[Jlorainne]

I had surgery with Dr Thompson on thursday am. Scalenectomy and right rib removed, dr said there was a lot of scar tissure on right. Then he did pec minor tenotomy on both sides. They say that I'm doing very well. Not much pain. I have more motion already. The first day after surgery was the hardest. Doing much better on day 3. Lots of tightness but I can move my right arm much further than before. I do have some tingling in the right arm. On day three today not much much less restriction. I can get up and move on my own. Still very sleepy. I'm on very little pan meds and feeling great!! I am sore but that will pass.

Jess

[Laur3d]

Fantastic news! It will just keep improving from here. Take it slow and don't over work yourself. Lauren

[JR1977]

Thanks for the update! I've been thinking of you! It sounds like you're doing great. How wonderful that you already have more motion!
It's such a big surgery, and it makes sense that you're so tired. It sounds like you're doing a great job with navigating the recovery. I struggled some with each new step (being discharged from the hospital, being up and around more, walking slightly longer distances, etc.) - sometimes it just felt so exhausting. But I could feel my body adjusting. It's a tough balance because you don't want to stay too sedentary but you definitely don't want to overdo it. My body would usually tell me when I needed to back off. A combination of a half of a Percocet and a half of a muscle relaxer at night helped me quite a bit in my earlier recovery.
I had numbness in my affected arm - especially my forearm. Now at 9 weeks post-op, it's almost all gone. I still have some numbness around the surgical site, but that's not bothering me.
Great work and best wishes as you move forward!

[jkl626]

Originally Posted by Jlorainne

I had surgery with Dr Thompson on thursday am. Scalenectomy and right rib removed, dr said there was a lot of scar tissure on right. Then he did pec minor tenotomy on both sides. They say that I'm doing very well. Not much pain. I have more motion already. The first day after surgery was the hardest. Doing much better on day 3. Lots of tightness but I can move my right arm much further than before. I do have some tingling in the right arm. On day three today not much much less restriction. I can get up and move on my own. Still very sleepy. I'm on very little pan meds and feeling great!! I am sore but that will pass.

Jess

Fantastic News!!!

[daughterwithtos]

Originally Posted by Jlorainne

I had surgery with Dr Thompson on thursday am. Scalenectomy and right rib removed, dr said there was a lot of scar tissure on right. Then he did pec minor tenotomy on both sides. They say that I'm doing very well. Not much pain. I have more motion already. The first day after surgery was the hardest. Doing much better on day 3. Lots of tightness but I can move my right arm much further than before. I do have some tingling in the right arm. On day three today not much much less restriction. I can get up and move on my own. Still very sleepy. I'm on very little pan meds and feeling great!! I am sore but that will pass.

Jess

Jess: Thanks for your update and your thread. My 16 yr old daughter is scheduled for surgery with Dr. Thompson this December. Any tips or advice?