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neonhummingbirdFirst off -- I am deeply grateful to 48 Democratic Senators who held the line. I appreciate that Senators Collins and Merkowsky decided early on that they weren't in the business of killing people. And I take back exactly three nasty things I have said about McCain in the past (all others remain both relevant and accurate). I may possibly have figured out that something good happened from the pre-6:00a playlist on XRT, bless Lin Bremer's gleefully black little heart ("....we will be Victoooooooorious!"), and then sat and giggled gleefully over my twitter feed for three minutes I didn't have to spare this morning.
All of this is very relevant because I met with the orthopedic surgeon this morning, and the situation I'm in is basically: maintain (keep living with the pain), or fairly extensive surgery, much more so than I was expecting. The first option is not viable, so the second is the one I'm going with, even though it's going to SUCK. It'll be arthroscopic surgery to clear out the crap in my shoulder joint (arthritis and bone spurs), and an actual real incision through my armpit to detach, clean up, and reattach the bicep tendon in a different location. Three weeks in a sling (non-negotiable), three weeks of light use with physical therapy, and however many months of PT it takes to get back to full use. (I sense more time spent with the never-to-be-sufficiently-damned finger ladder in my future. :P)
There are details to work out -- what I can do at work is going to be limited and very slow, since I'll need to work left-handed (Dad has suggested a track ball, which may help), so I'll need to get with my SVPs and figure out how I;ll be working and on what. All of the lifting/stocking etc is going to be entirely out. But I'm looking at early- to mid-September, to avoid wearing a heavy sling in August, which would suck, and to hopefully be able to work properly again before the end-of-year craziness.
Vancouver, of course, is not going to happen, but that was a bit of pie-in-the-sky distraction and I think I always knew it. I do very much still want to do the trip, and I think I'll plan it for next May, as something to look forward to. Better whale watching that time of year anyway...
All of this is very relevant because I met with the orthopedic surgeon this morning, and the situation I'm in is basically: maintain (keep living with the pain), or fairly extensive surgery, much more so than I was expecting. The first option is not viable, so the second is the one I'm going with, even though it's going to SUCK. It'll be arthroscopic surgery to clear out the crap in my shoulder joint (arthritis and bone spurs), and an actual real incision through my armpit to detach, clean up, and reattach the bicep tendon in a different location. Three weeks in a sling (non-negotiable), three weeks of light use with physical therapy, and however many months of PT it takes to get back to full use. (I sense more time spent with the never-to-be-sufficiently-damned finger ladder in my future. :P)
There are details to work out -- what I can do at work is going to be limited and very slow, since I'll need to work left-handed (Dad has suggested a track ball, which may help), so I'll need to get with my SVPs and figure out how I;ll be working and on what. All of the lifting/stocking etc is going to be entirely out. But I'm looking at early- to mid-September, to avoid wearing a heavy sling in August, which would suck, and to hopefully be able to work properly again before the end-of-year craziness.
Vancouver, of course, is not going to happen, but that was a bit of pie-in-the-sky distraction and I think I always knew it. I do very much still want to do the trip, and I think I'll plan it for next May, as something to look forward to. Better whale watching that time of year anyway...
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