Before I start my whining, I’d just like to wish everyone a happy Labor Day! We are having gorgeous, windy fall weather today, with bright sunshine.

So here I am— phew! That was a lot. More than I expected. The first thing I remember after waking up was hearing a nurse typing say, “Gosh, you really had a lot of work done here!” Never a good look. Then I noticed I was out for a good two hours, not the predicted 45 minutes. I think my surgeon gave up his lunch hour!

My sheaf of notes they gave me said “Massive Rotator Cuff Repair”— there were no fewer than five things that had disconnected. So I have to believe this wasn’t all caused by my slip and fall— probably just the old bad shoulder DNA again. Many questions are answered in the course of life— we now know why I could never do a cartwheel as a kid, right?

I’m happy to say the pain level has been very manageable— except when I lie down, so sleeping has been tough. But productivity has not fallen by the wayside— I got about 50 pages of puzzles finished and even made half of a tiny 8 point star– not bad for four hours of work, right?

I’m supposed to keep my shoulder totally immobile for 4 weeks— worst case, I’ll fly out to Las Vegas and play slots to alleviate the boredom. There are lots of fun things you can do with one arm, right?

Here are some of my cards I received in the mail—

Gorgeous folded paper bouquet:

From my golden retriever loving brother:

Beautiful custom chicken/quilt card– pays to have artistic friends!

My bank:

So that’s it for me— just wanted to check in!
thank you all for your well wishes and I’ll update again soon.

xox
Carol