The year of the shoulder

On Treatment
Written By Liz Salmi
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Grey's Anatomy shoulder
The date is set--I am having arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder in early March.
I guess a year isn't quite complete for me unless a surgery is involved.
Here's the breakdown:
  • Feb. 24: MRI to see how my brain is doing with Temodar (chemo). If all looks good (the same, or better, compared to the December scan) then I go forward with shoulder surgery.
  • March 1: Pre-op day. I meet with the orthopedic surgeon and then the anesthesiologist.
  • March 3: Out-patient surgery! Can you imagine? Wow. A surgery where I can walk in, and then walk out hours later. No shaving my head, or putting knives in my brain, or anything.
  • All of March: Keep arm immobilized in sling; put my ambidextrous skills to use. After 4 weeks I go back on Temodar.
  • April-August: Physical therapy.
You got all that? OK.
Go team!
Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

https://thelizarmy.com
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