arthroscopic surgery 2 days ago
hi
i had arthroscopic surgery two days ago for paralabral cyst and suspected labral tear
labral tear was minor so they removed the cyst and did labral debridement. no anchoring
5 incision points. surgery about 5 hours from fall asleep to wake up.
day 1 was miserable - numb hand and no movement, the surgical smells, side effects of anesthesia and more than anything the throat effects of intubation. no appetite. overnight in surgical recovery.
day 2 - also not great - released from hospital. pain ups and downs and hot / cold cycles in my body. regained some hand movement but still feels numbness a little. sweat soaked the entire bed but slept well. was able to go for a short walk. ate a little food.
day 3 - today - arm in a sling have not moved it at all - pain has subsided. appetite is strong. hand still a little numb. decided to not take pain killers today. maybe i should anyways? went for a longer walk.
bowel movements smell terrible as the general anesthesia gets out of my system.
unclear if the pain that led to the surgery is gone now. did i fix the problem?
post-op follow up is day 8. expect to be back to normal after 2 weeks?
wondering when i can experiment with some mobility? no post op instruction from hospital except meds.
