Shoulder problems and fishing

[Pope]

I dislocated my shoulder and saw a chiropractor today. It was reset and they suggested swimming. They wouldn't say how long it would take before I could become fully active again, but I don't want to sit on my hands. Has anyone here ever suffered a shoulder injury? If so, how long did it take before you could use it again? I mean really use it! Like lifting a rod against a fish and I don't mean crappie!

[SkeeterRonnie]

i think Lite Liner had some shoulder injuries, like torn rotator cuff or similar.

You need to quit that late night twister game with the hot ladies!!!!

[jaredchasteen]

pope hit me up I dislocated my shoulder 7 times before surgery. Only twice since. Be careful the muscles need to heal for a little while or else u will keep dislocating it.

[Pope]

Thanks for the feedback. It sucks getting older? The twister games aren't what they used to be! Jared, I will hit you up. Thanks again.

[Fishhead56]

Step on a garden rake, then your shoulder won't hurt as much as your foot!
I got a good back but have abused my joints, including knee work and afterwards declining work on my other knee and one shoulder. I tweeked my good shoulder in China 22 months ago where I could not raise my wrist above my belt for a week or so.Try some anti inflamatory meds even off the shelf stuff for a few weeks and if it hurts it to move it in a certian area, arm raised in front , behind back ect. Don't move it in that direction...
After 2-3 weeks then consider what to do..
Swimmming is low impact but so is rest and checking movement gingerly.
You are not scheduled for NFL play off soon are you.
my .02$
Kevin
O scope takes things out that won't grow back, which if torn might need
work, But let it rest first..

[gman]

The key is making sure it rests so its doesnt become a chronic problem and getting to the RIGHT doctor, not saying your chiropractor isn't good. There is more at play than just the dislocation and reset. There is a reason it came out, weak ligaments, loose AC joint etc

What you need is a orthopedist they will guide you. I had a chronic case in college with football and until I had Rotator Cuff surgery it kept happening. You need to rest it for awhile so the joint goes back into normal position if not your going screw yourself up. Its not like a knee, you have several moving parts in there ... clavical, ac joint, rotator cuff, bicept tendon and glenohmarl joint

[Pope]

I am not in the NFL play offs, but I am active. This is driving me nuts already. I do appreciate the caution many are offering. It is also scary to hear. Swimming is what the chiropractor suggested and they also said to keep it moving. I will definitely go see my primary physician and get x-rays and whatever else they suggest. I hope surgery is not in the future. I will be laying off for a while. Thanks again for all the feedback.

[SpecialK]

I have a torn labrum. It has been torn for 6 years. Everytime my shoulder pops out it takes about 2-weeks to not bother me at all. I have had two knee surgerys. I am trying to get by with the shoulder a while longer.

[BretABaker]

whatever you do make sure you rehab it properly as glenn said.

i had a compound fracture, dislocated ankle and tore everything but my achilles almost 5 years ago. i wasnt able ot rehab it properly and it still bothers me quite a bit. i'm only 25 so it doesnt bode well for the future, ha. everytime im out fishing for a long time its a bit tender/swollen when I get in.

[MrBill]

You never know when it will hit you. I've been lucky. I've never broken a bone that I was aware of. The reason I say that is I broke my collar bone when I was under the age of one when I fell off a bicycle handle bar my brother had placed me on. My mother said I cried every time she rolled me over in my crib, but she didn't think much of it until it went on for months. An x-ray showed I had broken the collar bone, but it was half healed and not worth breaking again to straighten up.

After Thanksgiving, my wife instructed me to take out all the X-Mas stuff. She has a bunch. My job is to lift all the heavy boxes (up to 80#'s) and bring them into her staging area. That's it.

Two days later, she begs me to help her put up some ornaments high in the tree that she can't reach. Being a great helpful husband, I started putting the 1 ounce ornaments up on the higher limbs. Damn if I didn't pull something in my lower back stretching out to reach those high places. I've been a mess since then. I was going fishing last weekend, but had to cancel. Hell, I couldn't even get out of bed last week. I had to roll over and get down on my knees and crawl to the pisser at night.

To make matter's worse, I was in such pain at work, I drove to Sam's and bought a bottle of 150 Advil tablets. The instructions say to take one pill every four hours. I don't believe instructions on those bottles. I think they are for people under 100 pounds. So, I took two pills every two hours. It never helped for three days, so I picked up a huge tube of that heat ointment stuff.

I was at work and nobody was looking, so I dropped my pants and squeezed at bunch on my hand to rub into my lower back. That stuff comes out fast. It's thinner than I expected. I failed to notice that I squirted a bunch out that fell into my underwear. I walked back out into view of others before my balls started on fire. I hear I turned red as a tomato before I ran to the water cooler for aid.

I'm still in pain but it's getting better. I can now sit up and walk to the pisser at night. The bottle of Advil is history and I'm on my third tube of heat ointment.