Shoulder Surgery

On August 21st Paul went in to have shoulder surgery with Dr. Karas at Emory.  Paul's shoulder has been bugging him for awhile now and so this summer he went and had an MRI done and saw a few Dr.'s until he found one he was comfortable with to do the surgery.  Paul tore his labrum, dislocated his bicep tendon and needed his rotator cuff to be "cleaned up" whatever that means!

I took Paul in around 11 am, his surgery began around 1 pm, and we didn't get home until about 8 pm!  It was a long day, but everything went well.  Paul wouldn't let me take any pictures to document this event in his life.  The recovery will be long and slow, but we are grateful the timing worked out so he could have this done before the baby comes.  Paul has been in a sling the last 2 weeks and still has one more week in the sling until he can start some physical therapy.  He won't be able to lift much until December, so it really is perfect timing.

He's been sleeping in a recliner each night and goes between the recliner, the bed, and the couch, pretty much wherever he can get comfortable.  He wakes up a lot through the night which is hard on him.  His work has been great and he has worked from home since the surgery which I think has really helped in his recovery.

Hope he's feeling like himself in about 6-8 months!