My April Update ======> Surgery!
First, I want to thank all of you who've been sending FMs to check in on me and see how I'm doing .... it means a lot to have so many wonderful people so worried about how I'm doing! ![]()
And it definitely helps to have you all to talk to! ![]()
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For those of you who don't know the back story ....
Link to February Update
Link to March Update
So ... on to the update ....
Went back to the Internist this morning ...
My spleen is NOT enlarged![]()
We still don't know what was causing the pain, but the Doc thinks it was from all the meds I've been taking for months now. We're gonna keep an eye on it though.
My calcium and sugar levels are lower than they were, which is good news. But I have to keep an eye on my sugar because if I don't, I could end up with diabetes![]()
So now I have one of those glucose testers to check it at home every once in a while.
My white cells and platelets are both high, even in the repeat bloods. So I have to go to a Hematologist to have MORE blood work done![]()
! I hate blood tests, they have trouble finding my veins and I end up all black and blue ![]()
Fortunately its not so high that its an emergency, and could probably be controlled with meds and monitored every 6 months.
Went to see a NEW Orthopedist today ...
Fortunately, the left side and the herniated & bulging discs seem to be almost all better. The oral steroids worked. I rarely have pain on my left side, and the numbness & tingling down to my fingers is gone too!
The right side is another story though![]()
After looking at the MRI films, he confirmed what the report from the tech said -- I tore my Rotator Cuff in my right shoulder!!!!!![]()
Its a full width tear, the tendon is completely torn .... which means that PT won't heal it. So I need to have surgery.![]()
Its arthroscopic and out-patient, and will only take about an hour to perform. They have to put a screw in my shoulder to re-attach the torn tendon to the bone. Following surgery, I will have to wear a sling for about 6 weeks and go through PT. And it will take about 4 -6 MONTHS to heal after the surgery.
I don't know when the surgery will be scheduled for ... probably a week or two from now.
But Colette found this smiley just in time .... she found it for Yesi, but says I can borrow it!![]()
I might have to make it my avatar ![]()
For those of you who don't know the back story ....
Link to February Update
Link to March Update
So ... on to the update ....
Went back to the Internist this morning ...
My spleen is NOT enlarged
My calcium and sugar levels are lower than they were, which is good news. But I have to keep an eye on my sugar because if I don't, I could end up with diabetes
My white cells and platelets are both high, even in the repeat bloods. So I have to go to a Hematologist to have MORE blood work done
Went to see a NEW Orthopedist today ...
Fortunately, the left side and the herniated & bulging discs seem to be almost all better. The oral steroids worked. I rarely have pain on my left side, and the numbness & tingling down to my fingers is gone too!
The right side is another story though
After looking at the MRI films, he confirmed what the report from the tech said -- I tore my Rotator Cuff in my right shoulder!!!!!
Its a full width tear, the tendon is completely torn .... which means that PT won't heal it. So I need to have surgery.
I don't know when the surgery will be scheduled for ... probably a week or two from now.
But Colette found this smiley just in time .... she found it for Yesi, but says I can borrow it!
