Hi everyone.
Thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. My son came out of it ok. He was discharged last night. He was in a lot of pain for the first 24 hours, but it seems to be under control right now. They sent him home with a children's liquid narcotic, which helps. Unfortunately, it made him sick today. But he's on anti-nausea medicine, so hopefully that will clear up. His surgery only took about 40 minutes. They let me be with him until he was out, which was great. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Freischlag andher team. Absolutely great. His arm is in a sling and he is afraid to move it at all. I am just hoping that he'll get some relief from the pain, headaches, and swelling and get back to his activities soon. I'll update again in the next few weeks. Talk about stressful. On Friday(the 25th) my mom had emergency triple bypass and heart replacement surgery at hershey med after being helicoptered there on thursday. We have spent the last week living in hospitals and completely stressed out. They didn't think my mom would make it, but she is much better now. She is talking and sitting up, so things look good. thanks again for the wishes.

My goodness! Have you been through enough!!! My prayers are with you, your son and mom. What a difficult time. I am so glad both seem to be doing well. My sons surgery, very minor was on the same day so while I was thinking of my son I was also thinking of yours. Best of luck to both for a speedy recovery, and to you for some well needed rest! Linda

Oh my you have been through a lot.

Sending god thoughts and prayers for all of you. Glad t hear they are both doing better.

Hug your mom and your son tight and know we are here for you.

When it rains, it pours, huh ?

Prayers for your son and mom for their continued recoveries.

Yay! Im so glad to hear that your son is doing well! Tell him to hang in there - he will start to feel better in no time!

When this happened to me and I had to have my surgery, I was so just so thankful it was me, instead of my 13 year old son... So Im glad to hear that you are doing okay too! Thanks so much for the update - I'll be looking forward to hearing how he is recovering!

Wow, your mom & son have quite the anniversaries to celebrate now...and thank God for them!!!

As for your son, encourage him to walk around whatever inside areas you have to open those lungs. Remember that (in all of the cases I've read) they had to deflate one or more to do the surgery, and if we don't open them up, that can sometimes later cause problems. So breathe big, deep, as a special exercise. (Obviously you can't do it for long as you'd get dizzy.)

If it were me, I would do anything with those hands that would involve what we call in work comp "fine manipulation." No computer, games, art, writing, etc. Unless and until PT says to. For me, that is what made me sick, you see?

So careful as you go. God bless, bless, bless your little family. Hurray!

Glad to hear things went well! Hope things stay nice and quiet for a long time for you after this bit!

The sling is a good tool for the first couple-three weeks if he is going to be standing for long, and definitely out and around people to keep the arm from being bumped. But sitting or lying down I wouldn't use it, prop the arm on pillows instead, and encourage gentle range of motion exercises 2-3 times a day so he doesn't get a frozen shoulder. That will make the recovery much more painful and prolonged!

I agree w/ Tam, Tv and movies are good, I would hold off on computer or hand-held games at least til he gets Dr's ok.

Hope you both are able to get some sleep!

beth

Hi, please don't take this in the wrong way, but, once he becomes a pain in the butt, that means he is feeling better!! Best of luck. He is still in my prayers. Linds

OH NO - BIG MISTAKE, I mean I would NOT do anything with the hands of "fine manipulation" unless guided by a PT. NO computer games, etc.

When I reread that, I just about freaked!

My personal opinion is to let those areas of the body heal by inactivity, except for the soft and or gentle PT like massage, warmth, gentle nerve glides.

sorry for the typo.