Shoulder....Venting

[Crankin]

Well, now you know what exactly is going on. Your attitude is cautious, but correct. Why rush into surgery that may or may not improve the quality of your life? Hiking and some kettlebell work is not "nothing." You are doing more than 80% or more adults in the US.
I just saw a thing on Tai Chi tonight, on a local PM Magazine type show. It does look like a perfect complement for anyone, especially as we age. Is there perhaps a community class that is after work or on a weekend? The show I saw emphasized how Tai Chi works on flexibility and balance and doing the movements fast is a lot harder than most think.
Many years ago (1987?) my mom was taking my younger son for a walk by the lake near where she lived in San Diego. There was a group of older men practicing Tai Chi there and my son ran up to one of the men and grabbed onto his leg as he was doing a one leg balance thing, almost causing the man to fall! I am glad I was not there to see this, but I guess the guy had good balance from his daily practice...

[Catrin]

Good point Crankin! It is a bit frustrating that I've multiple body parts that some would consider needing surgery, but I think surgery is over-prescribed in some cases. My goal is to stay mobile and functional. If I can't keep that goal without surgery then I may reconsider.

I've yet to find a local TaiChi class that isn't in the middle of my workday. There IS a free class held twice a month at a local church that I want to try out as it's on Saturday - and free - but they seem to always coincide with other commitments. I think October may be the month that I will finally get to go and try it out.

[Aromig]

A few years ago I was looking for Tai Chi classes in Indy (a work colleague of mine had practiced it on Okinawa and raved about it and would do the classes with me) but found so few options. For awhile Beach Body sold a Tai Chi video program. I bought it, but didn't like it as much as I like in person classes. It did help me identify how I'm so much stronger in balancing on one side and helped me work on evening that out.

[Pax]

Glad you're being cautious, Catrin. Too many people say "sure, okay" whenever a doctor says 'lets cut!' on a shoulder, only to end up with minimal results after rehab.

[Catrin]

Glad you're being cautious, Catrin. Too many people say "sure, okay" whenever a doctor says 'lets cut!' on a shoulder, only to end up with minimal results after rehab.

That's what I'm thinking Pax - especially as this is a far-from-new injury and there is already tendon retraction. From what I've read that alone significantly lowers the success rate.

Also, if I decided to allow surgery, which part would I allow them to start with? They also want to "fix" my right metatarsal with a not-small surgery. THEN there is the... no. Just...no. That answer may eventually change, but hopefully all my broken and arthritic parts will hang in there for the rest of my life.

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