Friday I had my shoulder surgery in Great Bend. I went in at 3:45 p.m. I came out at 5:45 p.m.
My surgeon, Dr. Fleske, said everything went well. I had 6 or 7 bone anchors put in to re-attach the ligaments to the bone.
I’m not in any pain right now because they did a nerve block that has rendered my arm numb from my shoulder to my finger tips. Not being able to use my hand is driving me nuts though.
I am recovering at my parents’ home, but I hope to head back to Ransom and work as soon as possible. When I remove the dressing tonight to shower, I will post a picture of my shoulder. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of media at Sterling College in Kansas. Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper, newsmagazine, and online journalism in various Kansas high schools, and he ran a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas. He continues to freelance as a professional journalist from time to time. Also, Vogts is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), among others. He earned his Master Journalism Educator (MJE) certification from JEA in 2022. When he’s not teaching or writing, he runs his mobile disk jockey service and takes part in other entrepreneurial ventures. He can be reached at twitter.com/toddvogts or via his website at www.toddvogts.com.
