Shoulder to shoulder

[maillotpois]

There's such a great roll of shoulder issues going, I thought I'd just add to it.

So when I first broke my scapula, and remarked about it being an unusual break, V's husband, Thom sent me an email with a display of his usually dry wit, something about "Wow - look at this, folks! There's something you don't see every day!"

Well, I went to my ortho today. I like him a lot. He's only about 5 years younger than I am, I estimate. I'm really okay with that. Anyway, when someone pulls up your (fresh, new) x-rays on the computer and basically says "Whoa dude, that's messed up!", it really puts things in perspective. :rolleyes: He reiterated the fact he was shocked I hadn't broken a bunch of ribs and punctured the lung. And again went into gory detail about how this isn't something they would ever operate on. Like I needed convincing. :rolleyes:

The x-ray chick taking those fresh new x-rays was all moving my arm around to get the shots in ways I haven't moved it in 3 weeks - OW!!

Bottom line is I may get PT in 4 weeks. And I tried to fold some laundry and have stabbing pains in my back. At least I have an excuse to delegate the laundry. :cool:

[SadieKate]

Don't you guys talk about anything but shoulders any longer? ehirsh, Shefly, MP, bmcausland, crazycanuck(?),who next?

January - TE Shoulder Month.

What will February be?

[jobob]

Tempt fate whydontcha??? :eek:

[maillotpois]

Shoulders are the new black.

[crazycanuck]

So if you have double injuries..is that a new black as well?

I think shoulders & PCL ligaments should be this months in thang..:rolleyes:

[rocknrollgirl]

Feb can be knee month...I will be starting my PT next week, I am sure I will have lots of juicy stories of torture and pain to add to the mix.

Well, last year, pink was the new black, or so I was told by my 14 years old students...so if pink is the new black, and shoulders get black then CC you can have...wait, I confused myself.....ok start over...pink is the new....aw...drat...

[crazycanuck]

Hmm..Ok..Feb will be knee month :)

So Jan is be nice or uh perhaps not so nice to your shoulder area..

Feb is be nice to your knee month...it better be! How about your knee & my knee do coffee..

[SheFly]

MP - your shoulder injury sounds much more painful than mine! In fact, I just threw in a load of laundry... Now shoveling (not that that's something you would have to do :D), that's another story!

I told DH about your injury, and he had the same reaction as Thom and your ortho - "that's messed up!"

And if you ladies just jinxed my knee for Feb, I don't think I'm going to be a very happy camper ;).

SheFly

[SheFly]

Don't you guys talk about anything but shoulders any longer? ehirsh, Shefly, MP, who next?

January - TE Shoulder Month.

What will February be?

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFly

[bmccasland]

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFly

Yeah, and my PT is taking friday off 'cause he's riding in a parade, and all next week he's going to DisneyWorld - without us!! (a lot of N.O. folks leave town during Mardi Gras)

I don't know about the February-knee thing. I'm still in PT for my shoulder. I'll get homework while Tony is out of town, as I really don't want to loose any progress we've made.

[SadieKate]

bmcausland has a shoulder injury too.

SheFlyDuly noted and edited. CC, was I supposed to add you also? I forget exactly what part of the bod you are working on. There are so many injuries going on right now, I can't remember who has what.

I could get a giant doll, make little labeled flags on pins . . . . :D

[maillotpois]

Sorry guys, but I am opting out of Knee Month. I think I will still be on Shoulder Month. :D:rolleyes:

Hey SheFly - I am not complaining about not being able to do laundry... Are you SURE you are really able to do it without hurting yourself?? :D

Sk step away from the voo doo dolls....

[lauraelmore1033]

I would like to oficially opt out of knee problem month. I've been babying my knees for a week and bargaining with them, but I think they got the memo about knee month before I did.

hope all the shoulder injuries are on the way to healing...

[snapdragen]

[/whineon]So when is wrist, forearm and neck month?[/whineoff]

[rocknrollgirl]

Snap,
You can have March.....

[maillotpois]

Snap's got too many body parts going for just one month. I think we just need to give her the whole second quarter.

[Blueberry]

And when is back month? I've apparently pulled a muscle in a big way (no doing anything except standing or laying down for long for a while). ARGH!!!!! I wasn't even doing anything interesting when it happened.

CA

[maillotpois]

CA - we can fit you in in August.

:D

[mimitabby]

my mother will be thrilled to know that she's getting the month of February; even though she broke her patella on the 25th of January.
It's really tough to have a leg that you can't put pressure on or bend when you can't use crutches or a walker.

Worse, when she tells people she broke her patella and they say "the tail bone?"

This week I discovered that more than half of the people I talk to don't know the patella is a knee cap.

So, she'll be thrilled to know that she's in the right place at the right time, starting tomorrow.

[SadieKate]

so you can plan your vacations, surgeries and PT accordingly.

January – Shoulder
February – Knee
March -
Q2 (April, May and June) – wrist, forearm and neck (must be accomplished in combination)
July -
August - Back
September -
October -
November -
December -

[SadieKate]

Updated to keep everyone in sync for mutual sharing of adventures in PT:

January – Shoulder
February – Knee
March -
Q2 (April, May and June) – wrist, forearm and neck (must be accomplished in combination)
July -
August - Back
September -
October - Clavicle
November -
December -

[SadieKate]

Clavicle was October if I remember right. Man that sucker still hurts. Night is the worst!!

Can I still celebrate with Jan. crowd??? When are we going to do hips??? I want in!!!

karen

You want January or a month all to yourself (at least for now). :eek::rolleyes:

[rocknrollgirl]

She can have any month she wants!!!

[Starfish]

OK, it is clear that you guys desparately need to get back on your bikes, LOL!! :D :p :D

(Don't kill me...I'm sure no one wants to be riding again as much as you do.)