Surgery or not ....

tttoptotty · 20-03-12, 04:54 PM

Bit of a long story so get your cuppa and a biscuit .... Last March my huge horse (clydesdale) Foxbar pulled my right shoulder out of the socket , went to hospital said just bruised and it'll be fine . 5 weeks later it was still very sore went back to hospital they xrayed it to find I had factured my collar bone and also ripped the bone from the muscles and bust a tendon and ligament damaged, so right facture starting to heel cant do anything I know physio

Sent me to physio and he was making me pull little weights, put my arm behine my back by this time I want to be sick and am in agony told me it aint that bad!!!! Sacked him went private after 10 months still not getting better now Ive got an appointment to see the surgeon on 29th March about the high possibility of another operation

and to be honest I put up with the pain I still have and would like it fixed but during the last 15 years I've had 13 operations and have died on the table the last 3 major ops so im now scared if truth be known and they cant do it with a local either any advice or am I just being a bit of a wimp.

andydunn2 · 20-03-12, 05:08 PM

Sorry to be blunt but unfortunately you will need to have the op or as you get older you will be crippled with arthritis also at the moment its your shoulder muscles tha are holding everything together but as you age you will lose muscle tone and density and will gradually lose the use of that arm, .....

Take it from an old rugby player and m/bike rider.........get it fixed properly now...

Tun · 20-03-12, 05:14 PM

I'm with Andy get it sorted it will only get worse and you'll just wish you had it done sooner. One life live it and love it.

quattrokid · 20-03-12, 06:44 PM

^^^^^. 3 Totty !!

You need to get it done properly end of !!

The longer you leave it the worse the problem will manifest over time, tbo why have you left it do long ?!!

Don't wait any longer please

Minty · 20-03-12, 07:20 PM

I'm no medic but echo entirely the remarks above; nothing involving tissue being parted from bone ever heals itself - any sense that it is improving over time is based on desensitisation rather than real healing. We all kid ourselves things are mending but if there is any movement limitation or pain when there shouldn't be that tells the real story.

Get it done properly because you will come to wish you had. This is said from personal experience.

murran · 20-03-12, 08:33 PM

i had thyroid cancer 2 years ago. had my thyroid out in 2 operations.
aparently im free of it now.

but i didnt enjoy those ops, not 1 bit!

Phil Jameson · 20-03-12, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tttoptotty

Bit of a long story so get your cuppa and a biscuit .... Last March my huge horse (clydesdale) Foxbar pulled my right shoulder out of the socket , went to hospital said just bruised and it'll be fine . 5 weeks later it was still very sore went back to hospital they xrayed it to find I had factured my collar bone and also ripped the bone from the muscles and bust a tendon and ligament damaged, so right facture starting to heel cant do anything I know physio

Sent me to physio and he was making me pull little weights, put my arm behine my back by this time I want to be sick and am in agony told me it aint that bad!!!! Sacked him went private after 10 months still not getting better now Ive got an appointment to see the surgeon on 29th March about the high possibility of another operation

and to be honest I put up with the pain I still have and would like it fixed but during the last 15 years I've had 13 operations and have died on the table the last 3 major ops so im now scared if truth be known and they cant do it with a local either any advice or am I just being a bit of a wimp.

Lunar Wolf is right,see a shoulder specialist.My left shoulder got damaged playing rugby,which eventually started to dislocate.Each time it took less to dislocate it.I ended up seeing a shoulder specialist who was at Wigan.He operated on most of the Wigan RL players and used to work for an American Football team before he came to Wigan.His name is Mr Browne.
I had a shoulder reconstruction 18 years ago.

LunarWolf · 20-03-12, 11:45 PM

I you can, request to see Mr. Bailey at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.
He's the boolocks!!!!
If he can;'t fix it.....
Don;'t worry... cos he made his own replacement!!!!!!!
Amazing man!

tttoptotty · 21-03-12, 11:20 AM

Thank you so much guys

. I went to Queens Park originally and to be honest they are useless but dont get me started on them the didnt xray it my private physio did that !!! they just looked at my shoulder for about 30 seconds and then said youve got some swelling around the rotator cuff but that's to be expected

My clydesdale horse weight 1250 kgs and is 18'2 im 5'5 he went up,forward and sideways I went up, forward and back at the same time to be honest it wasnt anyones fault it was so windy that day the field gate came of the latch and hit the horse on the backside and he went forward and sideways at the same time and I didnt have time to let go as the leadrope was wrapped around my wrist with it being windy. Ive put up with it since last April and Im not a softy I have to say so Ive just been getting on with life and in true "totty" fashion it'll sort itself out but it's not and somedays the pain is so bad even brushing my teeth hurts. So with all of your advice and pm's which Im most grateful for I will see what he says and like you said if Im not happy then a second opinion will be sought after.

