KirkV Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: Surgery today I hope yours does as well as mine did Ken. Good luck and take it easy... until the physical therapy starts LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: Surgery today Well guys I'm back! Surgery went well and yesterday was a blur but I feel so-so today. I couldn't sleep all night last night, maybe got 2 1/2 hours total of broken sleep. I am typing with one hand so I doubt I'll break 10G in the next three weeks. That would be Ryan's speed at 100 posts a day!! I did get a bit of bad news, the doctor found a rotator cuff tear that was about 40% through the cuff. He contemplated cutting it the rest of the way and reattaching it back together (he said that is a standard procedure if the tear ha been 50% or more), but left it alone. He said the bone spur that he had removed was very large and had basically started "sawing" through the rotator cuff over the last years time and he suspects the other one is probably doing the same. He said we will discuss that in the future as that one only gives me a tiny bit of pain and I had always shrugged it off as "due to sports". We'll wait and see. Thanks everyone and Happy Birthday Ruth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: Surgery today Ken, Sit back, watch the Outdoor Channel and relax I hope you heal quickly! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: Surgery today Glad to hear everything went ok for you Ken, heal up quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: Surgery today Swampie, Keep ice on it and make sure to keep yourself up and walking....you don't want blood clots to form. Buddy's brother had it on his right arm so he couldn't work the footrest on the recliner....kept his legs bent after the surgery for two days. Stood up to walk to the bathroom, threw a cot to the lung, and took a header face first into tile. Broke his jaw at both joints, broke his nose, knocked out a couple teeth, and had a brain bleed. I found sleeping in a recliner with pillows supporting the arm was the best for me (legs OUT ) and keep ice on it as long as you can stand it. Don't be a dude, take the pain pills. A tensed up shoulder because it hurts won't heal as fast and will hurt longer. Take the Percocet Peacetrain! I had the same exact thing...bone spur almost causing a significant tear. That was December a year ago and I am back 100%. Do your PT religiously and then some it will determine your final range of motion and strength. Good luck, New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Re: Surgery today Take it easy buddy! Need you out there next bow season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Re: Surgery today [ QUOTE ] Take it easy buddy! Need you out there next bow season! [/ QUOTE ] Ya, I consider myself a tool for the DEC. I am a deer herd management specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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