Insomnia

I've been awake since 1:48 a.m. The pain meds are causing insomnia (among other symptoms) for the second time since the surgery. I'm trying to withdraw without having the excrutiatingly painful withdrawal symptoms I experienced Sunday night, e.g. chills, uncontrollable shaking, nausea and insomnia. Those are the memorable ones. At least now I have time to write this blog. I guess you could say that's a positive side effect.

The surgery happened on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. at Beacon Orthopaedics Summit Surgical Center. I have a fabulous doctor, Dr. Cha, and innumerable fabulous nurses and the anesthesiologist. The days following surgery are a blur to me now due to my pain meds. However, I do remember going to Physical Therapy twice last week and once so far this week. Jon is the head of my team of therapists and, they are, of course, fabulous, too. I am so blessed.

What I do remember from last week are the wonderful meals we received from our dear friends and family. I appreciate all of the care and love that went into every morsel I ate.

Post-Surgery Update

It's been one week and one day since my shoulder surgery. I had surgery to repair a Labral Tear and remove a bone spur. I am just beginning to return to the "normal" world. This is the first day that I've actually been on the computer and we'll see how my shoulder reacts to all the typing I've done for the past 3 hours.