It's fairly hot here , high 30's I like low 30's but the upper is to hot for me To make it worse I'm down in the noisy city for a couple of days ,my daughter is having minor heart surgery tomorrow ,and we are taking her to and from the hospital .She has an issue with a racing pulse like 200bpm It's only recently come on her (she's 45 latter this year ) anyway she apparently has a little flap in her heart causing the problem which is going to be removed by a laser inserted up to her heart through her groin,I'm amazed at what they can do by inserting a camera / treatment device through the groin now days
I saw my orthopedic specialist on Monday March 13th and he agrees that the time has come to do it.. ~~First he wants a cat scan of my shoulder as part of the pre-op procedure.. This is already booked for March 25th at the hospital.. ~~Then he wants me to have an appointment with the heart specialist for a check-up which I will book shortly after the cat scan.. That should be about one week after the cat scan.. ~~Then I must go to some sort of a seminar all about what will happen as far as the shoulder replacement goes.. This can be done by teleconferencing which would avoid a trip for that.. That might be another week or 2 at the most.. ~~Then he can book an appointment to do the surgery which will be done about 2 to 3 weeks after everything is done.. In the meantime there isn't anything to do but continue on the way I am now with some pain and the painkillers he gave me which is Oxycodone.. It might seem like a long wait but it will only be less than 3 months from my visit which is FAST !!!!
Well good that's good news as the doc agreed its time for the replacement,, and I hope the pain will subside enough with your drug to get you through til the day comes to finally have the procedure done once and for all. thank you for the update Steve, take care ..
Kate, I hope everything went well with your daughter. Steve, I hope that three months goes by like the blink of an eye. Optimistic cuss, Aren't I?
Looks like it might just be a bit sooner than 3 months but not much more.. So far, the pain is controlled with the Oxycodone pills I am taking..
We have the weirdest weather coming up.. Today it was -27c with a light breeze making it feel extremely cold... tomorrow afternoon it will be +3c... go figure the drastic change in temperatures..
Thanks for asking @Shirley Martin she's fine ,a little sore but fine ,she has 4 days off work to recover Best wishes to you Steve in your upcoming surgery ...I was close to having sholulder surgery a few years ago but they scared me saying I may end up with a frozen shoulder so I declined ...however I latter suffered a frozen shoulder ..I wouldn't wish problem that on anyone
Kate.. The frozen shoulder option never crossed my mind, considering the alternative, which is constant pain and extreme limitations of use.. I posted a few pictures of the snow storm that was just south of us... We have had our share of snow storms that were even worse than that..
Brrrr I think I'll decline the offer of a BBQ Steve, although I'd like to see snow one day that looks way tooooo cold for me
Steve, looks like you and the Mrs. will be inside for a while... those storms are still coming from the north and don't seem to be letting up any.. Although we are finally going to be having some warm weather next week in the 70's !!!