Shoulder Surgery Redux

I went to the orthopedist this morning to get the results of my MRI.  There was bad news and more bad news.  I have 2 tears in this shoulder, the larger one is larger than the one I had in my left shoulder.  The other is in the labrum: (The labrum is a thin matrix of collagen seated between the head of the humerus (bone of the upper arm) and the glenoid fossa (the shallow depression where the humerus fits). It functions both as a shock absorber, cushioning the blow when the bones in the shoulder collide, and as part of the joint's connective structure. The kinetic forces required to throw a baseball—a major-league pitcher's arm moves at 23 rotations per second—routinely rip apart the structures designed to keep the shoulder together. The most common variety of labrum tear is a SLAP—superior lesion, anterior to posterior. The SLAP tear feels like a "catch", a slight click or pop in the normal overhand motion.)

It is said to be the injury that ends a baseball pitcher’s career.  At any rate, I am going to have surgery next Monday morning.  Pray for me and also for Joyce.  She will bear the burden of the passive motion of early rehab.  She did this on the left shoulder.  I don’t know when she will say enough is enough.