Day 2!

I know it looks like I’m wearing the same clothes every day but only the bathrobe is the same. I’m on much less pain medication now—which is good, and I’m feeling better so I catch myself diving right back into projects I was working on prior to surgery and I’m just...

Day 1!

I’m back on day 1 again. My doctor warned me that this would be a very painful procedure. I have been taking a pain pill every 2 hours since the surgery and yet the pain has still been pretty severe. I can’t imagine how bad it would be without the medication. Last...

HICCUPS and Back to Day 1!

Hiccups. I’m on Day 1 again because of hiccups. For some reason, one of the side effects of the surgery is that I’ve been experiencing nonstop hiccups. Every time I hiccup it sends a stab of pain through my shoulder. So, I complained last night about...

Day 3!

Well I’m on day 3 of not complaining. My goal is to go 21 consecutive days in a row. My doctor says that the shoulder surgery went great! He said that he had a lot of healthy tissue to work with. The anesthesiologist did a pain block on my shoulder and it wore...