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Wednesday, February 08, 2006


Some details about my shoulder surgery today:

-Right shoulder arthroscopic stabilization
-2 incisions made near the shoulder joint
-2 hour procedure, leaving on the same day
-General anesthesia
-Returning to work in a week
-In a sling for a month
-Rehab for 2-3 months
-95% chance that I'll be able to play sports again in 6 months

Technical details


6 Comments:

hey man, hope the surgery goes well and goodluck doin rehab...

at least this way you'll stop popping your shoulder out in your sleep. =)

By Anonymous Anonymous, at Wed Feb 08, 04:48:00 AM  

whuddup tommy... hope it all goes well. in the meantime, we'll call u 'partial t-rex boy'. haha.. jk

By Anonymous Anonymous, at Wed Feb 08, 09:40:00 AM  

"...a highly technical procedure; each step plays a critical role in the outcome." Crazy...

G'luck with surgery. Let me know if you need anything like flowers.

This might be nerdy, but I find it amazing how they anchor your tendons to your bone and then it dissolves after awhile.

By Blogger basile with an e, at Wed Feb 08, 12:09:00 PM  

muhaahhaaha!!!

You can't fight me off anymore!

By Blogger chongo1201, at Wed Feb 08, 02:03:00 PM  

You survived... I guess that means no TV for me... don't know whether I should be happy or sad....

just kidding sir...

are you gonna get a cast that i could sign???

By Blogger Stephen, at Wed Feb 08, 05:16:00 PM  

yeah, no TV for you Stephen... no cast either, so I guess it's just not your day

By Blogger Tommy, at Thu Feb 09, 01:04:00 AM  

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