There is Hope Again

Yes folks I am happy today. Which honestly I'm usually pretty happy but life has just been a little rough lately. My car had to go to the shop, almost all the computers around me needed work or new parts. The house is still a mess because we've been remodeling and poor Fred has just been busy as busy can be.
My biggest issue has been my WONDERFUL shoulder (can't you just smell the sarcasm). My cortisone shot wore off and all my progress was gone. I have a constant burning in my shoulder no matter how much physical therapy I do. I'm just kind of stuck with limited mobility and even more limited strength .
Well today was my three month follow up with my Orthopedist. He was glad to see that I had descent range of motion and strength but it's not where it should be after three months of therapy. So he did a few pressure tests to see how the core pain was doing. Oh yeah not fun for me at all. He told me I had two options we could keep with the physical therapy but it will be a very long road. Or I could have surgery, or course surgery is not without it's risks and there is no guarantee that it will work but it's a shot at a fuller and quicker recover. Well Folks Surgery it is. Now before you start going all sad say, "you poor thing" or "oh no" please know and understand that I am stinkin' excited about this. Like I've said it is a terrible being limited right now. And my heart leaps that there is something else to try. It gives me hope and then if it doesn't work at least I know that I have done all I can do. That I can live with it.
The sadistic and masochistic side of me is not only am I having surgery I'm have cool surgery. ;) First of course they are going to do a Shoulder Arthroscopy. Which is when they take the scope and insert it into my should and do all the repairs that way. Although the MRI showed that everything was in tact it could have missed something or there could be new damage. Also my doctor said he'll scrape off any bone spurs or calcification. The whole point is to repair and widen the space in my shoulder so it has the space it needs to heal. Then he is going to go into another part of my arm with the scope and do a Biceps Tenodesis. This is really cool to me. The Bicep Tendon usually attaches in the shoulder cavity well since we are trying to create space he will cut the tendon and pin it to my Humerus bone. My arm and shoulder will still work just fine but when I flex my massive muscle (ha!) I won't feel the tendon pull into my shoulder.
That's the news folks. My surgery will be October 1st at 9am. I get to be at the new hospital, it's only 2.77 miles from our house, at 7am and will be home later that day. After-wards I'm looking at about 6 weeks in a sling. So yup I'm excited, and I laugh about it too. In talking to my doctor and doing some research I found that this type of surgery is usually done on people who are serious throwing athletes, major accident victims or people that are in their 40s. I fall into none of those categories I was getting into a car. I am talented!!!! Don't you all wish you could be like me? LOL!