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CletusMcGee

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Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« on: September 22, 2015, 03:11:29 PM »
The past two years I've been steadily getting more and more gnarly on my mountain bike, so much so that I've been considering getting a new one with more modern tech/features on it.  Mountain biking is basically my favorite activity of anything, so since I have no debt and a buttload of savings I was comfortable with the idea of spending several grand on my dream bike - it's my one material weakness.

Until two weeks ago when I biffed it and dislocated my shoulder.

As of now, I'm just focusing on healing/rehab so that come next spring I can ride like a grandpa instead of pretending I'm still a teenager on the trails.  To sum up, desire for bike pr0n is gone, and likely will be for a looooooong time.  Amazing how a setback can really realign one's priorities.

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2015, 03:18:17 PM »
Hope the shoulder gets better soon! 

I feel your (desire to purchase) pain.  We went on a gloriously cheap and fun camping trip this summer followed by a desire to upgrade several items (at not gloriously cheap prices).  Interesting psychology this recreation equipment has on us mustachians, probably one of my greatest weaknesses. 

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2015, 07:49:25 PM »
Ouch, good luck with rehab. Badly rehabbed injuries are the worst.

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2015, 08:13:51 PM »
So sorry you're dealing with this.  I dislocated (?) and then broke a shoulder a few years back and cannot recommend it (the ? refers to the fact that the surgeon thought maybe it dislocated before it broke?  The ball was back in the joint by the time he got to it, but the rest of the bone was not attached to the ball anymore...).  I cannot recommend this.  Note to self:  avoid breaking bones near joints, in particular.  Oh well. 

Recovery was long, slow, and tedious.  Besides extensive and excellent PT, 3 things that helped were (a) an electric recliner to sleep in -- we happened to have one, it came in handy; (b) a TENS unit for pain reduction -- you can google it; and (c) swimming/spending time in a pool (couldn't really swim, at least not in a way that used the injured arm, for some time).  Passing this along in case something in there may be useful to you.  Here's to healing.

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2015, 09:39:57 PM »
I just had arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder and now still 4 weeks after surgery I'm doing physical therapy and itching for weight lifting and rock climbing.

Could not be more different.

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2015, 09:19:21 AM »
I feel your pain - I had a frozen shoulder once and it was incredibly painful, took a long time and therapy to get better.
Ever one is different and as long as you enjoy an activity I don't think age should prevent you.
Then again, once you lost your confidence and/or you reach the point where it is smarter to switch to a different activity altogether, well then, there you are:)

It is the reason why many of us old folks live cheaply, because the activities that cost money have largely lost their appeal due to health reasons. Another excellent reason to partake while you can:)

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2015, 10:52:35 AM »
Have gone through recovery for both a broken collarbone and a separated shoulder from mountain biking. Highly recommend getting a trainer so you can keep riding. It really helps with the healing and you won't be depressed about a drop in fitness during the recovery time. I didn't even bother with seeing a doctor for the separated shoulder since it was a pretty obvious diagnosis and PT plan.

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Re: Upside of a dislocated shoulder!
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2015, 11:45:11 AM »
Have gone through recovery for both a broken collarbone and a separated shoulder from mountain biking. Highly recommend getting a trainer so you can keep riding. It really helps with the healing and you won't be depressed about a drop in fitness during the recovery time. I didn't even bother with seeing a doctor for the separated shoulder since it was a pretty obvious diagnosis and PT plan.

Yeah a trainer was already on DW's xmas list for this year, the shoulder thing now cements that gift. 

 

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