Ok…this is gonna be a long one, and maybe a little graphic for the faint of heart but this is the reality of a reverse lateral shoulder replacement performed on my left shoulder in December/20.
Healing went quite well, but for a time I was contemplating a massive dragon tattoo to cover the scar…
Flash forward…Covid was in full swing, so no chance for cortisone injections in my right shoulder. Did I forget to mention both of my shoulders were pretty much worn out from years of abuse (horse accidents, working with obstinate cattle, vehicle rollovers, etc)?
Anyway, I had also been told I was not a candidate for a second shoulder replacement because I wasn’t old enough!! Aacckk!!! The option? Take as many naproxen as necessary for the pain
I knew how that would affect my kidneys, etc so I resigned myself to a life of 1-2 hours of sleep because of the burning pain.
Covid ends and so I try to make an appt for a cortisone shot only to be told I’d “fallen out of the rotation” over that period of time and would need to start from scratch with evaluations, MRIs, etc…
AND THEN…I began taking Glow collagen liquid for a totally different reason, but within a week I found there to be minimal if any pain in that shoulder and I was getting 7 – 8 hours of deep sleep…JUST LIKE THAT!
Last week I finally got a call back from the injection clinic to get the ball rolling and I was able to say, give my spot to someone else… I’m good to go!!!!!
And as a bonus, my scar is getting fainter as the weeks go by…no dragon tattoo needed now!
Glow is now my go-to saving grace for all of my joint, skin and, indirectly, sleep deprivation woes!
