Fucked up shoulder

[Touring_Sedan]

I've got a choice of nerve block or just a mix of pre surgery painkiller injections for post surgery pain for my rotator cuff surgery on Thursday. Do you all recommend the nerve block? And yes, I'll have general anesthesia for the surgery itself.

Mine was GA & a nerve block. It's essentially an epidural for your shoulder and mine gradually wore off after about 18 hours.
I'd recommend the nerve block but it has it's risks, just like GA.

[rideit]

Yes, GA and nerve block post surgery.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

You got this, WRG! I bet you would have rather been in Vegas, LOL.
The nerve block terrifies me, all I could think about was if the surgeon had accidentally cut a nerve, and I I was paralyzed in that arm…

Surgery gonna cost me like 7k with insurance lol. Merica! Phish Sphere wouldn't have been much cheaper haha.

The actual experience getting the nerve block is really no enjoyable, but it made post surgery way way more tolerable. GA always makes me feel like shit and at least I wasn't also on a bunch of fent with GA.

Get the nerve block 100%. Mine laster about 16ish hours and I started the 5mg Oxycodone and 1000mg tylenol several hours before it wore off. Current pain is like 4/10 very tolerable.

Also, they give the nerve block BEFORE surgery which was a surprise to me. Since there was a surgery before mine the anesthesiologist gave me the nerve block over an hour before I got wheeled back to the OR. I'm sure they do it this way to see if it's working or not like described above. If you were already under GA and they gave it they wouldn't be able to tell if it worked.

See image of post op crack head below.

[rideit]

“Would you buy a gram/ house from this man?

Lookin’ good!

[buttahflake]

Best of luck on the rehab!

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Fucked up shoulder

One of the reasons they do nerve blocks before surgery is that there is some evidence that disrupting the pain channels before cutting makes the pain less severe.

We do nerve blocks on total knees on every patient unless they decline. They usually get a spinal and block unless they aren’t a candidate for a spinal. Then GA and block. Doesn’t seem to make a difference on the sequence of spinal/block, the block is performed with ultrasound so they know where the vein/artery/nerve is.


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[Bunion 2020]

I was number one in the lineup as well. Check in was at 6:30 am, cutting at about 7:30, on the way home by 11:30. Nerve block wore off late that night.

For the 1st 14 days sleep was elusive.

One day at a time and yes, you got this.

[WMD]

Fucked up shoulder

Thanks all. Glad to hear the pain isn't too bad WRG! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

And I don't know if I'd buy a house from that man, but I'd surely let him sell our Big Sky condo! He did an awesome job for us last summer.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Thanks all. Glad to hear the pain isn't too bad WRG! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

And I don't know if I'd buy a house from that man, but I'd surely let him sell our Big Sky condo! He did an awesome job for us last summer.

Good luck on the 25th! I appreciate being able to help you guys with your sale. I'll say good marketing got that one sold. Rates were already bad but we got it sold at a really strong price! If you are bored please write me a short review on Google!

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[Whiteroom_Guardian]

The worst part right now: My guts are barely moving. Other than that I'm not in terrible pain. Only on 2.5mg of Oxycodone this AM with Tylenol. Trying to work but also tired as fuck from not sleeping very well.

[skaredshtles]

The worst part right now: My guts are barely moving.

Tuck in!

[XXX-er]

don't forget the laxative !!

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Ive done 3x colace daily, miralax once daily, and even did a fucking fleet yesterday to get some relief. I've had 5 or 6 surgeries before and have never shut off this bad.

[skaredshtles]

Ive done 3x colace daily, miralax once daily, and even did a fucking fleet yesterday to get some relief. I've had 5 or 6 surgeries before and have never shut off this bad.

Srsly - try the prunes. When I was on oxy for my back issues, the prunes were a life-saver.

[PB]

Try to score some colonoscopy prep solution