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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Aug 6, 2019 7:12:11 GMT -5
This is my own experience with how my shoulder surgery has gone so far. I know some people need the surgery (my cousin and brother) but don't want to do it because it holds you back from doing many things for 6-8 months.
I had surgery a week ago and while it is painful, the outside of your shoulder is fine. I can squeeze my shoulder and it feels fine (as long as I'm not squeezing the stitches). The inside of my shoulder is where it hurts. I have limited movement in my arm and if I do something by mistake I get a huge shock down my entire arm. Coughing hurts and sneezing should be avoided at all costs.
My biggest problems so far have been sleeping and showering. My problem with sleeping is that I normally sleep on my right shoulder and hug a pillow with my left arm. Since my left arm is in a sling 23.75 hours of the day (I can take it off to shower) I am not able to hug a pillow when I sleep and sleeping on my right shoulder causes my left shoulder to sag which causes pain so I can only sleep on my back, which I find to be extremely uncomfortable. So now I sleep on the couch and shove my shoulder into pillows so it doesn't hurt and that way my shoulder doesn't sag so I can sleep on my right shoulder.
With showering I have to keep my arm still and can lift it a bit just to clean my armpit (cause holy does it stink in there). I use a loofah with a handle to reach my right armpit and to reach the left side of my back. I also have to wear water proof band-aids over my stitches because they can't get wet. Drying, I can't wrap a towel around myself anymore so I use my one hand to dry my left shoulder first then dry my hair and then the rest of my body.
Showering and getting ready takes me around 30 minutes now, which isn't too bad. And putting on socks with one hand is literally impossible, I still don't understand how I get them on.
Overall though, the surgery wasn't too bad, took 40 minutes and I was only under for an hour and a half. The being in a sling for 4-6 weeks is what sucks the most and I'm hoping it will be done soon.
If you need the surgery, get it because while this part sucks ass, I'd rather this than popping my shoulder out at least once a week for the rest of my life. Also, the pain depends on the surgery you have. My uncle had a shoulder surgery as well but his was to repair his tendons so he wasn't in too much pain. Mine was to rebuild my socket so I was in more pain than he was and my healing timeline is longer than most shoulder surgeries.
If you have any questions, ask away!
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Post by The Rocketmen on Aug 6, 2019 7:59:23 GMT -5
The shock down the arm, I think, is caused by a nerve that might be tender.
One thing you could try with sleeping is to sleep with additional pillows on an upward angle and then you can pop up one arm on sort of an arm rest thing. I do this when I'm sick. I might be explaining it horribly though.
Armpit: get body spray for the time being and you can blast it from afar instead of awkwardly trying to get a hand up there.
Drying: get a stand up fan and enjoy just turning around a bit after you've dried off all that you can.
Socks are a real bitch.
Yeah for sure, I hope the surgery heals good and well so you have some mobility for the rest of your damn life!
Questions. Do you hate or like any of my ideas above?
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Post by The Quads on Aug 6, 2019 8:06:00 GMT -5
Hi, George Laraques here from Quads Media - Since you normally finger buttholes with your right hand, what adjustments are going to need to be made after this surgery? Does this surgery impact the type of car you'll be getting? Will this surgery affect your ability to type with your right arm? What brand of loofah do you recommend purchasing after should surgery? Is there a specific brand for cleaning under your armpits after shoulder surgery? Do you think this shoulder surgery helped you grow as a person?
That's all for now.
