What about your GAINZZZZ, brah?

I saw the orthopedic surgeon who did my shoulder replacement a week ago Thursday; he was happy with what he saw on the X-Ray, but perhaps not so much on my range-of-motion progress because he wrote orders to my therapists instructing them to "get aggressive" with their therapy. So I know they went home and starting poring through books they have in their libraries such as 'Insane Tortures of the Nazis' and 'Aztec Cult Initiation Pain Rituals' as well as 'Extreme Yoga' by Guru Mahirajah Manalishi Mahesh Mariachi (also known as 'The Amazing Rubber Man') looking for ideas.

So, with its own strength, I can raise my right arm straight out in front of me pretty much horizontal, but no further. Call that 0 degrees as a baseline. With the pulley contraption, I can hoist it up to about 35-45 degrees so that it looks like I'm doing a half-assed Nazi salute. So I keep my arm raised about 5-10 seconds, and then lower it. I can do 5-6 reps and then it hurts too bad to continue. I'm doing this exercise 4-6 times per day.

It stops hurting immediately after I stop lifting it, so I'm OK.

Here's another thing I can't do: With your arms at your sides, raise your forearm to a horizontal position while keeping your elbow at your side. Got that? OK, now swing your arm out away from you while your elbow remains stationary. What is enablng you to do that is called "external rotation" and I have virtually none in my right arm. So the range-of-motion exercise for this is me holding a cane and gently push my arm out, only I can't do it very extensively because it immediately starts to hurt like a mother Fokker (yes, those German WWI airplanes were not comfortable to fly) and I can get maybe 5 degrees of rotation. I'm told this will be the most difficult motion to restore, and the surgeon says I may never get some of it back.

But I am making progress and I can now reach for some things and do some things with my right arm that I couldn't a couple of weeks ago. I'm a little over 3 months post-injury, and they tell me recovery will take about a year, so I have a ways to go. One other thing, though: When I watch old westerns or cop shows and somebody gets shot in the shoulder and then he's perfectly functional after the next commercial break, I just laugh and laugh.

I now believe that if I were to get shot, the last part of my body I would want to get shot would be my shoulder.

So those are my GAINZZZZ... What about yours, brah?

Update: For those of you who don't know, here is my account of what I did to lose range-of-motion in my right shoulder/arm.

Posted by: OregonMuse at 03:58 PM

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1 Ill get the Corgis

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 03:53 PM (aC6Sd)

2 I have a lot of difficulty doing any sort of exercise during the winter months of the year.

I can force myself to go to the gym most other times, and I've even gotten to the point where I don't hate going for a short run (assuming the weather is nice), but leaving the house to work out when it's below freezing is just a bridge too far for me, apparently.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (KUaJL)

3 My addition of stair walking is really helping. Up and down 5 flights 4 times a day.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (QQ+il)

4 Ace uses mechanical aids to Heil Trump - CNN

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Booking Agent, Aero Pinochet at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (ZIJms)

5 Stomping the boss eh? This won't end well.

Posted by: Muad'dib at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (sjdRT)

6 When I watch old westerns or cop shows and somebody gets shot in the shoulder and then he's perfectly functional after the next commercial break,

It's just a flesh wound, get up you pansy!

Posted by: Bruce at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (8ikIW)

7 My gains include having my give-a-fuck meter at work pegging out at zero.

Apparently kicking down is a real thing around here. Guess where I am on the totem pole.

I would also add to that listing my ability to have two beers open at one time.

That is a net gain, IMO.

Posted by: Manitowoc Minute at January 19, 2018 03:54 PM (7UW64)

8 Rub some dirt on it.

Posted by: Peyton Manning at January 19, 2018 03:55 PM (QQ+il)

9 We set up a home gym last December and it was one of our better ideas..I do cardio and weights daily now super duper early in the morning...

Posted by: IC at January 19, 2018 03:55 PM (a0IVu)

10
But I am making progress and I can now reach for some things and do some things with my right arm that I couldn't a couple of weeks ago.

So you can reach your schwanzstucker now?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2018 03:56 PM (eXA4G)

11 6. Or they've just swapped lead with the bad guys and are talking normally. Yeah. Gunfire don't work that way.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Booking Agent, Aero Pinochet at January 19, 2018 03:56 PM (ZIJms)

12 hey bro. my shoulders hurt from lifting too. well, they hurt. my ortho surgeon guy said that surgery is retarded because all it does is cut away bone leaving you with less mechanical advantage.

look up myofarcial massage instead. it may help. it helped me. I'm back to being super fucking strong.

of courtse, I stopped overhead pressing and old-fashioned squats just to be safe.

Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 03:56 PM (V3U1L)

13 Sauna gains!

Which are not so much gains as lack-of-losses. I think it actually does work to preserve muscle.

About to uncover the pool (since the fires are contained) so I can go pack to hot-sauna->cold-pool fun.

Posted by: moviegique at January 19, 2018 03:56 PM (7zeA4)

14 hey bro, I've been putting coconut oil in my coffee for a while but got a stick blender for Christmas.

That shit is tizzzight.

No more oil slick. it's tasty and fun now. good call.

Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 03:57 PM (V3U1L)

15 Home gym is the shit. I need to finish stall bars though.

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy - Very Stainy Geeblus at January 19, 2018 03:57 PM (ftgKe)

16 I saw the orthopedic surgeon who did my shoulder replacement a week ago Thursday

--

Is that the same guy who fixed up Michelle Fields?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at January 19, 2018 03:57 PM (7ZVPa)

17 Keep working on the range of motion!

After I broke my elbow thirty years ago, and it locked up, I know what it is like. Three years before they were able to repair it.

Posted by: rd at January 19, 2018 03:57 PM (4dz1m)

18 I did something to my shoulder a year ago leaning how to windsurf. Its like one of the little muscles in there doesn't want to play well with others.

Posted by: Puddin Head at January 19, 2018 03:58 PM (YV+SU)

19 You must be doing ok - you stomped Ace's thread.

Posted by: ALH at January 19, 2018 03:58 PM (7DwnJ)

20 Are you switching to the left hand for... you know... certain stuff?

Posted by: Arch Stanton at January 19, 2018 03:58 PM (MCbul)

21 Trump is fat.

Posted by: CNN at January 19, 2018 03:58 PM (HgMAr)

22
They had better medical back in the old West.

Posted by: TheSev at January 19, 2018 03:58 PM (Av8i6)

23 But I am making progress and I can now reach for some things and do some
things with my right arm that I couldn't a couple of weeks ago.

* types clever comment about sanctification *

* deletes *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (ctuyM)

24 Back to intermittent fasting...no food till 6 PM

Down about 6 pounds so far this month. (221-215, many to go)

Keeping up ~45 minutes on the elliptical nightly in the cold. A few weeks and i start jogging to prep for the Broad Street 10 miler.

Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (oGRue)

25 Having had my ACL replaced in 1986 (paraphrasing Tom Cruise/Risky Business): If there was any logic to our language, physical therapy would be a four letter word.

Hang in there. It will get better. And a good shot of Scotch now and then will do wonders.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (bB4HN)

26 Throughout the thread I'll be appealing to The Horde to email me and send Northernlurker some scratch.

He didn't want to dig into his retirement before the sudden loss of his Wife.

Please check with me before you send anything to a Post Office Box without confirmation.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (Ckg4U)

27 I have a bigger glass now so I can do 24 oz curls

Posted by: jsg at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (gs8be)

28 When I watch old westerns or cop shows and somebody gets shot in the shoulder and then he's perfectly functional after the next commercial break,

It's just a flesh wound, get up you pansy!

______________________________
I always picture Dan Blocker doing that, Hoss.

Posted by: BuckIV at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (CLfqv)

29 Got a half marathon next month
Have somehow re-injured a nerve in my back (destroyed my l4 and 5 years ago) which causes numbness in left leg which has cause some IT band pain. I am now on 30 days of drugs to try to call down the nerve. 50 50 chance

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (BtQd4)

30 OM Adhesions suck, keep moving it as much as you can, as often as you can.

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at January 19, 2018 04:00 PM (dab45)

31 Trump has heart disease.

Posted by: Dr. Gumpta at January 19, 2018 04:00 PM (QQ+il)

32 22. Whiskey and laudanum. Works for most conditions.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Booking Agent, Aero Pinochet at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (ZIJms)

33 Home gyms are the best, if you can swing it.

No excuses. It's right there. Also, no waiting. No mysterious puddles you hope, sorta, are sweat. No disease vectors...

Posted by: moviegique at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (7zeA4)

34 I am going through a shoulder problem right now. Did you have an injury only or were there problems from just wear and tear. Any bone spurs??

Posted by: johnnyhobbes at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (xpUjK)

35 I wrenched the tendons in my left arm so bad I wore a sling on it for several months. After a while they healed to the point I could take it off, but it was really painful to move that thing in any sort of range of motion. I kept doing exercises with it, rotating, lifting, spinning, etc until now its probably 90% normal. No idea what the real damage was, but i didn't have $12,000 to pay to get it worked on or looked at.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (39g3+)

36 Mind boggling cold + food talk on this blog = weight gain

On the other hand, haven't been to grocery store, ran outta food and haven't eaten in 24 hours.

