America's North Shore Journal

Fighting thru pain.

Scheduled for 11:45 am surgery yesterday. In at 3:30 pm, “preceding case took longer”. Think old lady arrested on table.

Nerve block for shoulder. V painful to do but produced numb shoulder and arm for 18 hrs. Felt asleep and had no motor control. Wore off gradually. Imagine MD sticking needle into neck and id nerves by pain or twitching. Did that 6-10 times. If it had not hurt so bad would have been v cool.

Don’t you hate it when v hot nurse helps you when you’re near nude? Not my best side showing.

Dr Dean was anesthes. Jovial and concerned. Told him my history with general. Told him I was a puker. General went well. Puked after first vicodan, tho.

Little sis took us to hosp. Buddy – Skip, to home.

Ate a little Rice Krispies then to bed. Pain not too bad but IV went thru me all night. Kitties concerned and comforting.

Block worn off this morning. Bad pain. Orthopod used medical dremel tool to grind spurs down. Feels like it. Now have 2 vicodan on board and pain dropped from steady 9 to steady 4-5. Using ice pack.

Lovely wife discovering all I do for her. She’s pushing herself. Hope she’s gonna be ok.