Steve - Shoulder Surgery

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  1. Holly Saunders

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    Good Luck @Steve North , I hope all goes as well as you expect and in just a few weeks all the pain will be completely gone...
     
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  2. Steve North

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    Thanks Holly and a very BIG thank-you to all of you that wish me a speedy recovery..
    I am sure everything will be OK and I have 100% confidence in my surgeon..
    He did do my other shoulder in October of 2010 and today it is very satisfactory.. No pain and almost no restrictions.. With my left arm I can lift a full 20 pound propane tank (about 35 pounds) and walk across the street with it.. Hopefully the right arm will be like that in due time.......
     
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  3. Cody Fousnaugh

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    You are having rotator cuff surgery? That's what I had on both shoulders (one surgery on each), due to two falls. Do you have a fully torn rotator cuff tendon or tendons?

    Anyway, before I continue with this post, I need to know if it is rotator cuff surgery your getting.
     
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  4. Steve North

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    Cody............... NO !!!

    I am having a total replacement surgery..
    I had that on my other shoulder in 2010 and today I am almost just as good as normal..
    They actually amputate my arm from the body and replace the ball and socket with an implant..
     
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    @Steve North "replace the ball and socket with an implant.
    Brings up a question. Is the upper arm bone adequately hollow, like the Femur of the leg, allowing insertion of a shaft which is part of the ball?
    Frank
     
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  6. Steve North

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    Yes... it must be if they did it on the other shoulder..
     
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  7. Steve North

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    it is now just after 6:00 am and I was in a deep sleep till the pain woke me up.. I just took 2 pain killers and I am waiting for them to start working in about another 15 or so minutes at which point I will go back to sleep for another while.......
    There is rain coming in today and I wonder if that has anything to do with my sudden extreme pain...
    It could also be that I am off my anti-inflammatory pills which would help.. Off of them as they contain a blood thinner which is not good before the operation.......
     
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    I am glad that the operation will be happening soon, @Steve North , and then you have the healing process to go through. At least you know what to expect since you have already had this done with your other shoulder. I am sure that the anti-inflammatory meds were helping a lot, since inflammation is what usually causes pain.
     
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  9. Cody Fousnaugh

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    No, his other shoulder had rotator cuff surgery done, not a total replacement like he is going to have now.
     
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  10. Steve North

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    My other shoulder had a total replacement as well..
    It was done in October of 2010 in sault Ste. Marie by the same doctor that will be doing the right one..

    Cody.. I have NO idea where you got that rotor cuff business as I have NEVER had that..
    A total replacement of the ball and socket is what I had and is what I am having done ....
     
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    Well, this is GOOD-BYE as I am off tomorrow very early for Sault Ste. Marie..
    Tuesday is the big day..

    I don't expect to be able to open up the computer and type for at least 4 weeks..
    I will try however, but no promises.. My wife will come on here to keep you up to date on my condition..

    Again..................... GOOD-BYE........ for now !!!!!
     
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  12. Frank Sanoica

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    We will all await word from up north on this. I am especially interested insofar as I have ongoing pain not easily explained, in both shoulders. Sometimes it's intense, other times it's less, allowing movement of my elbow up higher than usual.

    I don't feel it is wise to compare one person's malady directly to another's, as related to rotator cuff vs other shoulder malfunction. I am in no position either knowledgeably, medically, nor via experience, to consider merit of medical care or it's provided pronouncements. I feel many folks should think about this. Frank
     
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  13. Cody Fousnaugh

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    Sorry, read your post wrong.
     
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    May the force be with you Steve:)!
     
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    Good luck Steve, and I hope the surgery for this shoulder turn out as well as your left did. Mind your doctor, and return to us as soon as possible. :)
     
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