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I've held off on making this topic but decided to go ahead because each day is up and down and I'm tired of wondering if I will ever get back to normal. Closing in on the 4 month mark since my accident. I had the hook plate surgery 11 days after and meet with the surgeon in a few days to decide when we are going to take it out. In 4 months I'm still no where near full range of motion. At my one month progress report in PT I had gained about 50% back from my starting point (that was last week). I just recently was able to start sleeping in a bed again, but it still F's with my sleep and I'm in pain every day. Every time I ask the surgeon or PT I get the ol "I think you'll get it back but everybody is different bla bla bla" I'm so in the dark on if I'll ever recover fully from this. I made a couple good leaps in progress over the last few weeks. Yesterday the PT said "I'm going to level with you, this is the worst AC separation I've ever seen, we are in uncharted waters here". He said this after me hounding him to give me an estimation as to when I could get back to physical activity lol. As of now its nothing over 10lbs and nothing where I could risk taking a fall.
I've read about some 3/4's but if anybody has had a grade 5 please chime in on how recovery is going long term. And did you feel the same as me during the process?
I've read about some 3/4's but if anybody has had a grade 5 please chime in on how recovery is going long term. And did you feel the same as me during the process?
I did mine in a mountain bike crash on a Sunday. Had surgery the following Tuesday. Then I was on a plane Thursday from CA to MI for my sisters wedding (which I was in) with a fresh shoulder surgery, staples, a couple broken ribs, and was in the wedding on Saturday with no sling. My family was not pumped but shit happens haha.
The Shop
I was offered that same procedure. I told the doc I just wanted the best recovery possible and he said the hook plate was more stable and less chance of damaging anything further during recovery, but the drawback was it required 2 surgeries. I have good insurance so I told him to send it.
But I do appreciate the info.
I thought level 4 was automatic surgery...level 5....yikes
It will get better and you’ll have less pain as the time goes by. Hang in there…
I got an inversion table and hang upside down with arms stretched out. 5 min in the morning and 5 min before bed. It helps both my back and shoulders.
Mine came with a few other shoulder injuries (nerve and muscle) but other muscles learned to compensate.
At about the 15 year mark I went in for stem cell injections with PRP and about a year after that I noticed actual growth in my deltoid which had previously been atrophied down to shoe string size.
Like I said it still isn't "normal". But it does not keep me from doing anything at all. Well may shoulder presses...
To the op. Ouch. Mine were nothing like that! Lol
Broke 3 ribs front right, 2 rear right, 1 front left, collapsed right lung at same time. The shoulder was what bothered me the most, hospital kept saying it was inferred pain from the ribs. Got home after my 4 day hotel stay at a lousy hospital, looked at my own x rays and they looked like the ones posted above. Went to an ortho next day, they said grade 5 ac separation. They were kind of all steering me to PT “because you’re going to ride again”. PT also discovered torn peck.
I started PT about 3 weeks post crash. Rode my Harley at 4 .5 weeks, rode moto again around 6.5 with some KT tape. Raced at 7.5 weeks. Have the nice lump someone also posted above, no real range of motion issues I’ve ever really noticed I guess. Only time I remember I did it is when I use that arm to open a door. Open door knob and then that rotation while pushing to open door while holding knob if the door knob was near your stomach when you twisted it.
Overall glad I went with the PT as opposed to surgery
Hang in there it effing sucks how bothersome that injury is when it’s fresh.
Honest question, not meant to be rude at all, but have you been doing all the exercises the PT told you to do?
Also, have you seen any other PT's?
As a person who's worked as a trainer/rehab specialist for the past 10 years, and as someone who has worked with a lot of PT's both for my self and work, what he said isn't exactly something normal. Have you thought about meeting with a different physical therapist? Even just for a consultation?
Pit Row
I had to keep the screw in for 3 months, wear a sling day & night and sleep in a chair at 1st, then upright on pillows in bed. Only allowed to let my arm hang down and rotate my hand in small circles couple times a day throughout. When he finally took the screw out I had full range of motion within minutes. Started PT 2 days later and they put me through a a couple ROM exercises and sent me home to do on my own daily until Dr. said it was enough. I was cleared for strength building at about 6 weeks, then cleared for full activity including riding. I haven't had a day of pain or most importantly, any Arthritis ever since.
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