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Aug 6, 2019 8:11:02 GMT -5
The shock down the arm, I think, is caused by a nerve that might be tender. One thing you could try with sleeping is to sleep with additional pillows on an upward angle and then you can pop up one arm on sort of an arm rest thing. I do this when I'm sick. I might be explaining it horribly though. Armpit: get body spray for the time being and you can blast it from afar instead of awkwardly trying to get a hand up there. Drying: get a stand up fan and enjoy just turning around a bit after you've dried off all that you can. Socks are a real bitch. Yeah for sure, I hope the surgery heals good and well so you have some mobility for the rest of your damn life! Questions. Do you hate or like any of my ideas above? Deodorant I've figured out but I will use the body spray whenever my shoulder is feeling sore so I don't have to lift it. The sleeping one wouldn't work for me cause I need to sleep on my right shoulder to fall asleep. I don't know why but it's been that way since I was a kid. Socks are nice with two hands but a real asshole with one. I like the body spray, will definitely use that at least once. |
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Aug 6, 2019 8:17:23 GMT -5
Hi, George Laraques here from Quads Media - Since you normally finger buttholes with your right hand, what adjustments are going to need to be made after this surgery? Does this surgery impact the type of car you'll be getting? Will this surgery affect your ability to type with your right arm? What brand of loofah do you recommend purchasing after should surgery? Is there a specific brand for cleaning under your armpits after shoulder surgery? Do you think this shoulder surgery helped you grow as a person? That's all for now. My right hand is fine so I can still finger as many buttholes as I want, though if my eyes get itchy I can't itch them with my left hand so I'll probably end up with pink eye. This surgery has no effect on the car I want. I will be typing slower because I only have one hand now. Definitely get the loofah bath sponge with a handle, best part of my shower. I think this surgery will make me an even worse player because now I can get in peoples faces during a hockey game without the worry of my shoulder popping out. |
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Post by The Rocketmen on Aug 6, 2019 8:21:41 GMT -5
Hi, George Laraques here from Quads Media - Since you normally finger buttholes with your right hand, what adjustments are going to need to be made after this surgery? Does this surgery impact the type of car you'll be getting? Will this surgery affect your ability to type with your right arm? What brand of loofah do you recommend purchasing after should surgery? Is there a specific brand for cleaning under your armpits after shoulder surgery? Do you think this shoulder surgery helped you grow as a person? That's all for now. My right hand is fine so I can still finger as many buttholes as I want, though if my eyes get itchy I can't itch them with my left hand so I'll probably end up with pink eye. This surgery has no effect on the car I want. I will be typing slower because I only have one hand now. Definitely get the loofah bath sponge with a handle, best part of my shower. I think this surgery will make me an even worse player because now I can get in peoples faces during a hockey game without the worry of my shoulder popping out. Thankfully, you do not have to claim "pink-eye probable" on your car insurance!... that I am aware of? |
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Aug 6, 2019 8:28:53 GMT -5
My right hand is fine so I can still finger as many buttholes as I want, though if my eyes get itchy I can't itch them with my left hand so I'll probably end up with pink eye. This surgery has no effect on the car I want. I will be typing slower because I only have one hand now. Definitely get the loofah bath sponge with a handle, best part of my shower. I think this surgery will make me an even worse player because now I can get in peoples faces during a hockey game without the worry of my shoulder popping out. Thankfully, you do not have to claim "pink-eye probable" on your car insurance!... that I am aware of? From what I'm aware of, they may even give you a better deal just to get you out of their office! |
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Post by The Mighty Ducks on Aug 6, 2019 11:28:40 GMT -5
il manag ur team for u til u get bettr
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Aug 6, 2019 11:49:27 GMT -5
No, no, that's okay...
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Post by The Mighty Ducks on Aug 6, 2019 12:01:45 GMT -5
sall gud bro i got ur bak! |
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Sept 5, 2019 8:10:03 GMT -5
Update:
I took off the sling for good yesterday. I am able to move my arm about halfway up my body by itself or to my head with the help of the wall.
Physio starts tomorrow and that should help clear most of the scar tissue, which will give me more mobility with my shoulder.
I should be 100% by March so I got 6 months of physio ahead, just in time for my cousin's bachelor party at the end of March and his wedding in May.
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Post by The Rocketmen on Sept 5, 2019 8:19:01 GMT -5
Jesus, I forgot you still had that sling action going on.
The nice thing about physio is that it's not like you won't be able to participate in stuff in May. It's not that you're at 0% right until March and then suddenly 100%, you will see a lot of progress over the next six months.
Glad to hear it's progressing well though!
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Sept 5, 2019 8:22:48 GMT -5
Agreed, it's quite interesting seeing how everything heals and I'm actually excited for tomorrow because I know the physiotherapist will give me a lot of my motion back after one session. The next 6 months is about gaining the strength in my shoulder back so while I should have full mobility after around 2 months, the following 4 will be about getting my strength back.
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Sept 8, 2019 10:55:16 GMT -5
Went to physio on Thursday, broke up some of the scar tissue and I’m now able to lift my arm above my head.
Hoping to have full motion in my shoulder in a month and a half. If I don’t have it back in 2 months and a half then my physiotherapist will force my movements back because if I don’t have full movement back by the 3 month mark then I most likely will never have it back.
Here’s a video of the type of exercise I have to do at home:
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Sept 15, 2019 15:38:17 GMT -5
I was given the okay to do small exercises at the gym for my back and chest but still get some pain in my shoulder (which isn’t good) so I’m going to have to hold back for a little longer.
In unrelated shoulder news, I’ve been doing legs a lot at the gym and maxed out the leg press machine today (420 lbs)
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