Bring On The Pain

[GODTHRILA]

This is nothing to do with cars, but I'd like an outside opinion, especially if you have the same/similar problem... and if you have had anything done to it.

Well a weekend of skiing was trashed in one foul swoop... again my shoulder has dislocated (happens a few times a year) and has left me contemplating the rebuild!

Cheers

Scotty

sorry people... 1st time listing a poll and wouldn't ya know, I stuff it up.

forget the poll, just let me know what you think I should do

[Rhianne]

well i would say have it operated on if u can tolerate approximately 12 months of pain on-and-off and lots of rehab.

i had my shoulder fixed in June and its still giving me grief now but its healing pain... the actual injury pain i was suffering became non-existant immediately after surgery...

u have 2 b prepared to baby it for ages too, i always think "oh i can do that" then i go to do it and its like ouuuuuuuuuch .. gets kinda frustrating after a while... but yeh im just looking forward to there eventually being no pain.

another thing to bear in mind is that itll never go back to 100%... ive lost 20% useage in my arm/shoulder which is now going to be a permanent disability... but i figure 20% loss is better than the 60% loss i did have...

good luck

[342Four]

do it

although sometimes it can be infective tho, as i no a guy who used to have the same thing all the time (shoulder dislocated just by looking at it almost)

he had the surgery, landed wrong playing soccer once, and out it popped again

[sam5709]

yeh my science teacher had a problem for quit a few years were her shoulder would dislocate about 5 times a year, she had it reconstructed, but it took just over a year and a bit before she could actually move her shoulder higher than her shoulder hight, she also had many many visits to the physio therapist etc for it, although she said it was worth it in the end

she still doesn't have 100% full movability and comfortability but she says it was way better than having it pop out all the time

as she is very involved in diving snorkeling and other water sports she still constantly needs to visit her physio therapist, but yeh do it i reckon

[R DIRTY 3]

If it will restrict your driving giving me half a chance at keeping up the "R", id say go for it!

Seriously though, look at it long term. will it be a major improvment?

Id do it

Just my 2c

[Rhianne]

i cant do any of the stuff i loved doin anymore... no more water skiing or jetskiing... cant even do stupid stuff like 10pin bowling... i can scratch my back again tho afta 2yrs of not being able 2 reach behind my back!!!

it requires alot of physio and gym training afta a recon... be prepared to work hard to get results

[ossie_21]

Off at the head.

[R31 Chick]

Not the same but similar my bf has broken his collar bone. First time it healed average. Last time it has healed disgustingly and less than 6 months later he has just broken it again from the slightest pressure. The public system waiting list was 12 months to a specialist and 18 months to the surgery. He has gone private and has a specialist appointment Monday and shouldn't be long after that he has it plated and pinned. He is prepared for the pain as it will hopefully be the last time. How often does it pop out and can you live with it is the question you should be asking!

[Ashy Larry]

Double Knee Reconstruction on my right knee approx 3 years in between ops.... Just did the ACL the first time 2000... second time around I went the whole hog... ACL, PCL, MEDIAL AND LATERIAL MANISCUS as well as chips on the bottom head of the Femur.. Double Patella Graph and Hamstring Graph 2003/4.

Loved every minute of it, cannot recommend surgery enough..

"We can rebuild him, we have the technology"

Mike

Edited February 7, 2007 by MIKE_R32_GTR

[R DIRTY 3]

So what are you going to do Scott? Get it done or deal with it when it gets hurt every couple months?

[Mr. Keets]

sorry people... 1st time listing a poll and wouldn't ya know, I stuff it up.

forget the poll, just let me know what you think I should do

I stuffed mine up more than yours...poll that is. So there

dislocations get sloppier the more you do them I imagine and besides chicks dig scars...so go for it

[R DIRTY 3]

I stuffed mine up more than yours...poll that is. So there

We should poll who stuffed up the thread more. Scott or Keets?

On the other hand, "Mad Dan" may think its a pointless poll and close it.

[Rhianne]

I stuffed mine up more than yours...poll that is. So there

dislocations get sloppier the more you do them I imagine and besides chicks dig scars...so go for it

they do keyhole surgery nowdays... no big scars... i got 3 x 1cm scars from mine

[Mr. Keets]

We should poll who stuffed up the thread more. Scott or Keets?..."

An interesting thought Brad...I'd like to subscribe to your news letter...and lets keep it on topic

[SysLink67]

I had a heart transplant, and prior to that a Left venticular aid device and 2 pace makers and also a defb also installed prior to heart transplant.

I have been cut down the middle, accross the gut and I have about 10 random scars that are left from insisions made for drain holes for surgery that are twice as big as bullet holes. Also had a staff infection inside my pacemaker site and ventricular thrombosis all from the age of 23 onwards...

Not to mention weekly biopsies taken from my heart from 5 different spots with they place a tool down the left vein in my neck and pull off 5 chunks of heart meat which you feel when they do each one.

Now all that shit hurts and still going!!!

f**k that

[Tales]

Badass fall off my moto. Went into a tree at roughly 80kmh. Kept riding, with one arm since the other one was rooted as I took the blow with my left shoulder. Got to tha lakes servo up past sawyers valley and passed out. Woke up at RPH and later found out i had 4 broken ribs, cracked shoulder blade, tor all the muscle in my shoulder, fractured collarbone and best off all crushed a vertebrae in my spine. Had to wear a back brace for 6 months and also had to learn to walk again, v weird feeling. Its been a year roughly and still havent got all the feeling back in my shoulder and will prob have to do the same thing as you. Shoulder reco. As my shoulder sometimes pops out Dude i suggest you go for it lol we can go together....you go first kk ^^