OK, it's been a month and a day since surgery. I have about 60% usage of my right arm. It looks like it'll be a couple more weeks before the doc will let me get in the pool to work on my legs. Personally I think that I should be in the water now. No way I could even think about freestyle swimming though. I can raise my elbow level with my shoulder and that's it. Where I get into trouble is to attempt to stick my arm out to the side on a 45 degree angle and then try to lift it straight up. OUCH. Anyway all you tough guys who think that you can stick out the pain like I thought I could: Wrong!
Shoulder surgery 2
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It only gets better mate.
I fell off a mountain once.
Yes, really.
I was standing on a ledge .... in the rain .... not roped in (well, just drill a hole in *my* head) and a made a mistake and fell about 10 metres (about 30ft) straight down. Fortunately the slope was more than 30 degrees so when I landed I didn't just pop open like a water balloon thrown from the second story....
Instead I landed with my arm in the perfect position to (a) get violently RIPPED out of the socket and (b) cushion my head from the mother of all blows to the head.
I was only unconscious for a few seconds (I think -- my friends were there like I snapped my fingers) but when I woke up I realised that this was bad. My friends helped me back down the mountain and after months of visits to the physiotherapist I was able to lift my arm above my head again without hearing "CLLLIICCCKK" "OOOUUCCHH" "
" and the world going black.
That was about 20 years ago. Now I only hear "Click" "hmmm...."
One thing you'll have to adjust to is that injuries like this never heal.... they only get better....
But they *do* get better.
R..
I fell off a mountain once.
Yes, really.
I was standing on a ledge .... in the rain .... not roped in (well, just drill a hole in *my* head) and a made a mistake and fell about 10 metres (about 30ft) straight down. Fortunately the slope was more than 30 degrees so when I landed I didn't just pop open like a water balloon thrown from the second story....
Instead I landed with my arm in the perfect position to (a) get violently RIPPED out of the socket and (b) cushion my head from the mother of all blows to the head.
I was only unconscious for a few seconds (I think -- my friends were there like I snapped my fingers) but when I woke up I realised that this was bad. My friends helped me back down the mountain and after months of visits to the physiotherapist I was able to lift my arm above my head again without hearing "CLLLIICCCKK" "OOOUUCCHH" "
" and the world going black. That was about 20 years ago. Now I only hear "Click" "hmmm...."
One thing you'll have to adjust to is that injuries like this never heal.... they only get better....
But they *do* get better.
R..
I had shoulder and bicepts surgery in july 2004, and it took me about 8 months till I was at 100%. Note that is my new 100%, or about 75% of the old 100%.
My right arm was straped to my chest for 12 weeks, only out of the sling for therapy every day for an hour.
On a positive note, my golf game is better. I no longer try and kill the ball when I tee off. As for diving, I only have problems getting my right arm into the BC, and I can't reach behind to turn off the tank valve with my right hand.
Jim Breslin
My right arm was straped to my chest for 12 weeks, only out of the sling for therapy every day for an hour.
On a positive note, my golf game is better. I no longer try and kill the ball when I tee off. As for diving, I only have problems getting my right arm into the BC, and I can't reach behind to turn off the tank valve with my right hand.
Jim Breslin
Two ops on right shoulder. one left...I play too hard sometimes according to the docs...but I'm still smiling!
Time and work at stretching, do some yoga work, also helps with breathing.
Affects my sleeping more than diving, sleep on right side brings on being awake!
Do the exercises, be patient, keep moving, you'll be wet in time. Also be adaptable to past drills. Some how you have to be able to do valve drills, once you find YOUR way, get good at it and enjoy!
Hoa!
Time and work at stretching, do some yoga work, also helps with breathing.
Affects my sleeping more than diving, sleep on right side brings on being awake!
Do the exercises, be patient, keep moving, you'll be wet in time. Also be adaptable to past drills. Some how you have to be able to do valve drills, once you find YOUR way, get good at it and enjoy!
Hoa!
Shoulders are unforgiving and particularly hard to rehab.
I had an internal fixation of my right collarbone done, and because of the fragility of the fixation, they immobilized my right arm for six weeks. It took MONTHS of PT to get range of motion back, far more than any other joint I've had operated on. The biggest problem, though, is that I was impatient (and have a high pain tolerance) and in trying to force the motion, I chewed up the cartilage in the shoulder joint. Therefore, today, I have a slightly reduced range of motion, but significant discomfort WITHIN the range of motion that I have. Learn from my mistakes -- Be patient, and push gently but consistently for more.
I had an internal fixation of my right collarbone done, and because of the fragility of the fixation, they immobilized my right arm for six weeks. It took MONTHS of PT to get range of motion back, far more than any other joint I've had operated on. The biggest problem, though, is that I was impatient (and have a high pain tolerance) and in trying to force the motion, I chewed up the cartilage in the shoulder joint. Therefore, today, I have a slightly reduced range of motion, but significant discomfort WITHIN the range of motion that I have. Learn from my mistakes -- Be patient, and push gently but consistently for more.
kalidor's8
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had my fourth shoulder surgery back in late 05, had to do a pec transplant to replace the tendon that runs over the front of the shoulder. Took about 3 months in a sling and alot of PT to get range back but I am at about 80% ROM. Now I am working on strength training. only problem I have every had diving was I slipped on a rock and dislocated my left shoulder trying to protect my bad arm... no lasting problems with that so far.
SkullDeformity
Contributor
Speaking of shoulders, Dr. Internet, why does my doctor not think that my shoulder making grinding noises when I rotate it, and hurting, means anything? This is the same arm on which my wrist makes snappy-poppy noises when I rotate it. Hmmmm...
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