My Timeline


Below is a summary of the journey and any significant events.  Click on the blue text to read more about it.


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