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Shoulder Replacement Surgery: Range of motion?
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Not sure Chris how they'd do a nerve block for knee replacement, but for shoulder surgery...they insert a needle attached to a small IV into your nerves around your shoulder. My needle and IV was inserted about 6 inches into my neck and shoulder until it connected with a nerve. Then I wore a plastic ball kinda thing around my neck that I could adjust how much of the block went into my nerves. If I was in a lot of pain, I could up the dose... I dialed down the dose and made the block last for 6 days post surgery. Taking it out you just have someone slowly pull it out. Because of this literally maybe 2 pain pills for the entire recovery. My only caveat is to make sure the anesthetist uses lots of pain killer when they insert the catheter. Make sense????
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Oh my goodness.....thank you. I think that is what the surgeon was talking about. We'll see how much more I can learn. I should have known you would dial it down and make it last. Actually, I am kind of chuckling. That is what I have been told. Home the same day and running around like crazy in three days. Of course, Jay was clap happy when they said I could drive in three weeks. He has been driving me everywhere for some time now. I always insist on a personal chat with the anesthesiologist. When I had my reverse shoulder, the anesthesia gentleman came and sat with me after the surgery to make sure he was going to get a good grade.
I will let you know. Thanks so much for staying with Connect and helping others, including me.
May you find joy today.
Chris