Tomorrow I check into the hospital for the "Mumford" proceedure. It will help as the past couple of months have been unbearable.

The anxiety did not start until today. I was in clinic for the pre-op proceedures, ie: physical exam, it was half way through when I heard over the PA system, "Code Blue in Physical Therapy" -

The butterflies will not stop, I came home and tried to defocus but meditating, deep breathing and even reading will not get rid of the feeling in the pit of my stomach......it was only a year ago that I lost my mother in that same exact hospital.

I am asking for prayer support, that the proceedure goes well and that the pain in my shoulder also goes away as it is literally miserable.

Thank you

Kim

My prayers are with you. Keep us informed.

Darlene

Sue

Sending positive thoughts your way Kim.

Kim, my prayers are lifted for you...that you will find peace and calm and that the surgery would be successful, with rapid recovery and a relief from the pain

kim,
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.




I found this, that procedure has a very high success rate.

The arthroscopic Mumford procedure: an analysis of results.Snyder SJ, Banas MP, Karzel RP.
Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Van Nuys 91405, USA.

A total of 50 arthroscopic distal clavicle resections were performed for acromioclavicular joint pathology at our institution between 1990 and 1993. Follow-up on 50 shoulders (100%) was obtained at an average postoperative time of 2 years. Data were collected via physical examination, radiograph review, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder score, and questionnaire. Average patient age was 42 years. Preoperatively all patients showed acromioclavicular joint tenderness, whereas 80% had a positive adduction test. The diagnosis of acromioclavicular degeneration was made by a combination of physical examination and radiographs (100%), acromioclavicular joint injection (4%), bone scan (44%), and magnetic resonance imaging (30%). Intraoperatively, a Claviculizer (Smith-Nephew Dyonics, Andover, MA) burr was used through standard portals in a subacromial approach to the acromioclavicular joint. There were no intraoperative complications. Forty-one patients (82%) had their general anesthetic augmented with an intrascalene block, and all procedures were done on an outpatient basis. The average distal clavicle resection was 14.8 mm. Calcifications within the resected clavicle zone were noted in the shoulders of four of the patients (16%) who returned for radiographic follow-up. The UCLA shoulder score ranked 47 shoulders (94%) good to excellent and 3 fair (6%). Subjective patient satisfaction recorded 47 (94%) good to excellent results, with an average pain relief grade of 87%. Forty-five patients (98%) would recommend the procedure. The arthroscopic Mumford procedure effectively treats acromioclavicular joint pathology. The amount of bone removed can be precisely determined with the Claviculizer burr and reliably reproduced. The procedure has low associated morbidity and high patient satisfaction regarding functional outcome.

PMID: 7794427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

hoping you are feeling less anxious today, Kim

Praise and gratitude for your prayers.

I want to thank Michael especially for putting my mind at rest.

Everything went well with the surgery but while in Pre-op the power shut down to the OR and all these alarms were sounding....I almost got up and walked out. Thank God that my Surgeon was nearby and heard that I was losing confidence and wanted to just get out of there...he set my mind at ease and stayed with me for a little while until the OR room was prepared.

My husband offered some welcome humor and kept me smiling throughout our wait.

I was still very numb until I got home and prepared for an evening with my son. He had everything ready, pillows, book, candles and calming tea. He and I sat and watched a nice romantic comedy together.

All in all today I admit I am a bit sore, staying away from the pain medications as they make my stomach very upset. I asked for a pain patch but was told that the Oxycotin would be better for me as it leaves your system fairly quickly and works as soon as it hits your stomach.

Taking life easy today - the pain is about as bad as it was before the surgery so after three days I am looking forward to some relief.

Again - Quyana (Thank you in Yup'ik) Bless you

Kim

Glad to hear you surgery went good. Now just lay back and before you know you are up and going full speed.

Darlene

so glad you came through the surgery safely Kim.

we pray now for a rapid recovery and the pain will quickly diminish