Shoulder Replacement Surgery by Dorothy Waterman

MY SHOULDER SAGA

ON VALENTINES DAY I GOT A NEW SHOULDER.  FOR 3 YEARS AFTER I DISLOCATED IT I TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TO AVOID SURGERY.  I WENT TO SEVERAL PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND DID THE EXERCISES THEY PRESCRIBED.  I GOT ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENTS, MASSAGE THERAPY, MYOFASCIAL RELEASE, CUPPING AND CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS.  ONE DOCTOR GAVE ME HYALURONIC ACID INJECTIONS.   

I FINALLY GAVE UP AND DECIDED DR. JOHN ITAMURA COULD HELP ME. HE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE I RESPECT, INCLUDING MY CLIENT, MY DOCTOR AND MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

THE NAME OF MY PROCEDURE IS TOTAL REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT ARTHOPLASTY. DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLES, THIS WAS THE BEST CHOICE FOR ME.

I HAD MY SURGERY AT WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.  Two VERY HANDSOME ANESTHESIOLOGISTS CAREFULLY GAVE MY RIGHT ARM A NERVE BLOCK, ANDTHEN OFF WE WENT TO SURGERY.   THE PROCEDURE TOOK 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. WHEN I WOKE UP MY ARM WAS IN A ROBO-COP SLING! I HAD A DRAIN ATTACHED TO IT AND FELT NO PAIN, JUST TIRED. 

AFTER GETTING TO MY PRIVATE ROOM, MY OXYGEN LEVEL, BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WERE ALL BEING MONITORED, JUST LIKE YOU SEE ON TV SHOWS WITH THE PATIENT HOOKED UP TO ALL THOSE MACHINES.

THE GENERAL ANESTHETIC MADE ME DROWSY AND MY OXYGEN LEVELS GOT SO LOW THE ALARM WENT OFF A LOT. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY I HAD LOW OXYGEN WHEN I HAD JUST TAUGHT 2 AEROBICS CLASSES THE DAY BEFORE.

THE NURSING STAFF WAS VERY KIND AND HELPFUL WHENEVER I CALLED FOR THEM.  A FEW OF MY FRIENDS CAME TO VISIT ME THE DAY AFTER SURGERY. OF COURSE MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND HELPED WITH EVERYTHING HE COULD.

WHILE RECUPERATING IN THE HOSPITAL, I HAD TO HAVE CALF MASSAGERS ON MY LEGS CONSTANTLYTO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS. AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST GAVE ME A SERIES OF HAND EXERCISES TO DO TO PREVENT TOTAL ATROPHY TO MY RIGHT ARM MUSCLES. 

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I HAD NO APPETITE!  I COULD NOT CLEAN MY PLATE!  THE FOOD SERVED TO ME WAS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD AND NOURISHING!  SALMON AND SALAD AND GREEN BEANS!  I LOST A FEW POUNDS IN THOSE FEW DAYS. I AMOK WITH THAT, TOO.

GETTING HOME WAS PAINFUL. EVERY BUMP ON THE CAR RIDE HOME HURT LIKE HELL!!

I CONTINUED TO TAKE THE PAIN MEDICATION AND PENICILLIN AS PRESCRIBED.  

AT HOME I TURNED MY RECLINER CHAIR INTO MY HOSPITAL BED. HOOKED UP TO THE ICE MACHINE AND CALF MASSAGER, I WATCHED HOURS OF TV WITH MY HUSBAND AND FELL IN AND OUT OF SLEEP ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SUNDAY I STARTED FEELING MORE ENERGETIC AND ASKED DR. ITAMURA IF I COULD STOP TAKING THE PAIN MEDS SINCE I NO LONGER HAD PAIN. I HAVE BEEN PAIN FREE EVER SINCE AND NO MORE MEDS.

I HAVE BEEN WALKING 3 MILES A DAY THIS WEEK AND FEELING 85% NORMAL. IAM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM MY HUSBAND, MY CLIENTS AND MY FRIENDS.

