Category: Shoulder Surgery

Oh, wow, look at all the new subscribers I’m getting! No, Bradley is telling me you aren’t subscribers. You’re followers? He’s trying to explain the difference to me, but he’s not making too much sense.

Ah, to have the folly of youth again.

In any case, greetings to all my new, er… fans. Hello out there! I have another exciting story to add to what I’m affectionately calling my Brittle Bones Backlog. Clever, eh?

Bradley does not, in fact, agree that it’s clever. Bah, what does he know, he spends half of his time with a screen taped to his face waving magic wands around and pretending he’s in a different reality.

It’s a classic, this tale – I slipped over in the bath. I know, I know, I’m turning into a cliché of an elderly man. But, in fairness, my father did something similar in his old age, so it runs in the family.

Do you hear that, Bradley?!

I’ve got an appointment with a shoulder injury specialist near me. Melbourne has so many amazing doctors, but I’m glad I got an appointment with my regular guy. Oh, God, I have a regular shoulder guy now. I am turning into my father. And also maybe my mother?

It doesn’t feel good thinking about.

Luckily I know my way around a shoulder procedure these days, so I’m not too worried about any operation they might need to do. I’ve already experienced the benefits of shoulder arthroplasty surgery, so I’ll trust whatever they tell me after that. I might struggle to lob another baseball to my children but they’re:

1. a) too old to catch baseballs,
2. b) too busy playing virtual sports, and
3. c) admittedly terrible at catch in the first place.

So, no great loss, is my point.

Hopefully this post finds everyone else doing well. I’ve missed you all and hope that everybody’s surgeries are healing nicely!

Until my next spill!*

George

*Give me a couple of weeks 😉

I am so excited to get this shoulder surgery. I’ve experienced countless shoulder injuries over my time because of football and hardly remember a time when my shoulders didn’t hurt. People who haven’t experienced the pain and difficulty that comes with shoulder issues don’t understand the massive impact it can have on someone’s quality of life.

I try to hide my discomfort from my family and friends because I know my pain upsets them. I do a good job of hiding the majority of the pain I’m in, but every so often I let out an uncontrollable cry that makes it very obvious that I’m in need of a shoulder arthroscopy, at the very least. I say ‘at least’ because shoulder arthroscopies are one of the most minimally invasive shoulder surgeries that surgeons can perform.

In my initial consultation with my shoulder surgeon, she said that depending on what she finds during my shoulder arthroscopy, she may be able to perform my surgery then and there using that tool. She said that this would only be possible if I needed a rotator cuff repair, superior capsular reconstruction or something else. There was a decent list of things that my shoulder surgeon could fix with a shoulder arthroscopy. I struggled to make sense of the entire list, but I feel like I definitely understood the basics.

When I was listening to the surgeon speak, I couldn’t help but think about how glad I am not to be a shoulder injury specialist. Melbourne only has a select few and they are booked out for months on end. I sat there wondering whether or not they ever actually got a break, rather than taking in the vital information that I’d need to know to get ready for my shoulder surgery. I always do this when I feel overwhelmed with information. Even information that I actually want to receive!