Today registers 4 weeks after right shoulder anterior dislocation.
If I were to fall forward at this point, rather than use either hand to slow myself and protect my head, I think I’d just rather just tuck my chin and take the impact with my nise and forehead, instead of risking another shoulder dislocation.
My left shoulder is not happy with the additional workload, and had started acting up several months ago. Throwing the ball for Fiona lefty has had a few click crunch snap pain events occur. So light underhanded lefty throws are the new normal. Unideal. She humors me pretending to be thrilled, awesome dog that she is. She does not like placing the ball in my left hand though, has to be the right.
I’ve been doing all sorts of stretching and strengthening exercises often, but range of movement is limited by pain and strength is simply pitiful. As in I could not hold my phone in left hand, and insert USB C charge cable with right hand without sharp pain, until a few days ago.
A 2" spring clamp in left hand, 10 repetitions full range no problem. Right hand i can get about 3 half range reps in and by number 10, barely move it.
Sleeping well, is still difficult. Sometimes it just starts throbbing like a red hot poker deep in the socket and down my right bicep. I tried sleeping in a recliner, but that only ever worked when an excess of alcohol was involved. Alcohol now helps surprisingly well with the pain, while awake, but sleep becomes impossible, so Ive been avoiding it. Take naproxen sodium for.pain, but don’t like to. No opoids.
My bed’s shoulder trench, pulling mattress from wall, stacking several pillows on box spring helps to sleep on either side with body weight on rib cage instead of shoulder helps. The pillows under my head need a specific height and density and a lot of tweaking of arm position is required in order to find a location where the pain is tolerable, briefly. Usually I awake to sharp pains which magnify when i use my left hand to pull right hand out of trench, then try another position in which to try and drift off.
I saw one shoulder video, with a PT, and a guy with a similar build to my own who dislocated his shoulder sliding into second base. Very similar motion to how I dislocated mine, force wise. One of the stretches he showed, felt really good, and when I looked in the mirror while doing this particular stretch I could see how I was unintentionally still hunching my shoulder, how asymmetrical it was.
Other stretches and exercises that I had been doing mirrorless, when done in front of mirror, revealed the same, and when I levelled out my shoulders and tried to keep everything symmetrical, I was shocked at how difficult it was, with right arm hunching and trying to hide and protect itself.
When I force symmetry, and flex, there is still good muscle around the shoulder, not atrophied, yet, and in some ways my right shoulder looks fitter than my left does. But I cant lift right arm very high.
Anyway this attempt at forced symmetry during stretches and mild Rotator cuff exercises in front of the mirror is something i should have been doing much earlier, as both range of movement and strength and pain when sleeping has all improved since.
Before the mirror, the motions would cause my right arm and hand to get extra tingly and partially numb and has improved greatly since.
Regarding nerve damage, lifting my arm straight in front of me has been weird, as the signal from brain was simply not registering, which was incredibly alarming and depressing.
I’ve been trying to train my brain to find a different method to activate that muscle, with some painful success.
I can’t help but wonder how much more likely this djslocation was, due to not kayaking, since Hurricane Debby flooded inland, and water quality turned to literal Shit, which nearly Killed Fiona with a Vibrio Vilnificus mammary gland infection.
I gained 10 lbs or so, and no doubt my shoulder fitness declined without paddling 7+ miles a week.
So I am a bit annoyed at myself for not continuing the stretch routine I had going. Previous to Hurricane Milton damaging it , I’d tow Fiona in her chariot to the Pavillion and if solo, do a whole bunch of stretches, and crunches, and pushups while there.
Since some Floridiot rolled on teak oil so thick that it it never dried, and was so sticky and sticky, I stopped going there and did not keep up with the routine.
We started rolling to the far park and neighborhood instead. One section near the water in that far neighborhood, is where I wound up destroying my skate and my shoulder. If that Floridiot asshole who rolled on the damn teak oil so thick that it would never dry, on wood that never needs such treatment, never did so…
It still is super stinky and sticky, 2.5 months after application. Still unpleasant to be there unless it is windy, to dilute the chemical smell.
Anyway, I’ve not even looked at my esk8 stuff. I miss barking up the hood with Fiona so much and being able to get out of the house and make a 20mph breeze.
I think I’ve regained enough dexterity with my right hand that I can solder again.
I did manage to trim Fiona’s fur around her eyes and ears today, as well as my own hair. My shoulder muscles get so tired so quickly doing these minor tasks, but a week ago I could not even do these tasks.
I’ve gotten several more medical bills in the mail.
Apparently 3 different outfits Ive never heard of are deciding I owe them hundreds of dollars regarding my X rays, on top of the 2740 dollars for X rays from the hospital itself.
Lots of emails too saying confirm this or that.
Trying to ignore it all, and just heal.
Fuck the Max profit medical system in this country.
I should have just gotten drunk and googled how to reduce an Anterior dislocation by myself, and bought a sling. My shoulder would still be just as fucked but at least I’d not be 8k$ in debt.
