Road to Recovery ~ Week One

At least my sim-self can sleep comfortably. I love how she sucks in her lower lip when she sleeps.

Had my first follow-up with the surgeon today. Got the stitches removed and added a new exercise to my recovery routine. Mind you, they are by no means hard to do and require little effort but should help maintain some flexibility. So I manage to rotate my arm like a pendulum, do "curls" (no weights involved) and walk my fingers forward on the desk to gently stretch my arm forward.

Then she lightened the load on my sling, it had a pad to allow some airflow under my arm but made me look and feel like a linebacker.
The surgery went well. She repaired the tear, shaved a bone spur along with some other bone for added space between the clavicle (?) and the tendon. If all goes well I should start PT in a month.

Week One Lessons Learned:

• It is nearly impossible to sleep upright on my back
  
• My kids can cook, really, really well
  
• My kids also know way too much about my drugs
  
• Daytime TV blows chunks
  
• It isn't too hard to read in bed one handed with a pile of pillows. It also helped me fall asleep
  
• Mens shirts are NOT made for women with full breasts, unless they are 'wife beaters'
  
• After 4 days I finally mastered pulling my pants up and down with one hand
  
• Having paid time off is not all it is cracked up to be when you cannot do a damn thing

And the biggest lesson learned...rest and do not push too hard

I really miss my online friends and think of you often, especially Beth who keeps me up to date and off the PC when she knows I am pushing too hard.