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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2012 - 06:52pm PT
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Tomorrow going under the knife or whatever it is they do with arthroscopic surgery. Anxiety a little up. I get really squicked when thinking about general anesthesia . I think it's a control thing...can't stand not being in control. Plus I hate the whole elective surgery thing...where you walk in feeling reasonably ok and get wheeled out like you've been thrown under the bus.
Oh well....looking forward to a rehab and then climbing down at the Gordon bash.
Susan
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jan 31, 2012 - 06:55pm PT
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So Susan....ask the anesthesiologist to drip really slow!! It's a blast to go under slowly, you get really stupid for a while, start talking really dumb stuff and thinking it's funny, you feel the cold start in yer feet and work its way up yer body, then you drift off into a GUD sleep! Good luck and do yer rehab after!!!!
Peace
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Gene
climber
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Jan 31, 2012 - 07:00pm PT
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Susan,
After what you have been through recently, fear not tomorrow's procedure. You'll do fine.
I wish you great luck, but I'll pray for your surgeon.
Let us know how it goes.
Wishing you the absolute best,
Gene
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jan 31, 2012 - 07:56pm PT
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I had a torn rotator cuff repaired with a "bristo" procedure which placed a permenate screw in my left shoulder. Took about nine months recovery. I first blew it out skiing, and after many, many, painful sublexations the last straw was climbing the handbook with yerian ,pulling out a piece of pro it popped so loud he heard it at the belay. Went in for surgery after that. After twenty-six years the repair is bommer.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Jan 31, 2012 - 08:25pm PT
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Best wishes for tomorrow, Susan.
You'll pull it off well, I feel.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 31, 2012 - 08:50pm PT
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By this time tomorrow, that ferretlegger will be spoon feeding you ice cream!
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reddirt
climber
PNW
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Jan 31, 2012 - 09:20pm PT
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FWIW, ~4 days after (SLAP repair) surgery, I cried like a baby b/c the shoulder, after minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, felt like it was gonna be mega gimp forever & would never let me climb again. It felt disproportionately horrible... 4 months later I clipped bolts at the 1st sushifest.
What I'm trying to say is that your shoulder may feel horrible & unclimbable in that 1st week after surgery... don't draw any conclusions from how it feels in the 1st few weeks.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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Jan 31, 2012 - 09:59pm PT
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i had the full treatment, and waited seven days to start p.t. then
frozen shoulder, man it was tight.
i had a aggro p.t. twice a week and nordic skiing four times a week,
i was climbing after four months.now its bomber.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 31, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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hey there susan.... stopped by too,to let you know, i'm praying too...
we're all in your corner...
:)
soon as you can, let us know how it went...
:)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Hope everything goes okay tomorrow, Susan.
You'll be up & at 'em in no time!!!!!
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Forest
Trad climber
Denver, CO
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I had Stage 1 (least bad kind) labrum detachment and a 10% tear in a rotator cuff tendon. Had surgery for it 9/7/2006.
The first 3 or 4 days after surgery sucked really bad. Vicodin sucks, and it didn't do enough for the pain. A doctor friend of my family's told me it was fine to smoke weed, and that actually helped a lot. Other than occasionally forgetting and pulling on a doorknob or something with my hurt arm, it was generally not that bad after the first 2 weeks.
It was three months before I could climb, another month before I was allowed to push it. The shoulder is good as new and has never given me a problem since.
Tho, the injury ended up drastically reducing my climbing anyway. I was allowed to ride my road bike after only 1 month, so I started doing that more, got sucked in, and had a lot less time to climb.
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strangeday
Trad climber
Brea ca.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, hopefully the shoulder is nothing after fighting the big C...
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Thoughts and prayers are with you!
Rodger
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Miss Susan, Hey, what time do you go in for surgery ?
We will be thinking about you, and sending positive thoughts your way...
Best wishes for a full speedy recovery......do your P.T. and eat your veggies, so you will get strong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdI_fozMYg&feature=related
take care...
xoxo
nita
ps, Hey, Ferretlegger ..Please give *Miss Susan a kiss and a hug for me...Thanks..
and take care of yourself, too.
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Ferretlegger
Trad climber
san Jose, CA
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Hi all,
Susan made it through the surgery in fine shape. It was faster than anticipated (50 min). We will have a better picture of what was going on in there in a few days after we have a real chat with the doctor, but he showed me pictures (maybe Susan will post them...) of a torn labrum and rotator cuff and a big loose hunk of crap (cartilage I think). I believe the damage was not as bad as first thought, but it was significant so it is good she had surgery.
We will know more soon. I will pass along all the good wishes. She is currently sleeping, but in a couple of hours I get to drag her ass downstairs and strap her into the passive motion torture device for a few hours of having her shoulder moved around.
Thanks for all the good vibes!
Michael
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A5scott
Trad climber
Chicago
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hey Michael thanks for the update, and very happy things went well!
scott
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Get well soon!
Erik
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Gene
climber
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Glad it went well. Here's to a smooth and mellow rehab.
Best to you both,
g
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there ferretlegger/michael...
thank you so muchhhh for letting us hear this now...
hugs to you both...
god blsess...
:)
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 1, 2012 - 10:42pm PT
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Made it through my arthroscopic surgery. All slinged up with a pain pump going directly into my shoulder. Appetite good, but food has no flavor ... Typical after effect of anesthesia for me . But I think I'm gonna sue 'em for a billion bucks for facial dis figuration. Turns out I got a little cut on my lip from removal of my breathing tube. Yea! Drinks on the house when I win my big settlement! Ok, so I'm still on a drug high.
Susan
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