Will they balance out? No.

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (iX3+9)

37
Took me about 6 months to get back where I could ride my motorcycle.

It helps more when the therapist is named Lars or Ludmila, rather than Heather.

Posted by: Roland THTG at January 19, 2018 04:01 PM (xBSm0)

38 Getting shot in the shoulder is the movie version of low hit points.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at January 19, 2018 04:02 PM (gtUwB)

39 this year, I am going to cut down on lifting and go back to running and stuff. get my cardio up. I put on tons of muscle in past few years but also fat, even with intermittent fasting. My body type may alternate between semi-lean but muscular runner or Mack from It's Always Sunny fatboi lifter.

Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 04:02 PM (V3U1L)

40 : If there was any logic to our language, physical therapy would be a four letter word.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 19, 2018 03:59 PM (bB4HN)

I called mine the physical terrorist.

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at January 19, 2018 04:02 PM (dab45)

41 39 this year, I am going to cut down on lifting and go back to running and stuff. get my cardio up. I put on tons of muscle in past few years but also fat, even with intermittent fasting. My body type may alternate between semi-lean but muscular runner or Mack from It's Always Sunny fatboi lifter.
Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 04:02 PM (V3U1L)

You're not fat, you're cultivating mass!

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at January 19, 2018 04:03 PM (KUaJL)

42 Always warm up the rotator cuff before doing any pressing movements at the gym. And stay away from pulldowns and presses behind the neck. Too easy to tweak something.

Posted by: brak at January 19, 2018 04:03 PM (WjCgM)

43
Shoulder replacement? Is there some way I can go back and delete all my comments about you using the lat pull down bar?

Damn. You gonna fess about what you did that you should not have did?

Posted by: Acme Trucking Enterprises, White Truck Division at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (2FqvZ)

44 No charts or graphs? No poll numbers? Fake post.

Posted by: PhilDirt at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (7CkFH)

45 I'm just a lazy old man. I'm doing push ups and sit ups. I'm alternating days.

I'm doing around 300 push ups in about an hour and 200 sit ups in about the same time.

That's all I got. Been doing the push ups for a while now and uppers are firm.

Sit ups just started, so that's still flabby, but you'd be amazed how the push up works your abs, so there's that.

Posted by: Sponge at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (xttKs)

46 for shoulder probs at some point you should try indian club exercises. I had surgery to decompress my rt shoulder and reattach the rotator cuff and all the PT that I was sent to was only marginal at best. once I started doing indian club exercises things improved markedly

Posted by: Bored383 at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (70HTk)

47 myofarcial massage...do it. although I can't spell it

Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (V3U1L)

48 You're gonna need a new ankle after that epic stomp.

Posted by: Mega at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (6NQZF)

49 Shoulder replacement? Is there some way I can go back and delete all my comments about you using the lat pull down bar?

and in a 28yo.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (QQ+il)

50 As somebody whose had multiple shoulder surgeries and frozen shoulder, I feel your pain. Ice is your best friend the next 8 months.

Posted by: Monk at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (g4lFK)

51 My sister is a Physical Therapist. She's heard it all. Torturers.

The PT is worse than the surgery usually.

I've worked for Orthopedic Surgeons. They are heros.

Physical Therapists? The enemy. lol

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (iX3+9)

52 I jad ACL replacement a few years ago now, was very aggressive in rehabilitation, would do double the exercises ( with the physical therapist knowledge). Stretching is one thing I did every day but stoppedafter returning to work.

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:05 PM (aC6Sd)

53 Gainzzzz?

My SchadenBoner decided to create a new multiverse, populated that multiverse with sentient alien race and then went to war with them, just to stay busy while awaiting the next Trumpocalyse.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (k2Hcx)

54 When I was in rehab the knee replacement guys caught hell. I was in for simple neuropathy (from chemo). I told the techs to keep the heck away from me.,

Posted by: Javems at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (w+EKT)

55 the cold has been bad for working out. just a lot of napping

Posted by: The Dr. Brake Bemoray at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (V3U1L)

56 So the Feds are retrying Menendez on bribery and corruption charges

Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (czkHE)

57 Aaah, I hear ya. I had tears in both shoulder bicep tendons and also bone spurs. Just had the right one done a year and a half ago and I'm finally starting to feel like my range of motion is back to where it was. Still have minor pain though.

Posted by: Jaimo at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (/Kt3K)

58 Physical Therapists? The enemy. lol
Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (iX3+9)

I liked my PT, really nice lady. Hurt me till I sweat 3 times a week, for a couple months. Never want to see her again.

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (dab45)

59 I have close knowledge of physical therapy, they are what you need to return to your normal life. Its not easy, did it myself twice, oncd after the accident and when it didn't get better after surgery.

