Shoulder surgery follow-up. I don’t think this image is exactly what they did to me but I have do have some scars in similar spots. They filmed my surgery so once again I’m on film–always a small victory. While my last weeks have been full seeing short films and interacting with artistic film types I’ve also been recovering from the pain. I’m blessed to have a great surgeon but I needed one because he didn’t just repair the A/C joint he also did a Biceps Tenodesis. As explanation I’d describe the A/C joint stuff as cutting out a bunch of bone which is too close together and cleaning out bone spurs in a joint which I’ve been over-using in sports and life for decades. I wasn’t expecting the Biceps Tenodesis where my fully torn long head of the biceps tendon is cut and put under tension and transposed from its origin on the Glenoid to the Humerus with screws and anchors.
Yeah, it hurts a lot. I sat in those theaters glad to have my friends around and see the films, but almost wishing I was not in a stiff seat with my shoulder grouching in pain. I’m pretty good with pain but this is pretty bad–every day. I’m going to rehab every other day, and doing the exercises multiple times a day. I am no fan of pain meds and I am down to only a half an oxy before I go to sleep. Sometimes I even make it most of the way through the night without waking up in pain.
The Doctor who I trust and like a lot says it is healing well but that it is going to take time. I’m pretty miserable and I’m sure tough to live with. I’m also worried I won’t be able to make the upcoming film festivals we hope to be accepted into with our short film. I still type away left handed working on projects but I’m pretty sad. Hopeful, thankful, and sad all at the same time. Peace.
