Wife had surgery this morning,,,,

Yvonne came home a little while ago. She is a little out of it from the pain meds but doing OK considering all she went through.

That's good to hear Tom. She'll recover a lot better in her own surroundings

Many vibes for a speedy recovery!

Glad to hear she's home!

Hi, Yvonne had to go back to the hospital this afternoon because she was in so much pain. They gave her a long acting shot of something for the pain, she is home again now. I also can't believe they did therapy yesterday morning. The DR that did the surgery told us she shouldn't move her shoulder for about a month after the surgery, then they are doing therapy moving her shoulder all over the place the next morning, and they expected me to do it at home with her when I was not there to see how it was done. Yvonne's daughter is also a nurse now, she tried to do the therapy last night and Yvonne was in tears just getting the sling off. She stopped and would not do it.

Yvonne called the DR today and they said what they were doing was way to much to soon. I wish these idiots at hospitals would take the time to call each other to find out for sure what is going on. If they want all this therapy done right away then why did they plan to send her home the same day as the surgery? In my opinion she should have stayed in the hospital 3 or 4 days till things are more under control, but I guess when the insurance companies run everything common sense goes out the window, they sure like to take your money but heaven forbid if they have to pay any of it back for the reasons we have insurance in the first place.

Sorry for venting some here, I am getting way overloaded with all this and I have slept about 4 hours in the last 2 days. Then Yvonne gets on my case saying things like I don't want to help her and I am acting like I don't care and all this kind of stuff. I am not a nurse and I don't know how to take care of someone right after surgery, and she gets weird when she is on strong pain meds and goes on and on about dumb things that have nothing to do with what she needs right now which stresses me out worse yet.

Sending lots of vibes her way!
Please keep sharing here, that is not venting, and we will all be pulling for you guys. Hugs and prayers to you & your family

Originally Posted by Tom W

... I wish these idiots at hospitals would take the time to call each other to find out for sure what is going on...

...when the insurance companies run everything common sense goes out the window...

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Right there with you, my friend. Please be sure to document exactly what was done, when, and by whom, so if Yvonne's shoulder doesn't heal right or they have to repair it again, you'll have some backup for your lawsuit.

And yessir, I'm sure it was the insurance company's doing that Yvonne was sent home too soon. The health insurance industry is outright evil, and I do not use that word lightly.

I hope you won't let the personal aspect of this get you down. It really is the drugs, the pain, and the tension that trigger this kind of talk... she'll realize in a few days that you're doing your best for her. Hang in there.

Yvonne is doing much better tonight. We took the dressing off today. I was told they did the surgery with a scope, Now with the dressing off there is a big cut about 3 inches or more long. No wonder it hurts so much.

This morning I had to go get a couple prescriptions filled, I get to the pharmacy to find out they couldn't fill one of them because who ever wrote it didn't date it. So I had to wait while they called the DR to be sure it was a real prescription so that took for ever. I was real close to totally loosing it this morning.

And people brag about the U.S. having the "best" healthcare system, and think there's no need for reform.

I'm glad to hear that Yvonne is feeling a bit better, and hope the meds help.

I hope Yvonne continues to improve!

I hope she feels better.
The PT staff may be confused about the diagnosis. There is a torn rotator cuff and there is adhesive capsullitis of the rotator cuff. The surgery for the second one is actually just ripping the adhesions under anesthesia and PT starts withine hours of waking up from the surgery.

Is she using the ice machine? It became my very favorite thing the whole wide world - and I hate cold!

And she will need to do the exercises for the rest of her life to help prevent issues with the other shoulder. They strengthen the muscles of the back and encourage more use of the scapula (shouldr blades) as opposed to the shoulder. It don't quite get it, but that is what I am told.

Yvonne went back in the hospital last night. She had a high fever {103} and couldn't get the pain under control. She just went back to surgery this morning for a scope to see if there is a infection or something going on. Her heart rate and blood pressure are high also. I hope they can find out what is wrong.

I have learned allot since I first posted about the therapy and other stuff. The DR said it has to be moved so it don't "freeze" up. We have one of those cooler deals you put ice and water in then it pumps it through a pad, works much better than ice packs.

Try and not worry Tom because Yvonnes in the best place to get her temperature down and her pain under control.

Lots of healthy coming over

Hi Again, I just stopped home from the hospital. The DR drained some fluid from her shoulder and it was a little cloudy so they are treating it as if it is a infection. He has to wait 2 days for the culture to grow from the fluid to know for sure its a infection.

The problem is a infection takes 2 or 3 days to build up to cause pain, She had bad pain as soon as she woke up the first time so he is not sure that is the whole problem yet. So she has to stay in the hospital at least 2 days till they know more about what is going on. They are treating it as a infection to be on the safe side. He also open up the shoulder part way to get a good look in there and to flush it out good again, He said the repair looks good yet so that is not the problem. He thinks part of the problem is that she was on pain meds before the surgery because of the pain so her system is getting rid of the pain meds to fast for them to work as they should.

They'll get Yvonne back home with you soon Tom don't you worry.

We will continue sending lots of for you both!!!

Sending lots of vibes for you both!

Sorry to hear about your wife being in soo much pain. I know that when I had neck surgery that some of the pain medication they gave me didn't work because I am what they call "opiate tolerant" which simply means that morphine or demril don't work the same on me as they do others. I hope she gets some relief soon. That way you can get some rest as well.

Tom, you may want to consider purchasing the ice water machine. The cost for the insurance to rent it for just a few days, which often isn't covered by insurance, can easily pay for one.
I got one after my first bout with adhesive capsulitis and it has been a blessing for knee and ankle injuries (kids playing sports).

Hi, A little update. Yvonne is still in the hospital. It took till today for something to show up in the culture from the fluid. The problem is so far they don't know what kind of bacteria it is. They are wondering now if she had some kind of infection going on even before the surgery. They took a swab from her sinus tonight for a culture to see if the same bacteria grows as from the other fluid. Its my understanding that if it does then she has some infection or something in more than just her shoulder. They are giving her 2 different heavy duty IV antibiotics. The Dr won't let her come home till he knows what kind of infection he is dealing with so we have no idea how long she will be in the hospital yet.