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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:27 PM Jan 2014

Two days from now, my dear friends, I will need your vibes and support...Yes, for another operation.

Just like a year ago, when I had my right shoulder replaced, now it's time for the damaged left one to go.

So, Tuesday morning, I will be under the surgeon's knife once again...

It's full of bony spurs and the cartilage is completely gone. This sucker hurts!

I would not wish this on anyone...

I thank all of you for standing by me now...

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Two days from now, my dear friends, I will need your vibes and support...Yes, for another operation. (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 OP
You are in my prayers and thoughts. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1
Thank you so much, my dear hrmjustin! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #4
Good vibes for an easy operation and a speedy recovery. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #2
Thank you so much, my dear In_The_Wind! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #5
All the best Ms Peg! Paulie Jan 2014 #3
Thank you so much, my dear Paulie... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #8
My dearest CaliforniaPeggy lunatica Jan 2014 #6
Aw, thank you, my dear lunatica! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #9
Hang in there, Peg, soon you can Watusi on both sides! nolabear Jan 2014 #7
Thank you, my dear nolabear! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #10
Hang in there , kid! Mopar151 Jan 2014 #11
Oh, I'm hanging, and thank you, my dear Mopar151! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #12
Good luck Peggy Worried senior Jan 2014 #13
Thank you so much, my dear worried senior... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #22
That sucks! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #14
My dear pinboy3niner! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #23
Sending you healthy healing vibes. warrior1 Jan 2014 #15
Thank you so much, my dear warrior1! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #24
You've got it, Peggy LiberalEsto Jan 2014 #16
I greatly appreciate your good thoughts, my dear LiberalEsto! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #25
more good vibes headed your way... magical thyme Jan 2014 #17
Thank you, and AMEN to all that, my dear magical thyme! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #26
All my best, CaliforniaPeggy! LeftofObama Jan 2014 #18
That's the only thing that has kept me going, my dear LeftofObama! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #27
I wish you success with the operation and a speedy recovery. NNadir Jan 2014 #19
Thank you so much, my dear NNadir... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #28
Oh Dear CaliforniaPeggy Crewleader Jan 2014 #20
What a sweetheart you are, my dear Crewleader! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #29
From my long and still-growing list of things I've done you shouldn't ever do struggle4progress Jan 2014 #21
My dear struggle4progress! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #30
You'll be in my thoughts. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #31
Thank you so much, my dear raccoon; I appreciate your good thoughts a lot! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #33
Just checked with the cat. westerebus Jan 2014 #32
My dear westerebus! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #34
Vibes and positive thoughts, dear Peggy sarge43 Jan 2014 #35
Aw, thanks, my dear sarge43... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #36
Best wishes and healing vibes, dear Peggy! femmocrat Jan 2014 #37
Thank you so much, my dear femmocrat! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #38
Take care, dear Peggy ailsagirl Jan 2014 #39
Thank you, my dear ailsagirl... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #41
Best Wishes..now and always... Stuart G Jan 2014 #40
I appreciate your prayers and best wishes so much, my dear Stuart G... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #42
you'll be back punching us out in no time rurallib Jan 2014 #43
Me? Punching you out, my dear rurallib! Ha! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #47
Good vibes coming your way! Agschmid Jan 2014 #44
Good vibes happily accepted and thank you, my dear Agschmid! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #48
Vibes, CalPeg. elleng Jan 2014 #45
Aw, thank you so much, my dear elleng... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #49
Ugh! LumosMaxima Jan 2014 #46
I have not heard of that, but it sounds good! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #50
Oh shit! We don't really know each other but that sucks, seriously. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #51
I thank you for your good thoughts, my dear nomorenomore08! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #53
Best of luck... whistler162 Jan 2014 #52
My dear whistler162... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #54
I'll be thinking of you, Peggy, and frogmarch Jan 2014 #55
Thank you so much, my dear frogmarch! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #56
Vibes coming your way! CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #57
You are quite right about my original anxiety, my dear CherokeeDem... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #59
Best wishes, CaliforniaPeggy! Kath1 Jan 2014 #58
Thank you so much, my dear Kath1! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #60
you've got them all, vibes, prayers, Irish Catholic pagan god sacrifices mulsh Jan 2014 #61
Oh good, my dear mulsh, and thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #63
Good vibes and best wishes! n/t csziggy Jan 2014 #62
Oh, thank you so much, my dear csziggy! It means a lot...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #64
I guess the first shoulder is working well? csziggy Jan 2014 #66
Yes, the first shoulder is working very well, without pain. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #69
Great - glad the first shoulder is working csziggy Jan 2014 #75
You're too kind, my dear csziggy... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #76
The best of vibes to you Peggy... Locut0s Jan 2014 #65
Thank you so much, my dear Locut0s! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #70
Good Luck, Peggy! Kali Jan 2014 #67
Thanks, Kali! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #71
Sending healing vibes your way... snacker Jan 2014 #68
Thank you, my dear snacker, so much! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #72
So sorry you have to go through this Peg. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #73
Aw, thank you, my dear lpbk2713... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #74
I'll be thinking of you! Please let us know how you are. catbyte Jan 2014 #77
Thank you so much, my dear catbyte... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #78
Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon, Peggy! 6000eliot Jan 2014 #79
Odaijini Peggy san yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #80
Ooh, good luck Peggy! a la izquierda Jan 2014 #81
Wishing you well dear CalPeg. Thank goodness we only have two shoulders. I know you will monmouth3 Jan 2014 #82
What can I add, except my warmest wishes for your speedy recovery! CTyankee Jan 2014 #83
At least you'll be warm... Archae Jan 2014 #84
I'm sure you'll do fine sharp_stick Jan 2014 #85
BEST WISHES for a SPEEDY RECOVERY for one of DU's brightest lights!!! lastlib Jan 2014 #86
You got it. Xyzse Jan 2014 #87
Vibes and prayers for my CalPeg! Aristus Jan 2014 #88
sending you love and good vibes CaliforniaPeggy bench scientist Jan 2014 #89
May the Great Spirit guide the surgeon's hand DFW Jan 2014 #90
Hurry back! DU needs some civility! hedgehog Jan 2014 #91
Always wishing you the best MissMillie Jan 2014 #92
I just want to say thank you to everyone who has posted here! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #93
Take care and good luck! Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2014 #94
Will be thinking of you! Phentex Jan 2014 #95

