BIGREDIOWAN Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 So I've had some shoulder problems for about 5 years now. So finally I decided to go to the doctor and he said I should probably get an MRI done. So I got the MRI done after having some dye injected into my shoulder joints which by the wait hurt like a bitch!!! And both of my shoulders now need surgery!!! I have a torn labrum in each shoulder which is very common injury I guess. It's the cartilidge around the round bone (humerus) in your shoulder. It helps add stability to your shoulder. I can of course only do one shoulder at a time but I'm wondering if anyone on the board here has had shoulder surgery and what your personal experience was with the whole process. I go for surgery July 20th on my left shoulder. I am about 5'8" and about 6 months ago I weighed 190. Well my shoulders have gotten so bad that I can no longer lift weights and I'm now down to 165. A year ago at this time I was benching 300 lbs. and now can only do about 210 so anyone with any experience in this area would be greatly appreciated I'm pretty worried about it. Sorry for the novel!!! Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 IMPORTANT: Find out all you can about the surgeon doing the procedure. Ask your fellow officers and friends about any surgeons they know or recommend. Agree to having aggressive rehab to help keep complete ROM (range of motion). It's gonna hurt. Try not to take to much pain meds. If you find you have to take a lot of meds take a stool softener also so you don't get constipated and impacted(way too much fun). Alternating heat and cold on the joint post op is helpful also. In general follow your physicians instructions and let them know if there are any problems immediately. Good Luck Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Yeah not looking forward to the ROM & PT stuff. I read alot of stuff about this surgery and I know it's going to be 8 weeks of hell!!! Quote Link to comment
cubhusker23 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Man, that f*ing sucks. Hope everything goes OK!!! Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 Thanks!!! We'll see how it goes I'll probably be living on this site more than I already do now for those 8 weeks!!! Quote Link to comment
huskerdavo Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 dude that really sucks. Did you get hurt from tossing all those Iowa St fans around? best of luck on surgery and a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yeah good point!!! My buddy was running his mouth about how Iowa State is going to beat us this year!!! I asked him how his wife and my kid were!!! He shut up!!! Quote Link to comment
huskerdavo Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yeah good point!!! My buddy was running his mouth about how Iowa State is going to beat us this year!!! I asked him how his wife and my kid were!!! He shut up!!! ahhh the love child...sweet memories. All those poor cyclone wives Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 He didn't think it was very funny...............I did though so that's all that matters!!! Quote Link to comment
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