Today's technology is truly amazing. Recently my mother underwent a surgitation, and had her shoulder rebuilt. 

That's right, they went into the spare parts cabinet, and pulled out some new shoulder parts, and put them in my mother's shoulder.  This is in addition to her two replacement hips. Titanium Cobalt hips at that.

It's a brave new world, folks.  As your body wears out, they have figured out how to replace the parts that have worn out, broken, disappeared, or just plain stopped working.

I can think of a couple of colleagues whose brains aren't performin' all that well, maybe they can perform a scarecrow-ecotomy on them?

Mom is looking down the barrel of a couple of tough weeks of rehabilitation. (they tell me that this is one of the hardest rehabs out there, 'cause according to my Occupational Therapist Daughter, the shoulder is the most complicated joint in the body.)  She's going to have to learn how to use this new equipment, and my mother is not the best person for reading and following the user's manual.

My sister and I will be there to help her along.

Wish me luck... er... I mean, wish HER luck. (Did I mention my daughter's an occupational therapist?)

(268  -16)
eatin' some crow

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18 Comments on the Bionic Woman

JAN
26
2011
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Are you kidding -16?  WOW!

I hope your mom will recover quickly and love her new shoulder.  Maybe she will be able to perform cartwheels!
9:11am • #1
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I wish you both luck.

make sure she carries a note from the doctor for those pesky metal detectors.

And to stay away from magnets lol

Enjoy the day
9:11am • #2
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Ann - I'm a man on a mission.

Don - oh, she already has the note ... doesn't do any good at the airports (any self-respecting terrorist can print up a doctor's note)... they still pat her down and "wand" her.
9:18am • #3
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Alan, My day job is making surgical devices for J&J.  Amazing when you compare 20 years ago to now, and where we're heading is even more fantastic.  And I remember when rehabbing my knee, the shoulder folks looked like they had it the worst.  Best of luck to your mom!  Bill
9:18am • #4
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You are a good son Alan...and good luck to your mom...it's amazing what is possible & to be able to move well again is a gift!
9:38am • #5
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B'Liz - yep, that's what they tell me.

Ginny - we're hoping she'll be able to do the small stuff again.
10:03am • #6
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I was trying to figure out the "16" comment by Ann. I thought....16 year old daughter is a therapist? 16 replaced parts? 16 days of recovery? 16 what? Then....I saw it! Very cool.

I hope mom is feeling better, it's amazing what they can do to prolong an active life, it will be great once she's recovered. Dad has a new hip and he's back to golfing every day.
11:22am • #7
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Karen - I'll be happy if she can just hook her own bra without pain.  (and yes, VERY cool... even I'M impressed).
11:29am • #8
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Alan~ Good luck to you and your Mom.  My neighbor went through the same surgery last fall. He said the rehab was extremely painful.  She sounds like a tough lady though. 
11:41am • #9
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I wish you hadn't said that Alan.  Crow just went from $1.67 a pound to $7.35.  I can't stress rehab enough, two 40ish friends thought they could forego the pain with knee and back surgeries.  Now in their 50's and barely mobile they continually rethink their formerly rectifiable conditions.  It is not an easy or pain free path but the temporary discomfort yields many years of remarkable results.  What's her time for a 40yd. dash, titanium & cobalt is pretty tough to beat!
1:17pm • #10
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Kim - that remains to be seen

Kevin - I know... and it's dry and greasy, too.
2:30pm • #11
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Best of luck to your mother Alan, you now have the six million dollar mom. It's amazing how much the medical field has progressed in the last couple of decades. It just makes me wonder what the world will be like 20 years from now. Will we be able to vanquish the common cold though?
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Best of luck to your mom, Alan.  Who knows, maybe there's a 98 mile per hour fastball in her future.  The key to a successful recovery is to take it one day at a time.  Celebrate the small milestones with her and you (both) won't get overwhelmed. 
5:43pm • #13
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Shoulder surgery on much younger folks is very tough.  Be patient.  xxoo  
6:39pm • #14
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Malcolm - that show was a long time ago... with inflation, I think it'd be more by now (although I'd pay money to give her bionic hearing, it's gotten so bad.

Mitch - I'd be happy if she can just tie a shoe.

Susan - she's doing much better today..
8:58pm • #15
JAN
27
2011
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Alan,

Yes my family has their share of "bionic" parts.  So how is her hearing?  You think she would hear if you made those "bionic sound effects" you know "boo do do do do" Of course at her age just like my mother she would be in slow motion already.  Not to make fun of her my mother already had one shoulder done a year ago.  Thing is it was very frustrating for her because she was an avid swimmer.  She regularly competes in the Senior Olympics.  So it was frustrating for her to take a year off from them but she is back in the pool now. 
6:20am • #16
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Larry - so, her shoulder is back to "normal" now?
9:51am • #17
JAN
28
2011
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Alan - Both of my parents had knees replaced and seemed to get along just fine.  Wonder when someone will put together a "bone yard" for bodies.  Oh wait, they already have.  Wonder what spare parts for a 1945 model male are available?  Thanks for the blog.
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