Thanks guys a big hug to you all and I mean it Im not a softy as most of you will know but this does scare the sh!t out of me. Fingers crossed

xx

tttoptotty · 29-03-12, 07:34 AM

Well today is the day for my hospital appointment

and Im bricking it but ive got my list of questions to ask. Couldnt sleep last nigth my stomach is in knots and i feel sick nothing new there then. Wil update you later on the outcome.

20-03-12, 05:08 PM	#2
andydunn2 Ragtop Collector Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chorley Posts: 1,463	Sorry to be blunt but unfortunately you will need to have the op or as you get older you will be crippled with arthritis also at the moment its your shoulder muscles tha are holding everything together but as you age you will lose muscle tone and density and will gradually lose the use of that arm, ..... Take it from an old rugby player and m/bike rider.........get it fixed properly now... __________________ "Earl" 1998 2.8 V6 Cabriolet "The Duke" 1997 2.6 V6 Cabriolet (Sold....sadly) Project "Best of Both Worlds" 1995 S2 Quattro Cabriolet

20-03-12, 06:44 PM	#4
quattrokid 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 9,654	^^^^^. 3 Totty !! You need to get it done properly end of !! The longer you leave it the worse the problem will manifest over time, tbo why have you left it do long ?!! Don't wait any longer please __________________ RS4 B5 (wife's / ours now ) S3 8L Imola Yellow S3 8L Nogaro blue UrWR SOLD UrS4 saloon (SOLD again) S4 Cabrio (SOLD) A4 cabrio 2.5 V6tdi (SOLD) 80 cabrio 2.6 V6 SOLD 90 quattro 10v SOLD 100 2.2e SOLD FOUNDING MEMBER the 200,000 Plus miles Club

21-03-12, 11:20 AM	#9
tttoptotty Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Middle of Nowhere anyone knows Posts: 1,832	Thank you so much guys . I went to Queens Park originally and to be honest they are useless but dont get me started on them the didnt xray it my private physio did that !!! they just looked at my shoulder for about 30 seconds and then said youve got some swelling around the rotator cuff but that's to be expected My clydesdale horse weight 1250 kgs and is 18'2 im 5'5 he went up,forward and sideways I went up, forward and back at the same time to be honest it wasnt anyones fault it was so windy that day the field gate came of the latch and hit the horse on the backside and he went forward and sideways at the same time and I didnt have time to let go as the leadrope was wrapped around my wrist with it being windy. Ive put up with it since last April and Im not a softy I have to say so Ive just been getting on with life and in true "totty" fashion it'll sort itself out but it's not and somedays the pain is so bad even brushing my teeth hurts. So with all of your advice and pm's which Im most grateful for I will see what he says and like you said if Im not happy then a second opinion will be sought after. Thanks guys a big hug to you all and I mean it Im not a softy as most of you will know but this does scare the sh!t out of me. Fingers crossed xx __________________ Audi the ride of your life

29-03-12, 07:34 AM	#10
tttoptotty Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Middle of Nowhere anyone knows Posts: 1,832	Well today is the day for my hospital appointment and Im bricking it but ive got my list of questions to ask. Couldnt sleep last nigth my stomach is in knots and i feel sick nothing new there then. Wil update you later on the outcome. __________________ Audi the ride of your life

20-03-12, 05:14 PM	#3
Tun Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Buxton Posts: 745	I'm with Andy get it sorted it will only get worse and you'll just wish you had it done sooner. One life live it and love it.

20-03-12, 07:20 PM	#5
Minty Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,528	I'm no medic but echo entirely the remarks above; nothing involving tissue being parted from bone ever heals itself - any sense that it is improving over time is based on desensitisation rather than real healing. We all kid ourselves things are mending but if there is any movement limitation or pain when there shouldn't be that tells the real story. Get it done properly because you will come to wish you had. This is said from personal experience.

20-03-12, 08:33 PM	#6
murran Grown up member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 359	i had thyroid cancer 2 years ago. had my thyroid out in 2 operations. aparently im free of it now. but i didnt enjoy those ops, not 1 bit!

20-03-12, 11:45 PM	#8
LunarWolf Grown up member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ruislip, West London Posts: 107	I you can, request to see Mr. Bailey at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. He's the boolocks!!!! If he can;'t fix it..... Don;'t worry... cos he made his own replacement!!!!!!! Amazing man!