On Friday Dec 4th, Mark had his right shoulder repaired. He's had shoulder and back pain, impingements, and wear and tear issues. The surgeon went in with a scope and cleaned out the bone around the ball and socket joint. That is my best understanding and description. Mark drove to the hospital and had to check in at 5:30AM. I wasn't allowed back in his waiting room until after surgery, so I had Jake bring me over at 9. It was an outpatient procedure, so he was out and on the way home by noon. For the next week, he needed little to no pain meds, just Tylenol. He spent most of his week in the recliner with a daily walk outside. He slept ok for the first 5 days, then started having trouble sleeping. It was more unrelated to his shoulder, but back pain. He would sleep on the couch at night. On Sunday his nose was running uncontrollably. He had a terrible time with his runny nose and wondered if it was allergies. He took Benadryl that night and it seemed to help.
Close to Mark's birthday, he had a follow up appointment, so we celebrated by eating out and sharing a little cheesecake.
Mark helped me decorate a few sugar cookies. I got a good laugh as he decorated my gingerbread cookies wearing bikinis! Sadly this year I did not get to share the Christmas goodies with employees and neighbors.
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