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:08 PM (aC6Sd)

60 I've been in Germany for the week at a NATO school getting $130 daily for meals and incidentals. I'm guessing I've "gained" about 10lbs. And it was worth every meat, cream and potato derivative.

Posted by: Grimaldi at January 19, 2018 04:08 PM (QZxyp)

61 My radiation burn is starting to heal so it hurts more. I got a new pair of shoes and went for a walk to the park. Found out my dog likes the slide. Had no idea.

Posted by: Dang at January 19, 2018 04:09 PM (8b+oT)

62 As a physical therapist, i would be doing joint mobilization in addition to ROM exercises. Joint mobilization would increase your ROM and decrease your pain significantly.

Posted by: PENNY at January 19, 2018 04:09 PM (dX9uw)

63 I gained an early insulin refill and a Life Alert necklace!

Posted by: Sonia Sotomayor at January 19, 2018 04:11 PM (QZxyp)

64 Can't believe you got away with stomping Ace like that.....

Posted by: Sponge at January 19, 2018 04:11 PM (xttKs)

65 Have been working retail the last three months for a large spirits wholesaler. Have lost 14 lbs.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 19, 2018 04:11 PM (h8ae5)

66 My sister worked on a lot of stroke victims at one time.

For some odd reason they all default to foul language. The men at least. They feel really bad about it too. It's like Tourette's.

That's why when sex harrassment charges came out about HW Bush, I attributed it to that initially.

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:11 PM (iX3+9)

67 what happened?

Posted by: IC at January 19, 2018 04:12 PM (a0IVu)

68 >> With your arms at your sides, raise your forearm to a horizontal position while keeping your elbow at your side. Got that? OK, now swing your arm out away from you while your elbow remains stationary.

That's 'The French Mistake'.

Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2018 04:13 PM (wq4QV)

69 Damn. You gonna fess about what you did that you should not have did?
Posted by: Acme Trucking Enterprises, White Truck Division at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (2FqvZ

Yeah. See the thread update I just posted.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:13 PM (ur8yz)

70 all the comments disappeared!

Posted by: IC at January 19, 2018 04:13 PM (a0IVu)

71 Popped a bone in my foot by rolling an ankle.

Yeah, the ankle isn't doing so hot, either.

But, I have this nifty boot I get to wear!

Yay me!

Oh yeah, in and out of urgent care in about 20 minutes, x-ray and all. Of course, the fact it was Christmas Eve might had something to do with it.

Posted by: Blake at January 19, 2018 04:14 PM (WEBkv)

72 The Ace Stomp was pretty sweet.

But, hey, it's Gorilla Pundit. He rocks baby!

Silverbacks Rule.

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:14 PM (iX3+9)

73 Can't believe you got away with stomping Ace like that.....

Not even Ace wants to tangle with a Cyborg.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 04:14 PM (QQ+il)

74 >>all the comments disappeared!

Or...

Did they?

Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2018 04:14 PM (wq4QV)

75 My shoulders are trash from over training in my younger years.

The one supplement that's made a difference is Celadrin. Ran it by my doctor and she said it was legit, too.

It's not a miracle, but I'd say I'm experiencing about a 50-60% improvement. I'll take it. No other OTC supplement has done jack shit for my joints.

https://tinyurl.com/yadkuysy

Posted by: Warden at January 19, 2018 04:14 PM (MZ8Zz)

76 For exercise, I chase my 10 year old daughter around the basketball court and teach her everything I know about the game, for a couple of hours about 3 times a week.

I am 54 and have 2 horrible knees but seeing how she smiles so hugely as she learns somehow makes the pain worth it.

She has only been playing for a few months and is on a team of older girls who have been playing together for years, but she is already one of the best players on her team.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 19, 2018 04:15 PM (k2Hcx)

77 As a physical therapist, i would be doing joint mobilization in addition to ROM exercises. Joint mobilization would increase your ROM and decrease your pain significantly.

Posted by: PENNY at January 19, 2018 04:09 PM (dX9uw)

My PT did that with me today, I think. Felt like a massage, only with some purpose behind it.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:15 PM (ur8yz)

78 Heh, Mulvaney calls it the Schumer Shutdown.

Winning!

