December 2: Tomorrow I am going in for surgery on my left shoulder. I have a torn rotator cuff, torn labrum and bone spur pushing on a tendon. Hopefully, this will eliminate the pain I've had since March.
It's arthroscopic surgery unless one of the tears can't be fixed this way and in that case, the surgeon will make a longer incision and make the repair. He expects the surgery to last 1-1/2 - 2 hours and I'll go home after coming out of the anesthetic.
Recovery time is unkown until he sees the extent of the repairs. I'm expecting to be home for a week.
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About Me
- Doug Tracy
- I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2006. Reading the blog from the bottom up describes the sequence of events. The blog will continue to tell about the on-going treatment activities and road to a cure.
How I keep moving on
- • Extreme support and caring from my immediate family – Sherry, my wife, has been with me on every appointment and supports me in every possible way, my two children Shannon and Chris have also provided much needed support
- • Caring and support from the rest of my family: mom, dad, sisters, in-laws, aunts and uncles
- • Genuine concern, caring and support from friends and co-workers
- • Faith in God
- • Highly capable team medicine – the best treatment in a timely manner
- • Good health care coverage
- • Understanding company for allowing flexibility during these times
- • A high 90% predicted cure rate for my situation