3 months off work

[Dougs Third Go]

last year I was told I had adhesive capsulitis, got a second opinion and it wasn't that, it was shoulder impingement, ie a bone spur growing and trapping a tendon. Went in for a "straightforward" op and then got told post op that it was a little bit more than MRI had picked up. Had the spur removed, clavicle shaved, bursa removed, socket cleaned, a tear in my bicep stitched (25) and a torn rotator cuff repaired. 12 months down the line I need to go back in again for something called a biceps tenodesis where I get the tendon that's attached to my shoulder cut and re-stitched onto my humerus bone. Having this done 6 sept and likely to be off work for 3 months. Hopefully this will sort it out! So if you do get nagging shoulder/bicep pain make sure you get it thoroughly checked out as this has seriously affected me for about 2 years now.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Good luck Doug!
Will catch up soon.

 

[J Sid]

Sorry to here that Doug, could be worse... Could have been your leg and then no taking the dogs out on the moors. Hope you recover quickly

 

[Unused Account 1]

Hope you get sorted mate ,take care

 

[Qwerty]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Doug

 

[CJ]

Take it easy Doug......do as your told.

Age related ailments are a *****

 

[Flintstone]

Sorry to hear that doug, hope you make a strong recovery!

 

[Albert]

Good luck Doug, take it easy and look after number one

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Good luck Doug, take it easy and look after number one

But he has 2 dogs!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

thinking of getting 2 more in next 12 months

 

[Spare Tool]

All the best Doug, speedy and healthy recovery..

 

[Just Rizzle]

injuries are a part of working with tools wishing you my very best Doug and a speedy recovery.
I have been putting off knee surgery for 3 yrs now

 

[Dougs Third Go]

gonna need a chauffeur for next few weeks....wife dropped an anvil on her foot yesterday at work and broke 3 toes,,honestly, you couldn't make it up!

 

[Old Mod]

Hello Doug, been a while mate.
Sorry, not been on much this week, been slogging away.
You could’ve come back with some better news tho mate, that’s awful Doug, sorry to hear that.
Hope it goes well for you, and who knows, if you do as you’re told you might knock some time off the recovery, best of luck Doug.

 

[Dan]

Thoughts and wishes go out mate.
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Anybody else read that and suddenly got all those symptoms?!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Hello Doug, been a while mate.
Sorry, not been on much this week, been slogging away.
You could’ve come back with some better news tho mate, that’s awful Doug, sorry to hear that.
Hope it goes well for you, and who knows, if you do as you’re told you might knock some time off the recovery, best of luck Doug.

thanks mate, maybe shoulda listened last september when they told me to take 4-5 weeks off work,,,went back after 6 days...silly boy,,

 

[Old Mod]

thanks mate, maybe shoulda listened last september when they told me to take 4-5 weeks off work,,,went back after 6 days...silly boy,,

I’m sure that’s something we’ve all been guilty of Doug.
Wouldn’t worry about it now.
Try to stay positive and stop misbehaving.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I’m sure that’s something we’ve all been guilty of Doug.
Wouldn’t worry about it now.
Try to stay positive and stop misbehaving.

haha, that ain't ever gonna happen

 

[Lou]

Have a speedy recovery I hope your wife is ok!

 

[widler]

Hope all goes well doug.
Just go on holiday for a year (take a sabatical )

 

[Dougs Third Go]

all done for this time

 

[Sean Kelly]

You look younger than I had imagined Doug!! Hope your recovery goes well. I've got shoulder problems too. Had 2 steroid injections last year. One worked for 6 months and the other is still working (2 shoulders). It's worse at night as the pain keeps waking me up. Yes, I need to go back to the Doctors, but you know what it's like..........2 week waiting time for appointments!! Anyway, you can catch up on your books whilst lying down in bed! Good luck.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

You look younger than I had imagined Doug!! Hope your recovery goes well. I've got shoulder problems too. Had 2 steroid injections last year. One worked for 6 months and the other is still working (2 shoulders). It's worse at night as the pain keeps waking me up. Yes, I need to go back to the Doctors, but you know what it's like..........2 week waiting time for appointments!! Anyway, you can catch up on your books whilst lying down in bed! Good luck.

well I'm nearer 60 than 50 so I'll take that as a compliment (I think)

 

[Dougs Third Go]

surgeon had to do some more work debriding rotator cuff, the rest was what he expected, shorten the tendon that's attached to my shoulder blade and mechanically attach it to my humerus.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

what was ironic was chatting to the anaesthetist prior to going down, asked about lifestyle etc and the "smoker" issue arose...gave me a real berating even though I had cut down quite a lot, ( down to about 5 a day) but week before op I couldn't take painkillers so it increased a bit, but in the pre op room they took some blood and lung capacity test and lungs were 99.5% functional, so actually better than most "non smokers".. beggars belief really doesn't it...but I will pack up one day, hopefully sooner rather than later.

 

[On one]

surgeon had to do some more work debriding rotator cuff, the rest was what he expected, shorten the tendon that's attached to my shoulder blade and mechanically attach it to my humerus.

Sounds similar operation I had a few years ago for a shoulder that continually dislocated(sublaxation I think the surgeon called it)
12 weeks off work, sounds about right as well.....Pure Hell!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Sounds similar operation I had a few years ago for a shoulder that continually dislocated(sublaxation I think the surgeon called it)
12 weeks off work, sounds about right as well.....Pure Hell!

shame it's coincided with start of shoot season. now how can I fill my time?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

oh and more time to spend on here too,,sorry!
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You look younger than I had imagined Doug!! Hope your recovery goes well. I've got shoulder problems too. Had 2 steroid injections last year. One worked for 6 months and the other is still working (2 shoulders). It's worse at night as the pain keeps waking me up. Yes, I need to go back to the Doctors, but you know what it's like..........2 week waiting time for appointments!! Anyway, you can catch up on your books whilst lying down in bed! Good luck.

Sean, the symptoms you've described are exactly how mine started out, get it looked into mate, you don't have to go through the pain and misery if caught early enough!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

just had a count a count up, this was my 13th op under general anaesthetic, all surgical no medical, 2 were broken legs due to too much alcohol, the rest were too much rugby and athletics and work related.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

changed the main dressing today..