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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Congratulations on the success! Enjoy the drugs. And don't forget the laxative. That would be an epic fail. :)
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2012 - 12:07am PT
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Thanks Crimp, totally forgot about that side effect
Susan
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Susan, glad your surgery is behind you...
take care...
and..Sweet dreams.
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Guck
Trad climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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Hi Susan,
Glad to hear all is well. Do not let Mike torture you too much. I am right behind you, and enjoy the use of my right arm for another 10 days. Which shoulder did you fix? Looking forward to a high five soon! Enjoy Mike's "pampering" and if he talks too much, just hit the pain pump. Hugs,
Phillip.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Susan, sorry I missed your thread. First I've heard of your new challenge.
Life ...... Wow. I know you'll deal with this. I'm sorry you have to. Miss you.
Working on my own set of challenges. But decided this a.m. (hope I can remember tomorrow) I can wake up and be happy, experience joy for this one day and have peace and contentment in my heart.....or not.
You are a special woman and I know you will not only meet this challenge but it will become something able to be used to help uplift the people you run into on the ether net and in the real. Love ya, lynne
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Hey Susan, I'm glad you are out of surgery OK. I'm a long-time sufferer with rotator and bicep tears, so I can sympathize. Tore a rotator cuff in 2004 and later a bicep in the same arm which required surgery. The rotator cuff tear was easier to rehab than the bicep tear BTW. Recovery time varies from person to person. Expect 6 months to 1+ year.
Keep your spirits up. The pain will go away quickly, then it's best to be fully dedicated to your PT for the fastest recovery.
PS: Brokedownclimber has a great list of supplements. I'm trying to work some of that in for myself, but that's a lot of pills to swallow. I'm working a vitamin/supplement aisle these days so I'm scoping the labels for products that hit the bullet-points without having to take 50 pills that clean out your bank account every month.
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climbei
Trad climber
Danville, Ca
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My wife is exactly 1 week ahead of you. She blew out her labrum moving luggage in the overhead compartment while traveling for work. 6 months of PT later, workers comp approved surgery. Anyway, I feel for you as I help Heather through it. We just picked up a used recliner. It's probably the most comfortable place for her now. Just saying.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Susan! Good news that you only have the comeback road ahead of you, now. Getting through the surgery is great news. Hope to see you and Ferretlegger at Todd's in April!
Rodger
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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lots of ice!
On the shoulder or in the scotch?
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climbei
Trad climber
Danville, Ca
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Heather got an ice machine after surgery. It rocks. It goes through a ton of ice but it kicks but in knocking down the swelling and pain. OK, so I think it just makes her shoulder numb but better than oxycontin....
If you didn't get an ice machine, ask and if that doesn't pan out, consider buying one ASAP. It looks like they run about $200. The one we have is a polar care kodiak.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Ice machine?
You're way better off getting a couple of those gel filled "ice" packs that physical therapists use. They even make ones specifically designed for shoulders.
Make the rehab process a learning experience. And good luck. I got my shoulder stitched back together after a gnarly injury in 2004. It's been great ever since.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2012 - 08:49pm PT
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Any more news, Susan
Sitting here, just out of the passive motion machine. Mike cooking and cleaning. We pull the pain buster pump out tomorrow morning. But it's been leaking down under my arm anyway so not sure how effective it's been. Regular dosing of Percocet which hopefully I'll transition to a non narcotic tomorrow. Can't stand the hazy feeling. Pain manageable. Pretty much at the boring stage of recovery. Sleeping at a sit up position so not getting good sound sleep.
Thanks for support....Cos...it's doable...just a pain in the neck!
Thanks all...with the big dressing off I'm really enjoying the ice.
Susan
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Just had rotator cuff surgery myself - traditional, not arthroscopic. In reading about the ice, I realize that I had thought the doctor said enjoy alot of ice CREAM. Doh! I thought it was all about making you feel good or something, even though the cold seemed to be being applied to my brain, not my shoulder. Good luck!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there susan... great to hear you are progressing as expected...
thanks for the update...
:)
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Susan....pillows are the ticket to a "good" nights sleep. If you haven't discovered yet, propping pillows under the elbow, shoulder and forearm will take some of the pressure off the shoulder and relieve some of the pull on the G-H joint and relieve the pull on the cervical muscles. Might try a reclined position as well for sleeping. Best wishes.
Peace
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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When I had all my busted up ribs back in 2010, I had to sleep in a recliner for weeks, but with loads of pillows; I finally got further and further back and almost fully reclined after 3 weeks.
Those Percocets have some nasty (read: constipating!) side effects.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 3, 2012 - 10:09pm PT
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Those Percocets have some nasty (read: constipating!) side effects
Yeah, pulled out my secret remedies from my cancer tx days when dealing with constipation was a six month battle!
Right now I am soooooo bored. Reading is hard because my eyes don't work so well on narcotic. Been here before...it'll pass. Hugs to your new pup...sounds like big storm coming your way.
Susan
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Here's a picture of the new pup, just to cheer you up!
I had to put her in the kennel for a while due to my home remodeling project. She'll be back home soon!
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