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I was scoped as well. There's still some weird numbness/phantom shit going on near the incision sites. I'm assuming they chopped a nerve bundle.
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T-minus one week to the end of my summer. Feels a bit weird going through with this since it feels pretty good most of the time. I can ride bikes, do pullups, pushups dips, etc. and I haven't had subluxation since my MRI. The only thing I haven't dared try is throw.
But, occasionally one of those flaps of labrum will get caught up in there and while not very painful it definitely feels "not right" for a hot second, which can't be good long term. I keep reminding myself that I have excellent dynamic stability, which is great, but eventually I'm going to find myself in a fall or other unexpected situation where I can't engage that dynamic stability and it's virtually certain I'll blow it out again.Comment
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Nine anchors. Apparently that's a lot.Comment
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a recliner, some weed, some movies, an icewater machine, eating a lot of good food, drinking a lot of water, stay ahead of the pain with pills, but not too many, and squeezing a ball to pump blood through your arm. Youll get through it. Itll get better.Comment
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Good luck with recovery, Dan.Comment
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Brachial nerve block, so no pain, but my whole arm is numb which is rather uncomfortable.Comment
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I found the recliner for sleeping didn't help. Could not get comfortable sitting up so I made a big sitting up wedge out of pillows for my bed. It was still a week before I could get any meaningful sleep. Ice machine was also kind of a bust, another guy who had gone through the same thing gave me some synthetic ice packs that were easier to manage.
Ah yes the numbness. I am now approx. 1.5 years post op and the numbness in my wrist is getting less and less as the nerves regenerate, 70% back now.
Good luck Dan.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"Comment
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... gotta be from the incision...Comment
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^^^ my guess as well.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"Comment
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The carnage
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Nice. It always looks like they are just throwing paracord into your body haha.
Dan, you know your shit with training recovery, make sure you dont forget your shit right now because you're tired, in pain and high. Same principles apply so make sure you implement the full gammut. Diet, quality sleep, lowered stress, hydration, supplementation etc, etc, etc all have very meaningful impacts to your recovery rate. And the faster you can get initial healing to occur, the faster you can get to PT which will really kickstart healing as your body is forced to adapt to the stimuli. The inches add up to weeks and months off recovery to say nothing of a more complete long term recovery. So make sure to push nutrients into your body, make sure to push blood through the site of trauma, make sure to rest, and make sure to limit stress as much as possible. For me, and many others, the progress came in spurts, its not always steady so dont get discouraged, keep grinding and trust the process.
Curiously, any thought of using peptides (BPC157, TB500) or AAS to help recovery? The peptide route doesnt have enough hard proof of efficacy for my liking, but when i get my shoulder done im thinking ill be looking at var/deca (obviously they work for hypertrophy, but they also have a number of studies backing their postsurgical efficacy to heal muscle and tendon repairs).Comment
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The peptide stuff still feels way too experimental and sketchy to me, especially since most are injected. The FDA banned BPC157 recently. I'll ask if he ever does "augmented" recovery though.
Definitely doing all the other things you mentioned and taking collagen and glycine. Still almost no pain so barely touching the hard stuff. Sleep is tough just because of the sling and I'm naturally a stomach sleeper.Comment
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Y'all are really considering AAS for shoulder surgery recovery?!!! WITAF?Comment
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Can you clarify AAS? Saw lots of definitions that don't seem to fit.
Numbness: Mine started post op as the anterior surface of my affected arm, from the wrist to almost the elbow. Only the subcutaneous layer was presenting and it varied from full loss of sensation to 90% there. Gradually it has come back and now I have about 70%-100% sensation and the area is from the wrist to about the middle of the humerus. Still have some minor pain in the shoulder if I get lazy with strength training.
IMO, time and PT are what will get you back to 99%.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"Comment
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