I fell Feb the 8th and shattered the ball in my shoulder. Been out of commission since. Didn't need surgery, but took a long time to heal. I can't remember how I fell, but do remember landing with my arm outstretched and going pop. Be careful lout there. Going through PT and things are getting better.?ÿ ?ÿ
Glad you're on the mend.?ÿ I survived shoulder surgery two years ago, couldn't have made it back to 100% without the PT.?ÿ Now I have an appointment to visit the "hip replacement" doc in a week or two.
As a surveyor I've worn out my feet and hips from walking, my wrist and shoulder from hammering and my eyes and skin from hunkering behind an instrument in the sun.?ÿ I probably should have been an accountant.?ÿ I'd be dead by now from inactivity and it all would be a moot point.?ÿ 😉
Hope you mend quick.?ÿ That shoulder crap hurts like hell.
I haven't experienced every surgery, but I have had 18. That includes both ahoulders. They were the toughest to come back from. Do the PT and follow any rules laid down by the doc.
Get well..
Son-in-law had shoulder surgery at the same time his youngest daughter was going through the phase:?ÿ Pick me up, Daddy, pweeeeeeesssssseee?
Little girl didn't get her wishes and daddy felt miserable for not being able to make his little girl happy.
Wishing you the best possible recovery, soon.
@paden-cash Make sure you get a good doc who's well versed in the anterior approach for the hip replacement. Recovery time is much shorter, and there are very few restrictions. I've had both mine done and they're the only joints I have that don't hurt!
You do not want to see the tools they use for a hip replacement.?ÿ They look a great deal like what you carry around in your survey chariot every day...................except sterile, of course.
Mrs. Cow had this done over a dozen years ago and discovered the biggest bother was discovering how little pain there was compared to the years of grueling pain she endured before giving up.?ÿ She took a stroll down the hall with a walker roughly two hours after waking up from the surgery.?ÿ The main thing is to do all the therapist expects you to do and just a little bit more.?ÿ Her problem had been with her since birth.?ÿ It just took 50 years to become a major problem.
Tough injury! Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
@holy-cow When I had shoulder surgery (arthritis and bone spurs) about 20 years ago the doctor told me used an instrument that was basically a Dremel tool.?ÿ A VERY expensive Dremel tool.
Andy
Thanks for all the well wishes. The doctor released me with no restrictions Wednesday. I have 2 more weeks of PT. The pain is getting better, and I'm slowly getting my range of motion back. At 69 I don't bounce anymore.?ÿ
@holy-cow Glad it turned out to be the right thing and the right person doing the thing.?ÿ I snapped my femur up at the top about 8 years ago (the femoral neck).?ÿ Fortunately I got knocked out for the surgery, but the set up looked like a carpenters prep table - a drill, stainless hammers, a couple odd wrenches and large awl looking tools.?ÿ They rolled me onto a steel bed with a leather boot fixed to the end of it except it had a few extra straps and a crank.?ÿ I asked him about the process and he said, "Well I'm just going to get in there, pull it out, give it a good twist and jump on it until it pops back into place."?ÿ It worked but I'm glad I was out for it.
Was at an auction today and saw one of our school van drivers was present.?ÿ He had hip replacement surgery eight or nine days ago.?ÿ He was moving around while leaning a bit on a fancy walker/stool and doing so at a rather brisk pace, I thought.?ÿ He is set to meet with his doctor on Monday and go back to work on Tuesday.?ÿ He is 74 years old.?ÿ He must be planning to drive his small tractor soon as he purchased a six-foot disk harrow to dress up his rather large garden.
