlier, but unfortunately it could not happen that way, so instead of Feb it's being done in April.  The closer my surgery date comes the more uncomfortable I become.

Sleeping has been a real pain.  No matter how I lay, I'm uncomfortable.

I already have 3 pins in my arm.  Yes that's right, this is surgery #2 in 7 years.  I'm only 30, so this completely blows.

This surgery is being done through Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas with Dr. Lonergan.  The clinic is highly rated as is Dr. Lonergan, so that is comforting.

I'm not sure exactly what is being done as when I last saw Dr. Lonergan he was hoping PT would help without surgery because he didn't have my MRI yet.  No such luck for me though.  Once he got my MRI and read it he told me I have multiple tears on both the front and back of my shoulder.  YIKERS!  The only thing I could come up with to say was "Go big or go home right?"

Of course, once I got off the phone with him I had actual legit questions to ask him.  Isn't that how it always goes?

I meet with him this coming Wednesday.  Hopefully he'll have some answers for me, but I know a lot of will be hypothetical until he gets in my arm and sees the actual damage done.  My arm is in much worse shape than it was when I had the MRI, so I'm not even sure how accurate it will be anymore.

I have to admit I am terrified.  The last surgery was no joke.  The surgeon was all like "You'll be fine in a few days.  It won't be that bad."  He was a liar.  I couldn't even get out of my hospital gown for 3 days and once the nerve block wore off I was in bad shape.

I told my mother that if they suggest I stay at the hospital this time to make sure I do it.  Last time I didn't.  Don't want that again.  The hospital is where the good drugs are.

I'm in the process of getting everything I think I'll need, but I'm sure that once I'm cut open and unable to drive that I will inevitable think of something else I needed.  That's life though.

I've attached some of my MRI pics.  I can't read em, so I have no clue what I am looking at, but maybe you guys out there in cyber land can translate for me.  But I will have Dr. Lonergan go over them with me.

Talk to you guys after I see the surgeon!