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BobsYourUncle
Sep 16, 2020Nomad
After reading the info here, I see my situation does not apply to your query.
I went off a ladder a few years ago, (Dec 2015) put my arm out to stop the fall and I severely damaged my rotator cuff. According to the doctors there are 4 main tendons holding things together in there. I tore 3 of them, 2 completely off and a 3rd halfway through, plus one for my bicep that was not found until the surgery.
I didn't go to the doctor right away, being a typical male thinking it was just a minor sprain and it will heal itself... I was very wrong.
It never healed, only got worse to the point I could not do daily living functions with my right arm without a lot of pain. I finally went to the doctor in early 2018, seeking some relief from all the pain. It got so bad I couldn't even feed myself with my right arm, had to use my left. I had major trouble sleeping too from the constant heavy aching.
Mine was a work related injury, but WCB threw me under the bus and used every excuse to deny my claim, so I was on my own. Still had to work and make a living, that was tough.
I wound up at the Sports Medicine Center at the University of Calgary, and saw a totally amazing specialist there. He works on a lot of pro athletes so he really knows his stuff. Long wait for surgery, but I had it on Oct 30, 2019. Doc told me it was one of the worst damaged shoulders he has ever seen. He said it was a real mess and that he couldn't promise a successful repair, but would do his best. And do his best he did! He told me after that it was a complete success.
Fast forward to now, 10 1/2 months later, it is doing very well. I cannot lift my arm over my head yet, but it is coming along well, getting better all the time. Range of motion is still limited, but the pain is gone. I can function quite well again, just cannot lift anything over my head. My strength is returning, I can do things with my arm down lower, such as cranking my TT off the hitch.
I cannot say enough good about the surgeon at the U of C. He was amazing.
I went off a ladder a few years ago, (Dec 2015) put my arm out to stop the fall and I severely damaged my rotator cuff. According to the doctors there are 4 main tendons holding things together in there. I tore 3 of them, 2 completely off and a 3rd halfway through, plus one for my bicep that was not found until the surgery.
I didn't go to the doctor right away, being a typical male thinking it was just a minor sprain and it will heal itself... I was very wrong.
It never healed, only got worse to the point I could not do daily living functions with my right arm without a lot of pain. I finally went to the doctor in early 2018, seeking some relief from all the pain. It got so bad I couldn't even feed myself with my right arm, had to use my left. I had major trouble sleeping too from the constant heavy aching.
Mine was a work related injury, but WCB threw me under the bus and used every excuse to deny my claim, so I was on my own. Still had to work and make a living, that was tough.
I wound up at the Sports Medicine Center at the University of Calgary, and saw a totally amazing specialist there. He works on a lot of pro athletes so he really knows his stuff. Long wait for surgery, but I had it on Oct 30, 2019. Doc told me it was one of the worst damaged shoulders he has ever seen. He said it was a real mess and that he couldn't promise a successful repair, but would do his best. And do his best he did! He told me after that it was a complete success.
Fast forward to now, 10 1/2 months later, it is doing very well. I cannot lift my arm over my head yet, but it is coming along well, getting better all the time. Range of motion is still limited, but the pain is gone. I can function quite well again, just cannot lift anything over my head. My strength is returning, I can do things with my arm down lower, such as cranking my TT off the hitch.
I cannot say enough good about the surgeon at the U of C. He was amazing.
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