Update

 

Judy had a good follow-up check-up.  She got the big bandages off.  Her shoulder is healing up nicely.

 

Lots of entry points for the shoulder arthroscopy, plus a vertical incision in the top of her shoulder to get the lipoma (stitches pictures on request).  No inflammation.  No swelling.  The stitches stay in another week.

 

She has been cleared to take her arm out of the sling several times a day, but no active movement.  She can do the arm dangle; lean over and let the arm hang.  She can move her torso enough to cause the arm to swing a little.  Passive movement only.  That’s it for the next five weeks.  No other rehab until then.  After that, we’ll work to restore her range of motion, but still, it will be passive movement only until further notice.

 

All that aside, she is doing great and feeling great.  She seems to be caught up on her rest and is out and about accompanying me on errands and doing more around the house.  It’s her left arm in the sling.  She can do a lot with her right arm.