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20 October 2015 – Began writing blog
20 November 2015 – Left total shoulder replacement surgery
25 November 2015 – Five days after surgery – contact lenses in
27 November 2015 – Grumpy and frustrated
29 November 2015 – Stuck in the bath
4 December 2015 – Two weeks post op – stitches out and Gallery Page created
11 December 2015 – Jeans on at last!
17 December 2015 – Back to work
20 December 2015 – Duvet incident – tore rotor cuff tendon
24 December 2015 – Emergency surgery to repair torn rotor cuff tendon
1 January 2016 – (Un)Happy New Year
6 January 2016 – Surgical stockings off
7 January 2016 – Contact lenses in again
15 January 2016 – Grumpy and frumpy
27 January 2016 – Good news and bad news
12 February 2016 – Back to work
16 February 2016 – Jeans on – again
22 February 2016 – Right shoulder deteriorating
26 February 2016 – Sling off
2 March 2016 – Getting on my nerves
19 May 2016 – Six months after
27 July 2016 – Hints and Tips available on Blog.
7 August 2016 – Blog to book
6 September 2016 – Gave up the gym – can’t do it anymore
16 September 2016 – Total Shoulder Replacement – An (Im)patient’s View is on Amazon
17 October 2016 – Blog one-year old
21 October 2016 – Right total shoulder replacement surgery
28 October 2016 – One week after surgery – contact lenses in
2 November 2016 – Earrings in
4 November 2016 – Dressing removed
9 November 2016 – Taking it slowly – first physio appointment
12 November 2016 – Small steps forward
18 November 2016 – How quickly you forget – remembering how it was before
20 November 2016 – Left replacement one-year old
1 December 2016 – Surgical stockings off – blog achieved 1,000th visitor
16 December 2016 – Ponytail in for first time in – seems like forever!
31 December 2016 – Raising a glass – now able to raise BOTH hands above my head
20 January 2017 – Three months post-surgery
3 March 2017 – Washing on the line – eventually!
16 May 2017 – Two Total Shoulder Replacements – An (Im)patient’s View is on Amazon