Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Latestarter]

Glad the surgery went well. Time to heal and get it back to normal again. Sorry to hear about issues with the new ATV. That kinda thing shouldn't happen, but does all too often. Not just with big ticket items either. Anything that requires "some assembly" before sale. When I bought my wheelbarrow, they never spread the cotter keys holding the wheels on. When I got home one wheel was off and no sign of the key or the backing washer. Had to go back to TSC and get replacements for both. They took it off another wheelbarrow to give to meThose keys weren't spread either.

 

[Mike CHS]

I admire you folks that went through full shoulder reconstruction. Mine was only partial and I was just this morning able to button pants without bringing tears to my eyes and mine was 3 days ago.

Joe -we have those same issues with TSC but they always made it good.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I know it has to be painful and hope one day soon ya can say it was worth it. They keep wanting me to get a knee replacement, but I keep telling them that I'd still have the foot and circulation issues, so there is no need....

 

[Pastor Dave]

Mike, I have a shoulder been giving me a lot of trouble and pain. My doctor told me over 90% of men over 40 have cartilage tear and other ball and socket issues. He asked me if I could raise my arm over my head. I showed him I could, and he told me he wouldn't advise having repairs because most patients he had seen couldn't after having surgery. Now, if I had been dealing with the pain considerably more years, he may have said something different. Idk

 

[Mike CHS]

It's always a toss-up but I didn't have any choice. Even though it hurts now in recovery I have more movement than I have had for months. I was at the point that I could care less if I ever raised my arm over my head. I just wanted to be able to move it in any direction without it driving me to my knees.

 

[Mike CHS]

I just went out to give the flock some alfalfa and see that our #55 ewe had a big ewe lamb in the last hour or so. We will tag and weigh later on but she looks to be 10 lbs or so.

We have one left to lamb (maybe) in the first group and that puts us at 8 ram lambs and 5 ewe lambs.

 

[Baymule]

Mike, I have a shoulder been giving me a lot of trouble and pain. My doctor told me over 90% of men over 40 have cartilage tear and other ball and socket issues. He asked me if I could raise my arm over my head. I showed him I could, and he told me he wouldn't advise having repairs because most patients he had seen couldn't after having surgery. Now, if I had been dealing with the pain considerably more years, he may have said something different. Idk

Maybe you need another doctor. My husband suffered pain and limited use of his right shoulder for years. I finally beat him up enough that he got the replacement surgery. The surgeon told me that while DH was still knocked out, he tried to move DH's arm around, but even still under anesthesia, he couldn't raise DH's arm higher that shoulder level. Enter therapy to the rescue! After extensive therapy, My husband can raise his arm straight up, throw a ball and (against my wifely advice) he chops with a machete.

DH said that the pain from open heart surgery and knee replacement were nothing compared to the pain from shoulder replacement surgery. He was pretty miserable for awhile, but now he is SO glad he did it. Dave, if you still can do a lot of what you want to, you might put off the repair for awhile. But if you have the surgery, insist on therapy and don't do home health care. Go to a therapy facility where you will get a good work over. It's all about the therapy.

 

[Baymule]

Congrats on the new lamb!

 

[Mike CHS]

I'll add to what Baymule said. Recovery is painful but at almost 4 days post op, I'm in less pain now that I have been for close to a year. A huge plus to that is I went to sleep last night around 10:00 and didn't wake up until a quarter to 7. I haven't had many nights in the last year where I got more than an hour or two solid before moving my arm woke me up with pain.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats on the new lamb. Hope your shoulder continues to improve for you.