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
5. Thank you so much, my dear In_The_Wind!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:37 PM
Jan 2014

The recovery isn't very much fun......imagine living with only one hand...

But it doesn't last forever, and then you get back to normal!

And best of all? The pain is gone.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
8. Thank you so much, my dear Paulie...
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:39 PM
Jan 2014

I've had a lot of surgeries over the last two years, and all the weirdness has been totally worth it.

I want this done.

nolabear

(41,937 posts)
7. Hang in there, Peg, soon you can Watusi on both sides!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:38 PM
Jan 2014

Here's hoping for a quick and painless recovery. Well, we can wish, right?

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
10. Thank you, my dear nolabear!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:42 PM
Jan 2014

Yeah, the recovery isn't fun. But at least I will have my dominant hand free.

And it doesn't last forever, even though it feels like it!

But at least the pain I have now will vanish, and boy am I ever ready for that!

Mopar151

(9,975 posts)
11. Hang in there , kid!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:50 PM
Jan 2014

Waiting for my left ankle/foot to be rebuilt, then, after rehab for that, both my rotator cuffs are messed. The docs say that using crutches would mess up a repaired shoulder....
And thank you, for keeping the faith , and being you.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
12. Oh, I'm hanging, and thank you, my dear Mopar151!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 04:54 PM
Jan 2014

Wow, your adventures sound more daunting than mine! Good luck to you.

I hope you will soon be healed and pain-free too...



I appreciate very much your very kind remarks...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
14. That sucks!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 05:05 PM
Jan 2014

I'm sorry you have to go through it again, Peg. I would think that once is more than enough!

Best wishes for it to go well.

P.S.--Whatever you do, don't take any advice from MFM. Not unless you want to get blacklisted by the nursing staff.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
23. My dear pinboy3niner!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:27 PM
Jan 2014

Once per joint is enough, maybe!

It should go well, if past history is any guide...

Thank you, sweetie...

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
17. more good vibes headed your way...
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 05:54 PM
Jan 2014

Here's to a quick and easy surgery, quick and easy recovery and pain-free, full use of your left shoulder in no time!

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
18. All my best, CaliforniaPeggy!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 05:58 PM
Jan 2014

Just focus on how much better it will feel when the surgery is done. I wish you well and a speedy recovery!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
27. That's the only thing that has kept me going, my dear LeftofObama!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:29 PM
Jan 2014

The good outcome will be worth it.

Thank you!

Crewleader

(17,005 posts)
20. Oh Dear CaliforniaPeggy
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:13 PM
Jan 2014

Just a year ago and now another, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

You will get through this like the strong lady you are and the most kind woman of DU.

Loved by all and we stand by YOU my friend!



CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
29. What a sweetheart you are, my dear Crewleader!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:31 PM
Jan 2014

Thank you so much for all your good thoughts and wishes...

struggle4progress

(118,236 posts)
21. From my long and still-growing list of things I've done you shouldn't ever do
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:25 PM
Jan 2014

The last time I had surgery, I woke up to a nurse tapping my shoulder

Mr s4p! Mr s4p! Do you know where we are?

Then I heard myself tell her I'd just had surgery and if she was lost she needed to find somebody else to ask for help



Please sail thru it swimmingly, CaliforniaPeggy!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
30. My dear struggle4progress!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:32 PM
Jan 2014

I'm sure she didn't expect to hear you say that!

I expect to do just fine....especially with all the good vibes coming my way...

Thank you, sweetie...

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
34. My dear westerebus!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 07:05 PM
Jan 2014

Tell Lucky I very much appreciate the big blink! Hey, cats rule!

And thank you for checking with him...

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
36. Aw, thanks, my dear sarge43...
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 07:11 PM
Jan 2014

Your vibes and positive thoughts are very welcome to me...

I may or may not have web access at the hospital. I will post from there if it turns out that I do...

Otherwise my husband Lionel Mandrake will post my status when the smoke clears.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
38. Thank you so much, my dear femmocrat!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 07:13 PM
Jan 2014

I will update you as soon as I can, or if I cannot, my husband Lionel Mandrake will.

I am looking forward to pain-free motion on the left!

rurallib

(62,387 posts)
43. you'll be back punching us out in no time
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 09:30 PM
Jan 2014

In the mean time we'll mess things up good in here!


good luck and take it easy.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
47. Me? Punching you out, my dear rurallib! Ha!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 09:46 PM
Jan 2014

Have fun messing things up, OK?

And thank you for your good wishes!

LumosMaxima

(585 posts)
46. Ugh!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 09:34 PM
Jan 2014

I do "affirmative prayer," if you know what that is, & I'll do that for you. Good luck & I hope you recover quickly!

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
51. Oh shit! We don't really know each other but that sucks, seriously.
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:14 PM
Jan 2014

I wish for your good health, and no more complications after this.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
53. I thank you for your good thoughts, my dear nomorenomore08!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:19 PM
Jan 2014

I too hope for good health!

What's happening with my shoulder is not really a complication, but rather the result of genetics. In other words, the lousy joints seem to run in my family.

Great.


At least I can do something about it. Shoulder replacements are a fairly recent development and they work much better than they did, say, 10 years ago. At least my timing is good!



frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
55. I'll be thinking of you, Peggy, and
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:21 PM
Jan 2014

wishing you an easy time of it, including an easy and very fast recovery!

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
57. Vibes coming your way!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:24 PM
Jan 2014

I know, having gone through this before... some of your original anxiety is gone but... you also know what you are facing! Not certain which is worse but I do think I'd rather know what I was facing.

Good luck, wishing you a speedy and comfortable recovery!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
59. You are quite right about my original anxiety, my dear CherokeeDem...
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:32 PM
Jan 2014

I do know what I'm facing, and I'm good with it. Hopefully, things will go more easily this time, since my left hand is less dominant than my right.

Thanks for your good wishes, sweetie!

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
58. Best wishes, CaliforniaPeggy!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:32 PM
Jan 2014

Sending good vibes and love your way.

May this procedure provide you with relief!

Peace always....Kath1

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
60. Thank you so much, my dear Kath1!
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:34 PM
Jan 2014

I am quite sure that this procedure will provide me with the pain relief I really need...

mulsh

(2,959 posts)
61. you've got them all, vibes, prayers, Irish Catholic pagan god sacrifices
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:38 AM
Jan 2014

the works.

I'll do my best to hold up my end. you concentrate on being whole and healthy.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
63. Oh good, my dear mulsh, and thank you!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:44 AM
Jan 2014

Irish Catholic pagan god sacrifices? They sound very cool!

I am concentrating on being whole and healthy.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
66. I guess the first shoulder is working well?
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:53 AM
Jan 2014

Last year when I was in rehab after my knee replacements, one of the patients who had PT sessions at the same times I did had an early version artificial shoulder. All the therapists were fascinated with it - he'd had it for 10-15 years. His was a replication of the natural joint but apparently the newer ones reverse the ball and socket instead.

He wasn't in for anything to do with that shoulder that worked very well. He'd been in a bad car accident and had a leg broken in five places as well as a break in the arm without the artificial shoulder. They did not want him using crutches or trying to push himself around in a wheel chair.