Posted by: Pete Seria at January 19, 2018 04:16 PM (2WfB0)

79 Ace's rundown of his NFL knowledge is the most I have read about the NFL this season. I don't miss it at all.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 19, 2018 04:16 PM (wdmm9)

80 another Western that was more realistic ...
"A Million Ways to Die in the West"

That is related to why farming is twice as dangerous as being a cop. But the exercise is generally a good thing. Cities have their own dangers, and ladders around the house can be problematic, apparently.

good to hear you are recovering well OM. don't go wobbly.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 19, 2018 04:17 PM (otAqJ)

81 Oregonmuse, I am very happy you are doing better. PT is arduous, but worth. I have just started walking a bit in my boot, after ankle surgery. It is horrid. I can't do PT for another two weeks, and I am not looking forward to it. Kudos to you for lifting that cane!

Posted by: Moki at January 19, 2018 04:19 PM (V+V48)

82 OM, glad you are making gainzzzz. Did they ever figure out the cause of seizure?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 19, 2018 04:19 PM (wdmm9)

83 OM are you getting elec stimulation? I did but don't know if your condition requires it

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:19 PM (aC6Sd)

84 yep I had a frozen shoulder years back.

went through the PT. Very painful. You have to do it though. I have 100% range of motion back now. Like it never happened. Took a full year although I got most of it back in the first 5 months. The last 20% comes eventually but it is slower.

Honestly the PT people are necessary because you can't force yourself to do it as far as they will and you need to get through that first 6 or 8 weeks with them to be able to do the rest on your own.

Posted by: simplemind at January 19, 2018 04:20 PM (ghNWH)

85 Oh, and the NFL is fixed. If there was ever any doubt, look for the results of this weekend's games. (Don't watch them). They're just begging for a NE/MN Sooper Bowl. They'll make it happen. Just wait.

Posted by: Pete Seria at January 19, 2018 04:20 PM (2WfB0)

86 Sit ups just started, so that's still flabby, but you'd be amazed how the push up works your abs, so there's that.
Posted by: Sponge at January 19, 2018 04:04 PM (xttKs)

Planks work the abs and lower back too. Try to hold one until you shake, rest a few seconds then do another, etc, etc. I try to do four sets of 8 or 10 every other day.

Quick and easy.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 19, 2018 04:21 PM (EoRCO)

87 83 OM are you getting elec stimulation? I did but don't know if your condition requires it
Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:19 PM (aC6Sd)

I assume it's not an appropriate treatment for me because no doctor or therapist has yet mentioned it to me.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:21 PM (ur8yz)

88 nice j*b enstompening the boss...

tired og being a COB?

Posted by: redc1c4 at January 19, 2018 04:21 PM (TxQUe)

89 How long has it been since the surgery? Allow yourself some time -swelling can take a long time to go down.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 19, 2018 04:21 PM (uDcBt)

90 So are the FISA wiretaps still running? Is FBI NSA still listening in on people associated to President Trump? and maybe him?

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 04:22 PM (BtQd4)

91 But as you can tell my suggestion is do as your therapist suggests and see if you can do range of motion exercises at home, they will tell you and show you what you can do.

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:23 PM (aC6Sd)

92 This could be some GAINNNZZZZZ....DOJ will retry Menendez.

Posted by: Cheri at January 19, 2018 04:24 PM (oiNtH)

93 Could not do it today but wife went to Halloween party with turban and bomb belt and white coat as occupational terrorist.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 04:24 PM (BtQd4)

94 PT = pain and torture
OT (occupational therapy) = other torture

Had my right shoulder rebuilt a few years ago (not replaced, just had tendon's reattached and spurs ground off). It was in nasty shape, with places where the bones had worn off due to not being held in place properly. But now it is just about as good as the other shoulder. So keep at it, yeah it hurts a lot but it'll get better.

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2018 04:24 PM (4IjGx)

95 89 How long has it been since the surgery? Allow yourself some time -swelling can take a long time to go down.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 19, 2018 04:21 PM (uDcBt)

Surgery was in October. I have the green light from the surgeon for "aggressive" physical therapy now. I don't think swelling is an issue any longer.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:25 PM (ur8yz)

96 94 PT = pain and torture
OT (occupational therapy) = other torture

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2018 04:24 PM (4IjGx)

Ha! I'll have to remember these.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:26 PM (ur8yz)

97 when I broke my elbow a few years ago going to the physical therapists was pure torture. I told the orthopedic surgeon I just couldn't take it. so he called this one guy who came over from Florence with a device you could put pressure on the joint with an increase it slowly. My joint was back to normal in less than 30 days and it didn't hurt a bit. He had not called this guy before because he said insurance would not cover it. I said that was fine. In any case the insurance did wind up covering it.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at January 19, 2018 04:26 PM (mpXpK)

98 Who's going to pitch The Ace Stomp as a new show for The Gorilla Channel?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 19, 2018 04:27 PM (ctuyM)

99 Surgery was in October. I have the green light from the surgeon for "aggressive" physical therapy now. I don't think swelling is an issue any longer.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:25 PM (ur8yz)

------------------------------------

Were you comforted by the term "aggressive?"

