My shoulder injury happened years ago, a Slap Tear for which I had injections for the pain for years. I was hopeful that it was on the mend when the pain let up and I stopped injections. That was until I took a tumble falling on the hardwod floor and land on the shoulder.

I dealt with the pain until I could no longer sleep on that side. I scheduled an appointment hoping that an injection would help. After looking at the Xray he said I needed surgery. He ordered a CT Scan to get more detail. The Radiologist who read the CT confirm there was more damage to the shoulder and surgery was recomended. They also found an area of arthritis in the shoulder.

I had two choices for surgery, the less invasive surgery was less painful and had a quicker recovery time. The second option included removing the arthritis. Though the less invasive sounded better but the arthritis would not be removed and would contiune to cause pain. I am having a right shoulder replacement, getting my head around at first was difficult, thinking abut the pain, three weeks in a sling and three months of Physical Therapy.

My mind has changed from thinking about the difficulties of the surgery, to living pain-free after the rehab is completed.

My surgery is 8/20/25 and I will be out of pocket until I can write without pain.

I’ll update you once we get closer to the date.

Melinda