8 days post surgery never had a drop of pain
So I just took off the bandage today, reverse shoulder surgery. The doctor said it was worse in there then he thought although regular replacement was never a choice. The nerve block wore off in 36 hours, kinda weird not feeling fingers but totally worth not feeling the pain.
Since the never nerve block wore off I honestly have not felt even the slightest pain. The doctor didn’t want me moving too much just some back stretching, curls and ball pumping. So I’ve kinda followed that regimen everyday but did add a little more stretching.
I had opted out of opioid pills being I have had a bad track record with them so he said we’ll try journavx, some new medicine that blocks pain signals somehow. I’ll tell you what, I’d recommend this med to anyone.
When I did opioids before for previous surgery’s the pain was always still there. The pills just kind of made me groggy and high. Still would feel everything, the pain was always there. Just felt buzzed so I guess I dealt with the pain.
Now on day 8, feel like a million bucks and looking forward too PT. I hope this may help the next guy, give Journavx a try. Might save you from them crazy withdraws or addiction!