So this is what my neighbor and I call "the blue blob". He is my buddy for the next 3-5 weeks. I have to wear it while sleeping too which has made me move to my couch for extra support. It has been hard to do everything with only one hand.
Been there done that! I FEEL YOUR PAIN! April 15 2001, I fell skiing and broke my shoulder/arm. Same place! except I also dislocated the bone from the joint. So I had to have surgery and they put in 3 pins to hold the bone in the joint and also to hold the spiral break together. I had a big "wedge" strapped on me for several weeks. And I slept in the recliner because I could not sit up from a lying down position. At first I couldn't even pull down my pants to go the bathroom. Thank God, Jen had just gotten home from Costa Rica and didn't have a job yet and was my "nurse" (at least for a little while) I remember one day wanting some soup and not being able to open the can (this was before the pull tab) I cried! So the next "fun" part will be PT - pain and torture! If you have ANY access to a warm pool/hot tub, I highly recommend (when they tell you) doing the motion of the breast stroke. at first you think you will never move your shoulder again- but the warm water made my recovery much faster (and easier) Prayer and sympathy are with you!
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Been there done that! I FEEL YOUR PAIN! April 15 2001, I fell skiing and broke my shoulder/arm. Same place! except I also dislocated the bone from the joint. So I had to have surgery and they put in 3 pins to hold the bone in the joint and also to hold the spiral break together. I had a big "wedge" strapped on me for several weeks. And I slept in the recliner because I could not sit up from a lying down position. At first I couldn't even pull down my pants to go the bathroom. Thank God, Jen had just gotten home from Costa Rica and didn't have a job yet and was my "nurse" (at least for a little while) I remember one day wanting some soup and not being able to open the can (this was before the pull tab) I cried! So the next "fun" part will be PT - pain and torture! If you have ANY access to a warm pool/hot tub, I highly recommend (when they tell you) doing the motion of the breast stroke. at first you think you will never move your shoulder again- but the warm water made my recovery much faster (and easier)
Prayer and sympathy are with you!
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