Because I believe the Dr. just green lighted torture which is paid for by the victim.

Posted by: Blake at January 19, 2018 04:28 PM (WEBkv)

100 Agree that Voltaren gel (or Pennsaid, or whatever diclofenac gel you can get) is Heaven sent.

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2018 04:29 PM (4IjGx)

101 Were you comforted by the term "aggressive?"

No, not in the least! Just the opposite, in fact. Hence my joke about insane nazi tortures.

Because I believe the Dr. just green lighted torture which is paid for by the victim.

Posted by: Blake at January 19, 2018 04:28 PM (WEBkv)

My shoulder was mighty sore after today's PT appointment, but it's OK now.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:30 PM (ur8yz)

102 Hot yoga can give miraculous results. They say it is actually intended as physical therapy (as opposed to a workout). I started at age 52 and my torn up shoulders are well past the point I even think about them anymore. Side benefits: my knees don't hurt anymore, blood pressure now normal, cholesterol now normal, heart now normal...

Posted by: Joe Biteme at January 19, 2018 04:31 PM (z28iQ)

103 56
So the Feds are retrying Menendez on bribery and corruption charges

Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (czkHE)

Huh? Who? What?

Posted by: ABCBSNBCNN at January 19, 2018 04:31 PM (UsCnO)

104 The thing about PT is that every time I went I hurt. Awful.

But after the treatment before I left I would have a few more degrees of ROM that was pain free. The PT person always had me measure ROM before txt and after txt so I could see the pain was worth it. Also, I think, so I wouldn't hate her. I didn't, today I am grateful.

Posted by: simplemind at January 19, 2018 04:33 PM (ghNWH)

105 In any case the insurance did wind up covering it.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at January 19, 2018 04:26 PM (mpXpK)

I just love stories with happy endings.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:33 PM (ur8yz)

106
Allahpundit is going crazy over the Stormy/PDT crap. This guy...fsck him in particular.

Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at January 19, 2018 04:34 PM (8O3HH)

107 Allahpundit is going crazy over the Stormy/PDT crap. This guy...fsck him in particular.
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He's paid for.

Posted by: George Soros at January 19, 2018 04:35 PM (k6p2n)

108 I guess that memo that Congress has is pretty bad. NBC is saying it is a Russian plot to get it released.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2018 04:35 PM (+Dllb)

109 My shoulder was mighty sore after today's PT appointment, but it's OK now.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:30 PM (ur8yz)

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Mom has had both knees replaced. She was told to bend her new knee until it hurt and then, just a bit further. I give Mom credit, she followed through like a trooper.

So yeah, good luck to you as I know you're not going to enjoy the next few months at all.

Posted by: Blake at January 19, 2018 04:36 PM (WEBkv)

110 So happy to hear from you! I had a hip replacement on September 27, but the recovery is a breeze compared to what you are going through. Best of luck and God bless.

Posted by: You heard me at January 19, 2018 04:36 PM (BooNj)

111 Oh, Kevin D. Williamson is also getting the vapors over this business, mocking Evangelicals for supporting Trump. Fsck him in particular as well. Even more.

Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at January 19, 2018 04:37 PM (8O3HH)

112 >>> Have been working retail the last three months for a large spirits wholesaler. Have lost 14 lbs.

I've been working retail since the beginning of November. Didn't count the pounds but my trousers are looser.

Posted by: fluffy at January 19, 2018 04:37 PM (cHbmY)

113 Gorilla Channel lineup
Gorillas in the Mist
Making of Gorillas in the Mist
Making of Making of Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas Making it in the Mist

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 04:37 PM (BtQd4)

114 I'd rather be shot in the shoulder than the balls, but that's just me.

On a similar note

https://xkcd.com/1468/

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at January 19, 2018 04:37 PM (CPk08)

115 Posted by: Sharkman at January 19, 2018 04:15 PM (k2Hcx)

What a nice thing to read. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 19, 2018 04:38 PM (8+Ozj)

116 Mrs928 had some bad sciatica and went to therapy for a couple of weeks. That was some expensive stretching. Just my copay was $400.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 04:38 PM (QQ+il)

117 I guess that memo that Congress has is pretty bad. NBC is saying it is a Russian plot to get it released.
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How does that make ANY sense? They aren't even trying anymore are they?

I mean, what did the Russians do the IG investigation and write the memo too?

Does the "B" in NBC stand for brain damaged?

