I need to see the orthopedist this week.......
diver64's ER visit reminded me of my ER visit over 40 years ago when I cut my left hand in a bow saw incident. By the time I got to the ER, I was in pain. Fortunately, however, I didn't have to fill out any paperwork as the ER attendant quizzed me and wrote my responses for the medical personnel. Though she never really looked at me, as she kept her head down making notes, things were going well until she asks me, "Left hand, right?" to which I respond "Right." She scribbles out her notes and asks, "Right hand, right?" to which I respond, "No, it is my left hand." She again scribbles her notes and repeats "Left hand, right?" to which I again respond "Right." Same result. This conversation cycled yet a third time though not intended by either of us. In a desperate move I unwrapped my wounded hand and stuck it within sight of her bowed head and said, "This one". The poor girl turned white as a sheet and got me immediate attention.
I have injured both of my shoulders and the best advice I can give is get a recliner if you don't have one. Sleeping in a recliner beats a bed before and after surgery. I didn't have one and toughed it out in a fixed chair as it was impossible for me to sleep in a bed absence serious medication.
Hope all goes well for the OP and the rest of you that suffer shoulder injuries.
Ron
I'll 2nd the recliner for sleeping after shoulder surgery. It beats the heck out of trying to sleep in a bed.diver64's ER visit reminded me of my ER visit over 40 years ago when I cut my left hand in a bow saw incident. By the time I got to the ER, I was in pain. Fortunately, however, I didn't have to fill out any paperwork as the ER attendant quizzed me and wrote my responses for the medical personnel. Though she never really looked at me, as she kept her head down making notes, things were going well until she asks me, "Left hand, right?" to which I respond "Right." She scribbles out her notes and asks, "Right hand, right?" to which I respond, "No, it is my left hand." She again scribbles her notes and repeats "Left hand, right?" to which I again respond "Right." Same result. This conversation cycled yet a third time though not intended by either of us. In a desperate move I unwrapped my wounded hand and stuck it within sight of her bowed head and said, "This one". The poor girl turned white as a sheet and got me immediate attention.
I have injured both of my shoulders and the best advice I can give is get a recliner if you don't have one. Sleeping in a recliner beats a bed before and after surgery. I didn't have one and toughed it out in a fixed chair as it was impossible for me to sleep in a bed absence serious medication.
Hope all goes well for the OP and the rest of you that suffer shoulder injuries.
Ron
I was going to say the same. My rotator cuffs sometimes flare up. Sleeping more vertical helps.I slept in a recliner and it helped greatly
In bed I'd roll and the pain would snap me awake.
I fell and my boss grabbed me by the left hand and snatched me up before I could set myself. Dislocated my left shoulder. Saw the ortho and he told me how torn up everything was. he said if it ever happened again, he would have to do a shoulder replacement. Next time it happened, I went to another doctor. It was bad enough if I was laying on the floor watching TV and dosed off, when I relaxed it would just fall out. I learned how to rotate my shoulder and it would pop back in. In high school and college I couldn't go for a fly ball with my left hand, and that was the one the glove was on. The weight of a base ball with my arm fully extended would pop it out. But after the initial incidence, it really didn't hurt bad. It would pop out and you could see the round part of my upper arm bone bulging under the skin. I could rotate it and you could here it pop. Grossed out a bunch of dorm mates in college. I bet it took 20 years before I could reach for a basket ball. I was 16 when it happened, I'm 68 now, and I have just learned not to do anything quick and fast with that arm fully extended.I need to see the orthopedist this week.......
That is correct. Watch out for the Tylenol mixed in with some of those pills. Too much Tylenol will *literally* kill humans.The vial just states oxycodone 10mg acetaminophen 325 mg. I believe Percocet was a branded name for the same
Ummm, very little of that is completely accurate. Yes, too much acetaminophen (Tylenol) can cause death, but following the directions is safe. You have to follow the dosing instructions, or it will cause a long term liver injury. And if you use alcohol, the max dose should be reduced. Dosing should be weight based, with a daily maximum of 4000 mg per day. It injures the liver, not the kidneys. Ibuprofen, Naproxen and that family of medications cause kidney damage.
Dilaudid IS NOT morphine, but is an opiate. It's generic name is hydromorphone. And no, it IS NOT safer than Tylenol. Any opiate can cause death acutely, by suppressing the respiratory drive. Too much and you stop breathing.
You are correct in the last statement. Any pain reliever doesn't fix the problem, it just masks it, making your brain believe the problem isn't there.
Same for broken ribs. I had to stop on the way back from a run for several weeks and pick up my girlfriend to pull the fifth wheel to drop the trailer. Laying down did not work.I'll 2nd the recliner for sleeping after shoulder surgery. It beats the heck out of trying to sleep in a bed.
