DennisK wrote:
This is one of the reason I switched to Mac.All those anti-virus programs I had to run on my Windows unit slowed it down big time.Never had a problem I couldn't fix myself,but I did get hacked occasionally.
Although You and I don't always see eye to eye on things,I do hope your surgery goes well and hope your rotator cuff is not as torn up as mine was.My orthoped told me that my injury was the worst he had ever seen,and he has done many operations.
Your biggest problem is going to be physical rehab,which I'm sure you know what with all your other surgeries.Good luck to you.
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Thanks, I have had both shoulders ortho'd in the past.
Went in to see about having them scraped, which needs to be done as arthritis builds up.
I was surprised to learn of the cuff tear.
I also had the option of a partial shoulder replacement but that meant 6 weeks immobile in a sling while, with this repair, I should be out the same day with no rehab.
I am tired of parts, as well as what I mentioned previously, I also had double knee replacement so I want to go with the minimum.
I have the option of partial replacement if this fails.
First time this was done, I had full range of motion when I came out of the anesthetic.
I am very confident of the doctor.
An aside, when I went in for my evaluation, usually a senior resident or a fellow (a full doctor in for additional advanced training) will come in to interview and do a preliminary (extremely thorough) evaluation and exam.
Well, in walks Julia Roberts... well, a lady who could be her double.
She was beautiful and smart.
She told me she was going to specialize in pediatric tumor surgery.
She examined me, left, and when she and the doctor came in, he looked at the x-rays and told her that her diagnosis was correct.
She showed him how she determined the problem and he said the standard way is such and such.
Basically, she determined it in a new and intuitive way.
With that kind of smarts, I expect she will be a leader in her field.
One more thing, I first came to Keck-USC (it was recently renamed that after the Keck Foundation gave USC Hospital a $150 million grant - probably worth a name change?) because of a life threatening illness. I suddenly realized their level of treatment was light years above what I was getting locally.