Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Good News, Bad News

Good News
Today I went for my follow up visit with the surgeon.
He evaluated my range of motion in my shoulder.
He thought that I was progressing well
He encouraged me to remain off work for the next 3 months
to build up my strength before I return to UPS.





Bad News
He also evaluated my hands. I have Basal Joint Arthritis.
there are several things that can be done to ease the pain,
cortisone shots, Advil or Aleve, ice packs ( brrrr, not when it is 6 degrees outside)
and splints, but eventually the joint will have to be replaced.
He injected both hands today in order to give me some relief and ordered me some splints.
So here are my new pals for the next few months.
I will try to adapt to doing things with them on,
but I can already see that they are going to be in the way.
First I couldn't get my gloves on.
Then it is hard to button your jeans, and wash your hands after......
so I will try my best and hopefully the Velcro won't get stuck in the blankets!

3 comments:

angie {the arthur clan} said...

I'm glad you've found some things that can help you. What a pain though! That would be hard to get used to.

Debbie said...

Oh hon, I had no idea you were going through this. I feel bad about my complaining lately.

I'm glad they are giving you the time you need to heal properly. We can get used to anything if we have to, can't we? :)

I feel for you though and I hope you feel better soon.

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