Surgery Round 2

A little over a year later and here we are going through another surgery.  For the last 2 years or so James has been dealing with pain and irritation in his right shoulder.  After seeing the doctor and getting x-rays he determined that he had a calcium deposit in his shoulder.  Strange I know.  They're not entirely sure why calcium collects in one spot--maybe something is rubbing inside or something is off with the bone structure.  But nonetheless James developed a chunk of calcium that has been irritating his shoulder area for a long time.  After a cortisone shot did nothing to relieve the pain, he decided it was time to remove it through surgery.

Based on conversations with the doc, I think we thought this wouldn't be that big of a deal. Definitely nothing like his ACL surgery last year.  And so far it's been easier than the ACL surgery, but it's been far from easy.  My assumption was that it would get removed, there would be a little bit of recovery and then James would finally feel relief.  We're now into week 3 of James being in a sling and he's suffering with a lot of pain at night and not able to sleep well.  He's sleeping downstairs on our chair with the ottoman because it's the only comfortable position.  And he found out yesterday at his post-op that he has at last 3 more weeks left in the sling.  And probably 4 more weeks or so until he can start PT.  So needless to say--definitely not a "minor" surgery.  Part of the reason is because removing the calcium deposit left a hole in his rotator cuff.  So his injury is similar to a rotator cuff tear which is pretty major.  James did the surgery on the 23rd right before Christmas because he had the whole week off and didn't have to take sick time.  So our Christmas was a little off this year because he felt pretty loopy from his meds and we mostly stayed home and were low key during break.  But it was still a nice holiday....more later on that.

I've been able to be pretty patient and positive about it so far.  But James and I looked at each other the other day and said "No more surgeries for a LONG TIME."  We're looking forward to getting back to normal again soon--especially him so he can have full use of his arm and not have annoying pain from the calcium deposit.  I'm looking forward to having a partner in crime again for diaper changing and taking care of the kiddos.  :)

Deja vu with this photo.  Looks a little similar to this.  James we love the hat!  Feel better soon honey!!