Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 No, not me, it is my sister in Ottawa. I sent your suggestions to her and she said to thank you because it is not something she would have thought about. Thanks for caring. Hugs June ----- Original Message ----- From: marina_troi June, are you having this done to yourself?? If I may make a few suggestions...try to get it done arthroscopically (several small incisions are made for this). Also ask about a scalliene block. This will numb up the arm and shoulder for a good 12-24+ hours. Then inquire about the placement of a pain pump. When the block wears off this will have kicked in. It usually contains Marcaine or Lidocaine (surgeon dependent). The pain pump infuses at a slow rate to allow one of these numbing meds to go into the shoulder. Most facilities have them and/or can get them. I am a surgical orthopedic nurse and ALL of our ortho surgeons use these on this on shoulder surgeries....Marina in Ohio > Hi , a, do you know a site where I can go and read up on rotator cuff surgery. Preferably ones with pictures. > > Hugs > June > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 No, not me, it is my sister in Ottawa. I sent your suggestions to her and she said to thank you because it is not something she would have thought about. Thanks for caring. Hugs June ----- Original Message ----- From: marina_troi June, are you having this done to yourself?? If I may make a few suggestions...try to get it done arthroscopically (several small incisions are made for this). Also ask about a scalliene block. This will numb up the arm and shoulder for a good 12-24+ hours. Then inquire about the placement of a pain pump. When the block wears off this will have kicked in. It usually contains Marcaine or Lidocaine (surgeon dependent). The pain pump infuses at a slow rate to allow one of these numbing meds to go into the shoulder. Most facilities have them and/or can get them. I am a surgical orthopedic nurse and ALL of our ortho surgeons use these on this on shoulder surgeries....Marina in Ohio > Hi , a, do you know a site where I can go and read up on rotator cuff surgery. Preferably ones with pictures. > > Hugs > June > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 No problem. It is my understanding that shoulder surgery is very painful. This will help make it much more tolerable!! Good luck to her!! Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 No problem. It is my understanding that shoulder surgery is very painful. This will help make it much more tolerable!! Good luck to her!! Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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