Posted by: simplemind at January 19, 2018 04:39 PM (nVCcx)

118 OM, my rule for rehab (now) is
1) go on the most frequent schedule you can get them to approve,
2) don't miss any sessions,
3) keep going until finally one of the senior physical therapists says "You don't need to keep coming here, there's nothing more we can do for you!" and essentially throws you out, and
4) keep doing the basic exercises several times a week at home for another three to six months.

Posted by: Perry Helion at January 19, 2018 04:40 PM (gwPgz)

119 Pay no mind to # Nevers, they will be the be losers in all this.

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 04:41 PM (aC6Sd)

120 Oh, Kevin D. Williamson is also getting the vapors over this business, mocking Evangelicals for supporting Trump. Fsck him in particular as well. Even more.
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He's paid for as well.

Posted by: George Soros at January 19, 2018 04:41 PM (pAkcT)

121 I mean, what did the Russians do the IG investigation and write the memo too?

Does the "B" in NBC stand for brain damaged?

Posted by: simplemind at January 19, 2018 04:39 PM (nVCcx)

Comrade citizen, since so many senior federal officials are Democrats, and since Democrats are really Communists at heart, and since Communists really like the Russian style of government, then it follows that this must be Russian inspired, da!

Posted by: Perry Helion at January 19, 2018 04:43 PM (gwPgz)

122 I've been using the kettlebell to build up some core strength, and a secondary benefit has been that it's really helped with my rice krispies knee and overall flexibility.

Also, totally OT: I just read my first ZeroHedge article and oh my God the comments section -- full-on Protocols. The U.S. and the Joooooos (BIRM) are going to nuke the planet and replace humanity with their evil spawn!!!

Sefton!!!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 19, 2018 04:43 PM (qJtVm)

123 Also, totally OT: I just read my first ZeroHedge article and oh my God the comments section -- full-on Protocols. The U.S. and the Joooooos (BIRM) are going to nuke the planet and replace humanity with their evil spawn!!!

Sefton!!!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 19, 2018 04:43 PM (qJtVm)

Yes.

It infects a LOT of the articles over there. It's hard to see where the Jew hate ends and reality begins. The place is a pit. Occasionally has stuff worth reading, but I have to shower afterwards. batshit crazy.

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at January 19, 2018 04:47 PM (CPk08)

124

Glad to see you're making progress, OregonMuse.

PT is tough. But it pays off in the end.

Hang in there.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at January 19, 2018 04:50 PM (fceHP)

125 OT/

So are they going to #releaseTheMemo or not? I'm getting impatient.

Posted by: Serious Cat at January 19, 2018 04:50 PM (Gei2C)

126 Had cataract surgery about month ago. Seems I'm getting some distortion now when i glance side to side quickly. seems to be getting more pronounced.

Question. Wills squats help?

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at January 19, 2018 04:50 PM (4CCz5)

127 82 OM, glad you are making gainzzzz. Did they ever figure out the cause of seizure?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 19, 2018 04:19 PM (wdmm9)

Epilepsy. I am now on anti-seizure medication daily.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (ur8yz)

128 Senator Jeff Flake will be the final vote for convicting Donald Trump during impeachment proceedings.

Posted by: A. Pundit at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (SkuXa)

129 Treacher rant
We don't need pandas, and we certainly don't need government-funded panda cams. Let all these fat, lumbering crapsacks fend for themselves (and that also goes for the pandas). Shut it down. Shut it all down.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (BtQd4)

130

An OT, then going to go read Ace's recent posts to catch up.

Facebook to Rank News Sources by Quality to Battle Misinformation
Tech giant will rely on user surveys of trustworthiness to try to preserve objectivity'

hah!, this should turn out well

WSJ

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at January 19, 2018 04:52 PM (fceHP)

131 Epilepsy. I am now on anti-seizure medication daily.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (ur8yz)
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Jeez, so sorry to hear that OM.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 19, 2018 04:53 PM (qJtVm)

132 OT/

So are they going to #releaseTheMemo or not? I'm getting impatient.

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I want it released, but today would be a terrible day to release it. Friday / Shutdown. So naturally, I expect it to come out in about 45 minutes.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2018 04:56 PM (sX1BW)

133 Epilepsy. I am now on anti-seizure medication daily.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (ur8yz)

So sorry about that OM. I did not know it could arise in later years of life...past 30 yo.

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:56 PM (iX3+9)

134 Todays WTFO:
So NBC says releasing the memo that proves the fake russia dossier used to spy on Trump is from Russian propagandists.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 04:57 PM (BtQd4)

135 I've lost 25 pounds since October 29.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V has a shiny new laptop at January 19, 2018 04:58 PM (P8951)

136 I was thinking Mueller might dump some BS today but government shutdown so probably not.

Posted by: jsg at January 19, 2018 04:59 PM (0gGpe)

137 Facebook to Rank News Sources by Quality to Battle Misinformation
Tech giant will rely on user surveys of trustworthiness to try to preserve objectivity'

hah!, this should turn out well

WSJ
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at January 19, 2018 04:52 PM (fceHP)

Oh ffs. Nothing Orwellian or group think or echo chamber like in that decision.