TODAY IS MY FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH DOCTOR ITAMURA. I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM: WHEN CAN I SHOWER?  WHEN CAN I DRIVE? WHEN CAN I RETURN TO WORKING WITH MY CLIENTS?

I WANT ANYONE WHO READS THIS TO KNOW HOW PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL I AM FOR THIS JOURNEY I AM ON. I HAVE DEVELOPED A MEDITATION PRACTICE, AND A DAILY GRATITUDE JOURNAL, WHICH HELPS ME FIND THE GOOD IN THE SEEMINGLY INCONVENIENT AND HUMBLING EXPERIENCE OF HAVING ONLY ONE HAND TO USE 24/7.

Dorothy Waterman is a Certified Personal Trainer

 

 

 

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PILATES A THON !!! FUNDRAISER

Dear friends and family,

My son Jake's non-for-profit public school Odyssey Charter is having a fundraiser. Our fundraising contributions will directly support our Physical Education, Technology, Art, and Gardening Programs, as well as provide Teaching Assistants in the classrooms.

Our annual fundraising event is SPELLAPALOOZA, a hilarious Adult Spelling Bee, designed to stump spellers with impossibly difficult and obscure words. Our third grade team is the Beewitchers, and we will be dressing up as witches and warlocks. The more money we raise, the more "cheats" she'll be able to buy! Cheats include "Google it," "ask a friend," and "second chance." These cheats are expensive. Help us win, but more importantly, help us raise money for our school. ANY AMOUNT HELPS!

My plan is to have a full morning of Pilates Reformer Classes where all proceeds will directly go to the event ( I need those cheats !) . You can make a reservation with me to save yourself a spot which are limited to 4 per hour.

If you cannot make this event but would like to support the school please click on link below. Alternately I will give you Foundation name to write check to.

When: Saturday February 25

Hourly Starting at 8:00 am, 9:00 10:00 and 11:00 am

Pilates of Pasadena

For reservation : info@pilatesofpasadena.com

or text Maria : 213-422-3969

 

To donate, please click on the link below, and your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation will help us reach our fundraising goals. 

https://www.gifttool.com/athon/MyFundraisingPage?ID=2268&AID=3499&PID=603442

 

 

Spellapalooza 2017 - Welcome to my pers...

 

 

Maria A Jiménez

BEST OF PILATES STUDIO PASADENA!

We did it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for your VOTES! Pilates of Pasadena received the Best Pilates Studio in Pasadena Weekly!

I say it over and over because it's true, you are all the greatest group to work for and with.

Vote or no vote, all our instructors are the absolute best, Abby, Charletha, Satoko, Brittany, Alison and Dorothy, I feel blessed to be a part of this group.

Thanks Everyone!

Maria

CPR and FIRST AID

Our CPR and FIRST AID that was postponed is quickly approaching.  Now is your chance to renew your certification. 

Saturday, October  1

NOON to 2:30 PM

Where: Pilates of Pasadena

kindly rsvp info@pilatesofpasadena.com

Don't Miss the Latest Event Downtown " Smorgasburg LA "

http://la.smorgasburg.com

This is the latest event taking place downtown a Flea Market and Independent Food Stall Marketplace. I have two friends with daughters doing their start ups here. 

Chef Casey Felton and her partner  Armen Piskoulian own and run " Banh Oui " Both are classically trained and have cooked at some of the top restaurants in the LA area, including Providence, Red Medicine and The Tasting Kitchen. Apparently they were over run with orders last Sunday for hours on end.

This quote from an attendee :  " They initiated a new dish - Vietnamese chicken wings with a killer spicy sweet sauce.  It was sooo good.  That dish, along with their pork-belly banh mi sandwich, essentially grabbed all the orders coming in.  The place was a big hit. "

http://www.banhoui.com

 

Hayley Dox is doing vintage. Her company is : Big Daddy's Antiques". 

I tried to make it last Sunday but ended up losing my flip-flops. Somehow I could 't see myself barefoot on the streets of downtown LA in ninety five  degree weather. YUK!

Next Sunday I will be first in line !!

I will report my findings....