I didn't intend for that to be interpreted as fighting. But the information was inaccurate. And while the actions of hydromorphone is similar to morphine, they are two completely different drugs just like aspirin and ibuprofen are two different drugs.What is another name hydromorphone commonly referred to? “Morphine”
This thread is about OP—wishing him well, giving him constructive advice to help alleviate his suffering and recover from a super painful brutal injury.I didn't intend for that to be interpreted as fighting. But the information was inaccurate. And while the actions of hydromorphone is similar to morphine, they are two completely different drugs just like aspirin and ibuprofen are two different drugs.
Is that YOU in the 6 days video? Er are your one of the riders? Nice going man! I’m going to PM you.
Sux about your injury… every pro moto racer, badass lumberjack, skier whatever gets his worst injuries not going triple digit speed on a racetrack or whatever but slipping in the bathtub or parking lot or changing the sheets on his bed (that last one was me :eyeroll)
Hang in there fella. Fak what the doctors say they have no idea what a badazz you are. You’re gonna get all your range of motion back. You’re gonna get all your strength back. Just resist the urge to go too hard too fast with the PT.Not me in the videos of ISDT. We were school kids with dirt bikes, and the races were held on the same trails I grew up riding. We skipped school most of the week and picked places to watch the race that were the most challenging to ride. Crazy rocky hill climbs and decents, deep mud holes a hundred yards long. Places like that. The variety of bikes competing was numerous. They had a 50cc class with riders as small as horse jockeys, all the up to the open class that had Triumphs, BMWs (yes big opposed twins), and huge 2-strokes like Maicos.
I had surgery on the shoulder Aug 23rd. The ball of the humerus had a displaced fracture and I've got a plate and screws in it permanently. Thankfully it was not area where to joint fits into the socket. The surgery went well, but the first few weeks were painful and I had a sling on all the time except when I could support/position with pillows on a couch/chair/bed.
I'm at the point I can move around now without wearing the sling and starting to use the arm again, but very carefully. I limit myself to doing things that approach my pain threshold. They got me started on physical therapy the week after the surgery, twice a week. Lots of exercises that stretch the arm and get my range of motion back. Most exercises I can do at home and try to work it hard a couple of times a day until it gets sore and/or fatigued. I can lift the outstretched arm above my head at this point, but usually exercise it with the help of my good arm.
One way is holding a broomstick or cane in both hands and using the good arm to help the bad one move and stretch. Another is a device that uses a pulley I can hang from a partially closed door. It has a length of rope with two handles on the ends that resemble those on a pull start. With that I can stretch the arm above my head and hold it at the current limits of my motion. Try to use the muscles in the bad arm to lift, but assist it by pulling down on the rope with my good arm.
The doctor and therapy people say I should not do much of any weight bearing things or starting strength training until I'm ~ 3 months post-op. I'll never regain my whole range of motion, but thankful to God that I will regain the use of the arm to do physical work.
I worked on a tractor today and mowed the lawn on another riding tractor. First time mowing it was just 1-handed/armed, today I used the arm to steer some. Also able to drive my truck better. It was a challenge driving 1-armed as the truck is a 4-speed standard. Another challenge was cooking food the first couple of weeks. Not easy to do a lot of things like slicing up a steak.
Thanks to all for your concern, and suggestions.
I had a 95% tear in my right rotator cuff. The MRI techs, both Afghan war vets, told me to exercise twice a day, then skip a day, exercise.. With the same pulley and rope setup you have, I did what they said. The Doc had said 'every day', but I trusted the vets..... six weeks later I could raise my arm, six months later could lift a hundred pounds.. An MRI for a different issue showed 100% regrowth of the tendon.. Yea!!One way is holding a broomstick or cane in both hands and using the good arm to help the bad one move and stretch. Another is a device that uses a pulley I can hang from a partially closed door. It has a length of rope with two handles on the ends that resemble those on a pull start. With that I can stretch the arm above my head and hold it at the current limits of my motion. Try to use the muscles in the bad arm to lift, but assist it by pulling down on the rope with my good arm.
I love it! We should start a clubI had a 95% tear in my right rotator cuff. The MRI techs, both Afghan war vets, told me to exercise twice a day, then skip a day, exercise.. With the same pulley and rope setup you have, I did what they said. The Doc had said 'every day', but I trusted the vets..... six weeks later I could raise my arm, six months later could lift a hundred pounds.. An MRI for a different issue showed 100% regrowth of the tendon.. Yea!!
That pulley setup worked for me..... good luck and God bless.
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