it's not my shoulder but it's close. It's my right carotid artery in my fucking neck where they put the fucking port thing-y for the GD chemo. They couldn't get it in my subclavian vein because they couldn't find it - or so they tell me - and what, five years on this mofo STILL hurts? It hurts with a stabbing, jabbing, terrible pain.

They tell me to "rub it".

chuh.

Maybe you misunderstood what they meant.

Sawed up the limbs that fell during Irene, and the limbs I preemptively took down before Irene, and moved about 50 rocks, each 10 to 40lbs, that were scattered around the property. My shoulder is stiff and singing to me, this morning.

Whose limbs did you saw up?

Dead hobos. Infinite Monkey's dead hobo's limbs.

Surgery scheduled for 6am Monday

uh oh.

its got to be , the shots are just covering up and Prolonging the inevitable
im coming up on the slowest time of the year for me ,
so Feb , March is a Good time to come back

Zippy - here's the important question: what kind of pain meds??



:D

Good luck dude.

Griff : are you following me?

*turns down alley, breaks into run*

Zippy,

Get a recliner and put it close to the bathroom. Get a pile of wound dressings on standby. Get a whole bunch of canteens filled with water and put them within easy reach of your recliner. Get at least two or three floppy gel ice packs and just keep ice on your shoulder all the time for the first few days. When the ice packs stop warming up then you can back off. Right after the surgery the ice packs will warm up in about half an hour, just keep the rotation going.

Make sure they give you a good sling, one with a pillow to keep your arm slightly elevated. It helps keep the tendon in the right place while it heals. Wear it all the time 24/7. take it off only when you shower.

You'll probably get a horrible rash in your pits since they won't get much air for a few weeks. wash, dry, deodorant, diaper cream, and dry wash cloths.

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Forget about sleeping, get an ipod and a bunch of mellow music or books on tape.

Do everything your doctor tells you to do. Do everything your PT tells you to do. Don't try to do anything at all with your arm unless your Doc or PT specifically tells you to do it.

Good luck

Damn, look at foot go. You'd think he's done this before, or something.

And DON'T go bow hunting! ;)

My dad is having hand surgery today. Waited until after golf season. Last night he seemed pretty sure he was going to have no problem recuperating and I hope he's right, but I'm not so sure.

I hope all goes well Zippy!