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Hi all. I just had surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum ligament in my left shoulder. I am doin' ok but can't use my arm for at least three weeks. Of course, I am left handed. Try doing all those personal tasks with your week hand. It is not easy. Not those tasks, pervertes, washing and brushing your teeth. Very hard. Cooking is tough with one hand too. This is going to be a very uncomfortable month, to say the least. The sad part is I have not driven in almost a week. It has been raining all week too. I am afraid to go out in this weather with one hand to steer with. Just wanted to let you all know, some already know, surgery sucks.

Yikes!Well here's to a quick recovery.

ill drink to that millster,Bozack, well i hope the surgery went well and you heal up quick! your vibe told me it misses you

did someone say drink?welcome to the scalpel scarred club bozack!if it hurts, get drunk, that's what i did!

look at the bright side, you now can become ambidexrious.

Being left handed I am somewhat ambidextrous. But there are some things I do exclusively left and right handed. It is those things I will develope over the next two to three weeks.It dosn't really hurt ay this time. Getting drunk is not an option. I have two screws with threaded loops in my shoulder that the ligament is sewn to. I can't lift my arm for fear of tearing those stitches out and undoing the surgery. Being drunk might make me stupid and lift my arm.And I can hear my Vibe crying for me to drive it. Not until it stops raining.

I had the same thing done on my shoulder a couple years back. I was stuck in an immobilizer sling for 2 weeks. I relearned to to just about everything except for tying my own shoes. Also, using the phone and computer at the same time in the office sucked. Oh yeah, not to mention driving a stick shift!And you're right about having to be VERY careful with breaking the surgery. I popped my ligament just 2days after the surgery from flinching when the cat tried to play with me.

i got drunk all the time after my leg surgery. it was no problem remembering that i couldn't walk on my leg or even move it! i'd get all lit and walk around on my crutches! so, are the screws just temporary?here is the story behind my lovely surgery:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=13874

Quote, originally posted by Mase »I had the same thing done on my shoulder a couple years back. I was stuck in an immobilizer sling for 2 weeks. I relearned to to just about everything except for tying my own shoes. Also, using the phone and computer at the same time in the office sucked. Oh yeah, not to mention driving a stick shift!And you're right about having to be VERY careful with breaking the surgery. I popped my ligament just 2days after the surgery from flinching when the cat tried to play with me.Mase, how long until you got back to 100%? And did they have to redo the surgery when you popped the stitch?

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »i got drunk all the time after my leg surgery. it was no problem remembering that i couldn't walk on my leg or even move it! i'd get all lit and walk around on my crutches! so, are the screws just temporary?here is the story behind my lovely surgery:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=13874Ya, but when I get drunk I move my arms alot. The screws will desolve after a year.

tie your arm down or so that it cant move and drink away!!

Physical therapy techs gave it the benefit of a doubt that it was still alright and that it didn't really pop out and excercises would make up for it. They were wrong. A year later my shoulder still had the same aches and pains as before the surgery. I just haven't pursued it since. I've learned to live with the aches.It took about a year before I was fully back into weightlifting again. But yours may be shorter. I also had a repaired bicep tendon that needed to heal. Quote, originally posted by BOZACK »Mase, how long until you got back to 100%? And did they have to redo the surgery when you popped the stitch?

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery!I know how you feel about not being to use your arm. I had a somewhat similar experience. Four years ago I underwent oral surgery and my mouth ended up being wired shut for 6 weeks! I was on a liquid diet the entire time since I couldn't open my mouth and lost so much weight I ended up weighing 80 lbs after the 6 weeks. It was also awkward to retrain myself to eat solid foods after being on a liquid diet for so long.You're going to have an awkward time trying to move your arm again, but you'll eventually get it.

Thanks every one for the get well wishes. I am sure I'll be back to normal soon. Well, maybe a few months. I am just following doctors orders and hoping for the best.

Just wanted to let you all know, some already know, surgery sucksTell me about it. I'm just now recoverying from Achilles tendon reconstruction surgery..Kenny

Quote, originally posted by Jaycie685 »You're going to have an awkward time trying to move your arm again, but you'll eventually get it.That's what physical therapists are for: Nagging the holy heck out of you to ignore the pain and keep moving it and exercising it until you recover somewhat normal function. (No offense meant to PT's out there.)My (now 87 year old) mother-in-law had similar surgery on her left shoulder about 5 years ago after a fall. She recovered 95% motion, but only about 50% strength -- she still can't pull the seat belt across with her left arm when seated in the passenger seat.

ah, just think, one arm will be smaller than the other!