DJ’s surgery was a success
Friday was DJ’s shoulder surgery. She had a bone spur and torn rotator cuff. Two hours arthroscopic surgery…the doctor shaved down the bone spur and sewed the torn cuff. Should relieve the pain she’s been having for some time now.
She’s in a sling and will be off work 3 or 4 weeks. I’m taking care of her, lovingly waiting on her hand and foot. It’s fun. We’re actually enjoying the extra time together, even though it could be under different circumstances.
She’s also got a “cold therapy unit”, it attaches to her shoulder with three tubes and pumps water at 47 degrees, cools her down and helps with pain. Kinda looks like something out of Terminator 2.
I call it her “series of tubes”.
She also had a Novocaine pump, that pumped through a tube into the site…that was only for the first two days, today I had to carefully pull that out. Was interesting. Like pulling a wire out of a hole in your wife’s body. Was a little bloody, went in about five inches.
All in all, it’s going well.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Steel Heals!
wait im into ‘alternative medicine’ ..am i supposed to say that? (*:
February 25th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Love ya both! So glad to hear from DJ on Friday….and glad to hear that everything is going well for you!!!
erin
February 25th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Yay! Glad that all is well. Except for looking a little spacy, due to the pain drugs, DJ looks good. Did your friend get over to help her wash her hair. I’m sure that made her feel even better. Take care.