How Am I Doing? I’m Gobsmacked. That’s How Am I Doing.

hey there it’s David H Lawrence the 17th
and I did not expect to be talking to
you this fast after my surgery I had a
video scheduled for today as well as
about 20 more videos that I will be
playing as time goes on and I did not
expect to be able to even sit at my
console I expected to be in this sling
that they gave me for the next I you
know I read anywhere from three days to
20 weeks depending upon what kind of
surgery you know this this thing was
just wrapped around me today I had my
surgery yesterday and I went to the
doctor today to get the pain pump
removed it was like a bag of morphine
that was sitting taped to my shoulder
and and you know I would I there was
oxycodone prescribed for me which I
haven’t had to use there was all of
these PDFs that I read ahead of time of
this surgery what I had was arthroscopic
shoulder surgery in this shoulder and it
it was scary it was it was like you’re
not going to be able to move for weeks
or months you’re not going to be able to
lift anything the tendon they repaired a
a what turned out to be a slightly
shredded tendon you know nicked but not
broken and moving a bone spur and I was
I was ready for the worst I really was
and you know I went you know went
through the day yesterday after the
surgery and they had a pain block put
into me so I couldn’t feel anything
couldn’t feel my my whole arm was numb I
couldn’t feel anything went to sleep
last night had a little bit of trouble
sleeping but it was because of you know
again some I had set up a wedge in my
bed so that I didn’t have to lay flat
and it turned out that it was less
comfortable than just laying down flat
with this this you know this thing on
this sling
and and so anyway the point is I had a
great night’s sleep went to my doctor
today for the day after removal of the
pain pump and he said yeah you’re you’re
looking great
show me how high you can raise your arm
and I could feel my arm at that point
now so I raised it to about here which
is where I can raise it now I can’t
raise it above that but he said you know
do your your your shoulder exercise I
didn’t think I would be able to move I
didn’t think I would be allowed to move
for weeks but I can type and I can do
all these things the day after the
surgery this is crazy I had prepared 21
days in advance on these videos for
example and I had you know cancelled all
of my my scheduled appointments and put
people off for coaching and for you know
demo production and privates and things
like that I’d gotten somebody to cover
for me for the the Pro Connect live and
and moved my live session which was to
be next Tuesday to earlier this week
because I just wanted to be sure I
didn’t want to disappoint anybody and
what it turns out is there are certain
levels there are multiple levels of the
things that can happen to you and I
thought I was gonna be in that sling
forever here let me I’m not don’t get
crazy I’m not but I just wanted to show
you what my shoulder looks like I have a
couple of marks from when they did the
surgery and I have a couple of band-aids
I have three little tiny teeny tiny
holes in my shoulder that you know I
have to be careful of I’m not gonna be
able to shower for another day or so but
when I do I’m gonna have to use
waterproof bandages my point is I read
and got ready for something that was a
lot worse than what they found when they
got in there they found that the bone
spur was nice and big but that it hadn’t
really torn the the rotator cuff as much
as they had thought it was a pretty you
know gnarly bone spur but it wasn’t as
bad as they thought it was gonna be so
I’ve got this I’ve got this wonderful
gift of you know
not you know I had a day of tenderness
and it’s gonna be tender for a long time
to come but I start physical therapy
tomorrow what yeah you know I’m actually
starting it today because he gave me
some exercises to do with my shoulder
that are very very easy on the shoulder
but I was really surprised you know you
can wear the sling if it makes you feel
more comfortable but you don’t have to
you can even sleep on the shoulder but
probably not a good idea for the first
few weeks because it can be painful
still haven’t had to take any of the
oxycodone just taking some Tylenol oh I
read that I shouldn’t take anything with
acetaminophen in it because it’s a blood
thinner and he goes oh yeah that’s if
you if we have to repair the tendon and
you don’t want it to you know slow down
the healing but yeah you can have if you
like a leave rather than Tylenol go for
it I’m just I’m really thankful and I’ll
tell you another thing I’m thankful for
there is a very good chance that you
have sent me get well wishes because
dozens and dozens and dozens of people
have either text or email or phone calls
or you know messages in comments it’s
it’s been like thank you thank you so
much you have no idea what a difference
it makes or maybe you do know what a
difference it makes I mean I had
imagined spending this week watching a
lot of television that I had on my DVR
and I’m also doing a really quick pre
launch of vo2 Go Go 2020 you may have
seen the video where Michelle took my
mind off something and I just really
quickly put together something that I
could kind of manage this week with the
with the free time that I had and just
to summarize real quickly I’m offering a
four month payment plan rather than the
whole twenty four ninety five which is
our launch price for vo2 Go Go we have a
week where we register people and we
drop the price by five hundred dollars
for the full on full bore vo2 gogo
program the pro curriculum for 2020
we’re launching in September and I
thought well maybe I can give people an
opportunity
make four equal payments of that no
interest no fees and if you want to
check that out it’s vo to go go comm
slash twenty twenty but I thought okay I
could manage that I can answer questions
I get by pecking with one hand and for
the first day that’s what I did you know
but then I didn’t have pain overnight I
didn’t have pain this morning I don’t
have pain now you know it’s a little
sore but it’s like the soreness that you
get after you have over exercised or
whatever and yeah I can’t raise my arm
as high as I will be able to but it’s 24
hours literally 24 hours after I was
released from the clinic from the
surgery I mean it’s amazing it’s just
amazing and there are one two three tiny
little tiny holes in my shoulder I’m
just amazed and I just wanted to share
with you I thank you so much for your
kindness and your well wishes and for
your encouragement many of you have sent
me a few of you sent me meditations
Karen Eileen Gordon who’s a Reiki Reiki
healer she sent me Reiki good thoughts
and and power and you know I don’t I
don’t understand any of that but clearly
something happened cuz I didn’t do this
on my own
so how am I feeling I’m gobsmacked I’m
amazed I’m spectacular I’m excited I’m
really really excited about the next
part of this journey and getting back
the use of my arm I joked with my my
surgeon I said so I’m gonna be able to
still throw that sinking fastball right
and he goes yeah dude were you able to
perform like no it’s like well we’ll do
what we can um but anyway that’s what I
wanted to share with you I rescheduled
the video that was gonna come out
tonight for the end of the videos that
I’ve set up for you and if something
pops up for me I’ll jump in and do a
video but there’s some great stuff
coming I want to thank you so much
please leave me a comment just you know
if you’ve ever been surprised by
something really spectacular that you
didn’t expect I imagined it’s happened a
lot of times but I’d love to know and
you know I just like to thank you just
thank you
for
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David H Lawrence 17th feeling gobsmacked
and I will chat with you tomorrow.