Ouch, there Shred! Are you sure he's gonna use a screw and not a bio-absorbable anchor? That's what my doc used on my tendon repairs and the body uses that matrix to put down new bone to create the permanent anchor. Hope you have somebody at home to help you out for the 1st week. Also beware of what pain meds they give you. Not all pain meds work as well as they should in some folks (me in particular). And some have overwhelmingly unpleasant side effects...Tireshred wrote:Well, after not getting better I went to an orthopedic surgeon and had an MRI, I have surgery next week, I have a full thickness supraspinatus tendon rupture with a 13mm gap. He said he'll drive a screw in the bone and use it as an anchor to repair the tendon. 1 month in sling, 2 more months of rehab and 6 months to 1 year to full recovery. I bought a left hand paddle holster for my XD and PT145 and have been practicing non dominant draw and fire with my dominant right arm pinned to my side, I hit COM every shot, but head shots are out of the question this way, I tend to pull down and left enough to miss over half of head shots. I usually carry a 45, but the XD 9mm is much easier to shoot left handed. At least 2 more trips to PSC are planned.
How did yours turn out skip?
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- Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:34 pm
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- Topic: Where to carry after shoulder surgery?
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- Fri May 29, 2009 8:33 am
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Hope it all went well in surgery! I don't imagine we will see him online for another couple of days, depending on how extensive the repairs were, and whether he likes typing & mousing 1-handed, and of course, the ever-joyous effects of pain meds.
- Tue May 26, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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To give you an idea, here is a 3-day post op pic of my shoulder. The yellow coloration is mostly iodine on the skin as you will not be allowed to bathe for about 3 days. Internally the following was done:
cut & relocate biceps tendon to correct location and reattach with 1 bone anchor & 2 spiderwire permanent sutures. Trim off 8mm from the acromion. Clean up rotator cuff fraying. Reattach subscapular tendon with 2 anchors & 4 permanent sutures.
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cut & relocate biceps tendon to correct location and reattach with 1 bone anchor & 2 spiderwire permanent sutures. Trim off 8mm from the acromion. Clean up rotator cuff fraying. Reattach subscapular tendon with 2 anchors & 4 permanent sutures.
Moderators edit: See link below for photo as is is somewhat graphic due to post-surgical incisions.
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- Tue May 26, 2009 8:29 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: Where to carry after shoulder surgery?
Skip I had extensive shoulder surgery in January on my dominant side. I carried in a left holster a couple times, but mostly went with a waist pack in front. I was in a sling setup for 8wks (I had open & arthroscopic surgery done at the same time...) For me, a waist pack and a snubbie worked best. You might also try rigging a velcroed holster inside the sling...I thought about that, but opted for the waist pack as simpler.