Shoulder Report - Torn Labrum
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From: Omelet on 6 Aug 2008 11:29 In article <6fskdjFd1guiU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "Steve Freides" <steve(a)fridayscomputer.com> wrote: > "Omelet" <ompomelet(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ompomelet-96B93E.20473805082008(a)news.giganews.com... > > In article <6frn94FclpinU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "Steve Freides" <steve(a)fridayscomputer.com> wrote: > > > >> Here is the MRI report on my injured left shoulder for anyone > >> interested. It's pretty much in medico-speak so I plan to annotate > >> it > >> to make it more understandable by me and anyone else. > >> > >> http://www.kbnj.com/ShoulderMRI.htm > >> > >> Short story: > >> > >> 1) Large tear in the labrum plus signs of arthritis in the joint. > >> > >> 2) Orthopedist recommends surgery but says there's no need to hurry. > >> This will likely stay just as it is indefinitely - it won't get > >> better > >> and it won't get worse unless I do something to further injure it. > >> > >> 3) Ortho also says if it doesn't hurt, I can still do it, and > >> specifically OK'ed deadlifting and kettlebell swings. > >> > >> 4) Current, tentative plan is to have it fixed in a couple of > >> months. > >> Rehab is six weeks in a sling including passive PT followed by a > >> gradual > >> resumption of normal activity including active PT over the following > >> months. > >> > >> -S- > >> http://www.kbnj.com > > > > Wow... Best of luck with that. > > Will the surgery be done by 'scope? > > Apparently not. The doctor said they 'scope when there are little > fragments that need to be shaved down, but for this, it's traditional > surgery. > > I have an appointment to get a second opinion in a couple of weeks, this > from a different kind of doctor, a chiro who also does some Chinese > medicine (acupuncture, I believe) and comes very highly recommended. I > also can't afford the time with my arm in a sling for at least another > couple of months, anyway, so I will keep living with this, doing what I > can, and we'll see what happens. Surgery will be mid-October at the > very earliest, and might be as late at January of next year. > > -S- > http://www.kbnj.com Hm. Might seriously want to get a second opinion on that. Arthroscopic surgery has come a long way. -- Peace! Om All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
From: Omelet on 6 Aug 2008 11:30
In article <L_OdnaTOtO6-pQTVnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d(a)posted.internode>, Bob Volkmer <mfw(a)volkmer.biz> wrote: > Omelet wrote: > > In article <6frn94FclpinU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "Steve Freides" <steve(a)fridayscomputer.com> wrote: > > > >> Here is the MRI report on my injured left shoulder for anyone > >> interested. It's pretty much in medico-speak so I plan to annotate it > >> to make it more understandable by me and anyone else. > >> > >> http://www.kbnj.com/ShoulderMRI.htm > >> > >> Short story: > >> > >> 1) Large tear in the labrum plus signs of arthritis in the joint. > >> > >> 2) Orthopedist recommends surgery but says there's no need to hurry. > >> This will likely stay just as it is indefinitely - it won't get better > >> and it won't get worse unless I do something to further injure it. > >> > >> 3) Ortho also says if it doesn't hurt, I can still do it, and > >> specifically OK'ed deadlifting and kettlebell swings. > >> > >> 4) Current, tentative plan is to have it fixed in a couple of months. > >> Rehab is six weeks in a sling including passive PT followed by a gradual > >> resumption of normal activity including active PT over the following > >> months. > >> > >> -S- > >> http://www.kbnj.com > > > > Wow... Best of luck with that. > > Will the surgery be done by 'scope? > > They need to use a rifle or is that just to shoot Steve from a distance? > > > Bob <snicker> His problem is more fixable than mine... -- Peace! Om All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) |