I am scheduled for shoulder surgery at 11:45. Next few days will be very slow posting. I will need to learn how to work one armed.

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I am scheduled for outpatient shoulder surgery on Friday, September 5. That’s all I know right now. More when I know.

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As you may recall, last week’s vet visit resulted in several recommendations for our portly Sarah.

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Sarah and Merlin to the vet today. He used to come to the house, and I miss that. Now he works 45 minutes away, so we haul over there for visits.

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[channeling that cranky old guy from "60 Minutes"]Don’tcha just hate it when doctors keep you waiting?[/channel]
I had an MD visit today, about my shoulder. I, yes, I have to call Preferred Care to follow up on a request to authorize the prescription I need. Said authorization was requested June 28. No one told me, no [...]

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My apologies to our readers. With the lovely wife’s trip to the emergency room last week and yesterday’s news, I have been well off my game. My wife’s brother, about 3-4 yrs older, was taken to the hospital on Sunday night and received a pacemaker today. He, and my 89 year old mother in law whom he now lives with are in the Lutheran homeland of North Dakota and we are so very far away.

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Explanation of yesterday’s emergency at home

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Physical therapy today on my right shoulder. My arm was ripped off and used to beat me with. Or, so it seemed.

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Oh, Lord. My right shoulder blade is out of position.

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Photo: MRI images from my right shoulder

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