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!
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In spite of this, why don't you come down to Phoenix, I would love to have a shot at you now!
Hmmmm . . . I think Paul would have to be like the guy in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail (you know, the one who ended up with no arms or legs) before I could have a chance at beating Paul!
Hope you get better soon, Paul. I love to watch you swim (but not in your heat, when all I see are your bubbles.)
It is very ominous, however, when most of the best swimmers in the age group have nice discrete scars around their shoulders. I'm with Jeff (though he has a few more years to go,) the thought of the knife is scary! (but you did talk me into going under the laser.) When my shoulder starts to hurt I stay home. (I think some of you fellows live your life, and use your shoulders, a little too hard.)
In spite of this, why don't you come down to Phoenix, I would love to have a shot at you now!
Hmmmm . . . I think Paul would have to be like the guy in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail (you know, the one who ended up with no arms or legs) before I could have a chance at beating Paul!
Hope you get better soon, Paul. I love to watch you swim (but not in your heat, when all I see are your bubbles.)
It is very ominous, however, when most of the best swimmers in the age group have nice discrete scars around their shoulders. I'm with Jeff (though he has a few more years to go,) the thought of the knife is scary! (but you did talk me into going under the laser.) When my shoulder starts to hurt I stay home. (I think some of you fellows live your life, and use your shoulders, a little too hard.)