Since he lived alone in a second story apartment with no elevator he stayed an extra week in rehab while they tried to find him somewhere to live until his leg healed.

We had some good discussions - he had been a liberal city commissioner. Though I never voted in city elections (I live in the county) I remembered his terms and some of the fights he lead to have a sane development policy locally.

Do you get to go to rehab or do you have to manage at home?

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
69. Yes, the first shoulder is working very well, without pain.
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:10 AM
Jan 2014

I have enough range of motion to make me happy, but of course the pain was the big issue. Now it's gone, and that gives me hope!

Your story is fascinating. How cool you got to meet such a cool person.

I will get a little rehab going in the hospital, and then when I go home, I will have at-home PT for several weeks. Once I can drive again, I will go to out-patient PT. I've already picked it out; they treated me for a pinched nerve last summer, and they did an outstanding job.

I'm all set, and boy, am I ever ready!

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
75. Great - glad the first shoulder is working
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:38 AM
Jan 2014

I'm fascinated by the shoulder replacement. Since I had one shoulder completely rebuilt and the other cleaned up, I've been concerned about something going wrong with one of them. The surgeon warned me if I do any damage to the rebuilt one, he couldn't fix it again and I would lose the use of that arm - the entire interior of the shoulder joint is scar tissue.

That was over twenty years ago, before shoulder replacement was common so now I wonder if it would be possible to replace it if it goes bad. While I regained 99% functionality and little pain from it, the surgeon scared me so much I gave up ground training of our foals - something that had been one of my favorite things to do.

Take care and keep us updated - we all want you here posting. You're one of the sweetest people here on DU.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
65. The best of vibes to you Peggy...
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 12:53 AM
Jan 2014

Fresh of the vine vibes, I picked them this morning!

Best of luck with the surgery, I'm sure it will go smoothly and you will be back here in no time.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
70. Thank you so much, my dear Locut0s!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:12 AM
Jan 2014

Oooh, fresh vibes!

I'm hopeful for the same things you are!

I hope to be able to post from the hospital, but we'll see.

lpbk2713

(42,742 posts)
73. So sorry you have to go through this Peg.
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:25 AM
Jan 2014



But I know you'll be bouncing back in no time.

Strength and good wishes in the meantime,
you'll be in my thoughts.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
74. Aw, thank you, my dear lpbk2713...
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:34 AM
Jan 2014

It's just the way the cookie crumbles, ya know?

At least the fix is permanent!

I sure do appreciate your good thoughts...

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
78. Thank you so much, my dear catbyte...
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 03:14 AM
Jan 2014

Your good thoughts will help me get through this...

If I can post from the hospital, I will...

Otherwise, my husband Lionel Mandrake will post how I'm doing afterwards...

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)
82. Wishing you well dear CalPeg. Thank goodness we only have two shoulders. I know you will
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 08:58 AM
Jan 2014

be just fine and you will be in all of our thoughts...

CTyankee

(63,893 posts)
83. What can I add, except my warmest wishes for your speedy recovery!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 10:05 AM
Jan 2014

Hope you are back in good shape for posting on DU real soon!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
85. I'm sure you'll do fine
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 10:43 AM
Jan 2014

and soon the pain from the spurs and lack of cartilage will be gone.

I know how nerve-wracking the wait can be so I won't bother with a just take it easy. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.

lastlib

(23,167 posts)
86. BEST WISHES for a SPEEDY RECOVERY for one of DU's brightest lights!!!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 10:53 AM
Jan 2014

I do hope it turns out well for you. Not only for you (especially for you), but for us--we NEED YOU HERE!!

. . . . . . . .

bench scientist

(1,107 posts)
89. sending you love and good vibes CaliforniaPeggy
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 11:37 AM
Jan 2014

Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Take care of yourself!
You are one of the kindest, nicest people I've never met.
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.
Love bench

DFW

(54,302 posts)
90. May the Great Spirit guide the surgeon's hand
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 11:51 AM
Jan 2014

And may you emerge groggy, gradually less sore, and finally pain-free from the ordeal!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)
93. I just want to say thank you to everyone who has posted here!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 02:22 PM
Jan 2014

I'm pretty busy today, so right now I don't have time to answer each one of you, the way I normally do...

But I have read every post, and I am so deeply touched by all your responses.

Thank you all so much!

How much I love my friends...

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
95. Will be thinking of you!
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 04:47 PM
Jan 2014

Hope it all goes smoothly and you are back here pecking away! Take care, Nurse Peggy!

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