I am still taking Tylenol, Valium, and Celebrex for my pain. Tomorrow I will try to skip my Celebrex doses, as my pain has definitely been improving. I have to be off of Celebrex at least 5 days before my shoulder surgery and cannot consume alcoholic beverages while taking Celebrex--I turn 21 in 10 days!
I start PT for my left knee (post-op) and RSD on Wednesday with Cam! I will only be in therapy for about 4.5 weeks before I head back up to Boston for my left reconstructive shoulder surgery. I will not be able to start therapy for my right hip until at least 12 weeks post-op! I will also be seeing Dr. Shiple in 2 weeks for my first post-op appointment to check the incision.
Unfortunately while I was in the hospital my right shoulder (the shoulder that I am NOT having surgery on in May) started subluxating. In order to transition in and out of bed, and change positions I had to rely on my arms to help me move. I spoke with my shoulder surgeon and he is not surprised as I have multidirectional instability in both shoulders. I imagine we will discuss the next steps when I see him at my pre-op appointment in a couple of weeks.
Once again my quad has begun packing for vacation. I have been religious about squeezing my quad and doing the exercises the therapist gave me in the hospital. I will also use my TENs unit and talk to Cam about other options (that don't override my hip restrictions). It only took 4 days before there was a noticeable decrease in strength. I also went into this surgery with an extremely strong quad (stronger than my later gymnastics days). It's a bit concerning, so we have decided to see a neuromuscular specialist to see if there is anything they can help with. We are in the process of scheduling an initial consult--which will hopefully be before my shoulder surgery in May.
I am getting an electric wheelchair. That should help in my recovery.
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