X-ray

Sierra fell a couple of weeks ago and landed on her left hand more than the right.  It was bothering her before that but it really started to hurt. I wanted her to go to the doc to get it checked out but she didn’t want to find out it was broken and not be able to have her shoulder surgery.  

Saturday and Sunday she found herself not being able to straighten her index finger.  

Monday she went to dr. Hassan and he sent her for an X-ray.  Her hand isn’t broken so the doc suspects torn ligaments.  She is wearing a brace but her finger is getting worse.  We will see how it goes. 

Rotator cuff

Saw the orthopedic surgeon today.  Dr. McMurray in Overland Park, KS.

He said the only thing to do was repair the cuff surgically.

They did some pre-op stuff another doc came and listened to her heart and said she has an irregular heartbeat when she takes a deep breath but that that was normal.  Wierd. 

A nurse took some blood and gave her a note for work.  This surgery and recovery will be a marathon not a sprint.  3-6 months before she feels “normal” the funny thing is she is in so much pain all the time I am hoping she notices a difference early on.  

She hates getting her blood drawn.  She is brave.

MRI and results

Sierra had an MRI of her right shoulder on Friday October 6th.  She took 10mg of Valium about 30 minutes before the procedure and it went GREAT. Best MRI experience yet.  She needs the Valium to hold still and deal with her anxiety/claustrophobia.  1st mri that she has been able to hold still. The MRI was done at Blue Valley Hospital in Overland Park, KS.

Tuesday October 10th Sierra saw PA For dr. Lasalle, Chris something- he told her the MRI results are a complete full thickness tear of her superspanadeus ligament in the right shoulder.  A cortisone injection would only help for a week or two. Recommended a referral to orthopedic surgeon Dr. McMurry.  Chris couldn’t believe Sierra was still functioning at all with her right arm.  He said that kind of tear puts full grown men completely out of commission. So sad, just means she is so used to being in pain that she can continue on doing what she needs to do.  My poor warrior girl.  She is scared for major surgery but we will get her through it.  

Blue valley pain and migraine center

12880 Metcalf Ave 

Overland Park, KS

Keeping up

I haven't done a good job of keeping up so I am going to add a few things and try to do better. 

*MRI left shoulder July 2017 at Blue Valley Hospital - findings were a siginificant tear/almost a full thickness tear.  

Cortisone injection by Dr. Lasalle Blue Valley pain in Overland Park, KS July 31 2017 -hurt for a few days but slowly improved and got better

August 2017 trigger point injections with Dr. Latif at Kansas University in Overland Park, KS.  We have been doing these for about a year and they help tremendously. 

September 1-4 right shoulder pain flares up terribly. Extra pain meds needed. She can't sleep or move the arm.  

September 5, 2017 begins physical therapy at Western Missouri Medical Center.  Met with Mallory aqua therapy is recommended. 

September 8-9 2017 ER visit after Sierra fell in the shower.  Caught herself with right arm got hit in the face with conditioner bottle on the right side.  Slight black eye.  X-ray shows no dislocations.   Torridol given, then morphine.