Under the Knife

[fossyant]

Got to see the big cheese tonight, and finally have a correct diagnosis for my shoulder following the accident two years ago...

So.........subacromial decompression within 3 months, and maybe an a/c joint op in the future if it doesn't settle down (removing part of the clavical).

Recovery 3-6 months, but can ride as soon as I feel like it.

Thank goodness.......... now to kick the third party's butt.

 

[asterix]

Clearly shoulders are complicated bits of kit. Good luck with the op (and the revenge).

 

[Ravenbait]

Best of luck with it.

Sam

 

[ttcycle]

uhf..glad you got a diagnosis for the shoulder but blimey sounds complex. Hope it sorts it out so it's not giving you grief and a speedy recovery

 

[Keith Oates]

Hope all goes well and finally gets sorted out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ianrauk]

best of luck Fossy.. make sure they give the bones a nice polish before stitching you back up.

 

[potsy]

best of luck Fossy.. make sure they give the bones a nice polish before stitching you back up.

He'll be giving the OR a quick once over before the op knowing Fossy

Good luck pal,thought for a minute you were saying 3-6 months off the bike

 

[mr_cellophane]

I've had one of those. http://www.shoulderd....asp?section=11

Hurts like hell after.     You get a morphine pump plumbed in to your shoulder for a week or so.  Mine came out after a couple of days though.  Don't try and throw or catch anything for a couple of months.  Make sure you go to the physio as soon as possible after.  That is the part that gets it all moving properly again.


tt

No stitching.  It should all be keyhole.  One in the front for the camera and one at the back for the instruments (file ?)

 

[slugonabike]

I hope that this gets done soon and that you will finally be on the road to recovery.

 

[Panter]

Good luck, best wishes

 

[fossyant]

It's keyhole like mr cellophane said. There are quite a few on here that have had this, and everyone says it's well worth it.

Fairly routine, in and out really. They are knocking me out which is good.

The annoying thing is that it's taken two years to get them to decide to actually operate. The clicking (or snapping of ligaments across each other) was apparent just after the accident, that's what sent me to the GP/A&E. They had hoped it would settle down, but it hasn't. I'd not had a good reaction to the steriod injection last June in my AC joint, which basically said the main problem was else where, so last night the surgeon injected my subacromial area with anaesthetic then manipulated my joint = still clicking but pain gone..... right then, we'll operate on that.

Had a god damn awful nights sleep though last night - the pain was terrible.... only just got on the bike this morning and pootled in - almost got on the MTB so I didn't have to 'fight' the fixed.

He said 3 months before you feel it was worth having it done, and another 3 before it gets to 100%.

The good point is he said he wouldn't be stopping me getting back on the bike, but I suppose tearing up big hills and stuff will be out for a bit - bit of miles on the turbo to start !

 

[longers]

Good luck and all that, you'll still be fit for sunday though?

Will having the op help with the arthritis at all?

 

[asterix]

..at least it's just as winter starts! Bit of a sod if you had to wait till March!

 

[craigwend]

Me too!

Luckily I recovered much quicker than expected, back at work after 6 weeks instead of 3 months, back on the bike tentatively (well the MTB) after 3 weeks,


- honest the op changed my life - did not realise how much it had 'depressed' me from the constant pain


http://www.cyclechat.net/topic/15258-rotator-cuff-injury/page__p__326363__fromsearch__1#entry326363

Fossy Just noticed - you commented as you were waiting at the time...

it's the waiting and pain in between ...

No visible scars now (or arrow)


Good luck

 

[Fnaar]

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but it's an "under the knife" question.
Everything we are told about health education suggests that prevention is better than a cure.
Now, I have two dodgy knees (one is arthritic, the other I've had cartilage problems with in the past). But I can still walk, run, cycle without issues, except maybe some stiffness after running (so I don't do it very often).
Rather than wait for them to deteriorate (as they surely will).... would it not make sense for me to get some replacement metal knees now, rather than when I am a hobbling wreck? It's a big operation (x2)... but i just know no doctor would consider it an option... what say you, cyclechatters?