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Tripped over something backing up to look at some stuff on the top shelf of me shop and lost my balance and did a slow motion fall.
Our old 6 wheel gator wss behind me and I realized my head was heading for the side of it so I stuck my arm out behind me and it popped twice and gave away.
Ended up wadded up against the gator and sat there for a few minutes. Thought I might have dislocated it and took my time getting up. Quickly realized it wasn't a dislocation because every one of those I have seen resulted in more pain when the arm was hanging.
Gf has some experience with torn rotator from falling off a horse, plus years as a nurse. Iced it, then heat, went to a walk in orthopedic clinic the next day.
Confirmed diagnosis.
Gave me anti inflamatories and scheduled a doctors visit in 5 weeks. Said they could do an mri then.
Steroids are an option but if they don't work I would have to wait 3 months for them to clear my system to do surgery.
I have been working on projects but getting frustrated not being able to raise my arm.
Thinking of calling the ortho and going ahead with an mri to see extent of damage to decide course of action.
I always appreciate the knowledge and experience of my fellow vitalmxers, and look forward to reading your replies.
Thanks in advance.
Our old 6 wheel gator wss behind me and I realized my head was heading for the side of it so I stuck my arm out behind me and it popped twice and gave away.
Ended up wadded up against the gator and sat there for a few minutes. Thought I might have dislocated it and took my time getting up. Quickly realized it wasn't a dislocation because every one of those I have seen resulted in more pain when the arm was hanging.
Gf has some experience with torn rotator from falling off a horse, plus years as a nurse. Iced it, then heat, went to a walk in orthopedic clinic the next day.
Confirmed diagnosis.
Gave me anti inflamatories and scheduled a doctors visit in 5 weeks. Said they could do an mri then.
Steroids are an option but if they don't work I would have to wait 3 months for them to clear my system to do surgery.
I have been working on projects but getting frustrated not being able to raise my arm.
Thinking of calling the ortho and going ahead with an mri to see extent of damage to decide course of action.
I always appreciate the knowledge and experience of my fellow vitalmxers, and look forward to reading your replies.
Thanks in advance.
Regret that decision completely.
The Shop
After 6 weeks of anti inflamatories I had an mri done.
Went over results with Dr monday.
Complete tear. Plus older damage. Not repairable.
Only option is reverse shoulder replacement.
This guy is the go to for soft tissue shouldrrvinjuries. Debating about taking my mri (on dvd) to another practice and getting a second opinion
What will putting a metal joint in do for your tendons?
I ripped my cuff apart and my guy fixed it with what looked like a ski rope in the orthoscope.
2 months of PT, back to normal.
They told me to try and stay in it a few hours a day.
Hell, you couldn't get me out of it.
His reply was that with the replacement they are able to reconfigure somehow.
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