So I finally managed to drag my butt out of bed, have Laura "hose" me off and reapply bandages at which point I "barked" at her for ripping out some hair........so she finally took off for a few hours of working out (on a punching bag no doubt) and now I start over!
Probably sounds familar to a few of you........just getting home from shoulder surgery............this time a repeat of the repair to my left side four years ago now on the right. I tired for 18 months to deal with it in every possible way......but when they cut off any further cortisone injections last April it was time to make plans.
In my case it was an arthritic conditon leaving a bone spur in the a/c joing which was causing a ton of impingement. Apparently when the doc got inside yesterday morning the dmamage was worse then expected.....in fact there was missing cartilage (plan dissolved). Apparently my hyper mobile shoulders make things worse......the amount of damage required 1/4" of the clacicle to be reomved and a fair amount of bone shaved down.
So......the countdown begins!! Back for next May is the goal, starting with getting on a spin bike tomorrow, PT 3x a week starting thursday, kick only workouts for a few months in mid october, then chsing evil-goodsmith around the pool starting 1/1 (he doesn't know I got a membership t his club yet)!
So I passed my first hurdle, left hand typing and mouse use....getty-up!
Paul,
I talked with Laura this morning. You were too groggy to get on the phone (according to her). Sounds like they found more than anticipated but got everything done. Your attitude is perfect for your recovery.
I'm not sure she mentioned this, but I too will be going under the knife this Thurs. Like an idiot, I was showing off in the weight room just two weeks before long course and partially dislocated my left shoulder (subluxation). After surviving nationals I hoped things would heal. No such luck. The MRI showed a torn labrum and partially detatched biceps tendon among several other minor things like a bone spur and various other wear and tear issues. I'm opting to just have the biceps tendon released instead of reattached (which I did on my right shoulder 4 years ago) as it cuts the rehab time in half and - I'm assured - won't affect my swimming. All in all, I be able to swim in 8-10 weeks. Time to work on the kick.
We can keep eachother updated on recovery.
Good luck,
Rich
Paul,
I talked with Laura this morning. You were too groggy to get on the phone (according to her). Sounds like they found more than anticipated but got everything done. Your attitude is perfect for your recovery.
I'm not sure she mentioned this, but I too will be going under the knife this Thurs. Like an idiot, I was showing off in the weight room just two weeks before long course and partially dislocated my left shoulder (subluxation). After surviving nationals I hoped things would heal. No such luck. The MRI showed a torn labrum and partially detatched biceps tendon among several other minor things like a bone spur and various other wear and tear issues. I'm opting to just have the biceps tendon released instead of reattached (which I did on my right shoulder 4 years ago) as it cuts the rehab time in half and - I'm assured - won't affect my swimming. All in all, I be able to swim in 8-10 weeks. Time to work on the kick.
We can keep eachother updated on recovery.
Good luck,
Rich
