Surgery for Bone Spur-Shoulder

[jim]

I think the sooner you have the surgery the better. I delayed mine because my daughter got married at the end of August. I had it done on October 21 and I am in my second week of rehab. The longer you wait the more likely something else will get damaged. I missed mule deer season. Luckily I only had to have a large spur removed and the clavicle shaved. I have talked to many people about the surgery and also what has happened by them waiting. My only problem so far was because of the anethesia. They gave me a nerve block which affected my diagram and I could not get enought oxygen. I have had a history of asthma so they probably should not have done the block. I'd rather cope with the pain instead of not breathing. Good luck to all and God Bless.

[donnao]

I am more afraid of the things I will not be able to do after surgery than the surgery itself. I have a five and two year old, the two year old is not completely potty trained, I have to take the five year old to pre-k and both have to be put in car seats. Will I be able to do this and if not how long will it take? I don't have family and I don't know many people so asking for help is not an option.

[MEC]

Hi; I am new to the whole posting on a forum thing. After reading the posts thought I may have something to add. I am in my early 40's and very active participating in most any sport I can find and lifting lots of heavy weights. Because of this pasion I had my third shoulder surgery 3 mos ago. In the past I would be back to my normal strength and mobility in 3 mos. This time which is the seccond time on the right shoulder (1st 7 years ago) the strength and mobility are back but the pain is as bad as before the surgery. This could be do to my age diff. I don't want to scare you away from surgery but just give you some more realistic expectations. Also my surgeon told me once he took the spurs out they would not return. I should have known better than to believe that. If it matters my opinion is to find the best surgeon in your area for shoulders, Have a MRI done so they can give you a more deffinate idea of the repairs your shoulder needs, Then have it done as soon as posible while there is still something left to repair. Good Luck!

[avasa87]

I have had 4 shoulder surgerys. After each procedure I was told they found bone spures. I asked how it was possible that they were taking these sprurs off and yet they kept comming back. I received many diff answers many didn't make sense except 1. I was told that a bone spur is the bodys natural protection when you injure yourself by pulling a tendon or tearing a ligament. He told me the body builds bone like tissue around the injury where the tissue connects to the bone to protect itself. The problem is that having surgery doesn't always guarentee that the spur won't grow back. If you can find a doctor that knows how to keep this from happening let me know. Right now i'm looking for a doc that can solve this prob before i decide to get help again. Right now the pain just keeps on with very little that i can do about it.