Smh

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 04:59 PM (iX3+9)

138 What do the Russians have to do with the FISA Abuse Report?

Sekret Aygent Steele outsourced the writing of the infamous fake dossier to them.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 19, 2018 04:59 PM (k2Hcx)

139
Epilepsy. I am now on anti-seizure medication daily.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (ur8yz)

Take care of yourself. and have a good weekend.

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at January 19, 2018 05:00 PM (CPk08)

140 >>>>Todays WTFO:

So NBC says releasing the memo that proves the fake russia dossier used to spy on Trump is from Russian propagandists.
.
.
.Yep, they have jumped through the looking glass with the latest from NBC.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2018 05:01 PM (+Dllb)

141 134 Russian propagandists

They're even worse than disgruntled spice miners on the moons of Naboo

Posted by: jsg at January 19, 2018 05:01 PM (0gGpe)

142 Todays just STFU already
Hoyer: I believe we ought to stay here and do our work [pause for cheers and applause]. And I believe we ought to vote to do so. And therefore, I will vote no.

Does the gentleman have a motion?

Hoyer: I have a motion And the motion is the House do now adjourn.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 05:01 PM (BtQd4)

143 I've lost 25 pounds since October 29.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V has a shiny new laptop at January 19, 2018 04:58 PM (P8951)

Congratulations Donna of the Ampersands!

Wow. Impressive.

Posted by: Professor Chaos, Gumdrop Gorilla Channel at January 19, 2018 05:01 PM (iX3+9)

144 hey, I was gonna do a GAINZZZ thread!

Well I don't have it as bad as you, but I'm also working on restoring shoulder mobility.

I had to have both shoulders reconstructed surgically when I was young, probably because I was doing bench presses with elbows flared out, "bouncing" on my tendons until they just got so loose they didn't hold my shoulders in any more.

Don't do that, kids!

anyway, I ditched physical therapy for them and never got full range of motion back. Now I'm trying to exercise the little muscles in the shoulder and rotator cuff and stuff.

Posted by: ace at January 19, 2018 05:02 PM (8rNrN)

145 At this time last year my daughter and I were making our way to the Lincoln Memorial for some DC Trump Inauguration festivities...then back to Arlington for dinner and margarita's, not a late night because we had an EPIC inauguration to attend in the morning!!...

Posted by: KWDreaming at January 19, 2018 05:03 PM (PafTy)

146 I know people mean well OregonMuse...but only follow your doctor's and therapist's advice.

On a different note:

Trump: Just signed 702 Bill to reauthorize foreign intelligence collection. This is NOT the same FISA law that was so wrongly abused during the election. I will always do the right thing for our country and put the safety of the American people first!

Posted by: Tami at January 19, 2018 05:04 PM (Enq6K)

147 134 Russian propagandists

They're even worse than disgruntled spice miners on the moons of Naboo
Posted by: jsg at January 19, 2018 05:01 PM (0gGpe)

Naboo is way more interesting than any locale from SW 7 or 8.

Posted by: Serious Cat at January 19, 2018 05:04 PM (Gei2C)

148 good luck, OM! I know restoring range of motion is tedious, frustrating, and difficult. Strangely, making small movements is very taxing when your body is resisting them.

I always blow off my rehab exercises but usually do my heavy-lifting exercises. the small rehab stuff is just HARDER than the lifting-heavy stuff.

Posted by: ace at January 19, 2018 05:05 PM (8rNrN)

149 Sheesh! A shoulder replacement?? And I'm worried about repairing a torn rotator cuff?

Posted by: Smilin' Jack at January 19, 2018 05:05 PM (zMj9Z)

150 anyway, I ditched physical therapy for them and never got full range of motion back. Now I'm trying to exercise the little muscles in the shoulder and rotator cuff and stuff.

Posted by: ace at January 19, 2018 05:02 PM (8rNrN)

Internal and external rotation?

If so, roll up a small towel and hold it between your elbow and torso. Don't let it drop. Helps keep your arm in the right position.

Posted by: Tami at January 19, 2018 05:07 PM (Enq6K)

151 Jeeez not only are they dragging out the porn star crap they're dragging out some Russian hooker story who says Trump has a small penis... They are really desperate

Posted by: it's me donna at January 19, 2018 05:07 PM (O2RFr)

152 103 56 So the Feds are retrying Menendez on bribery and corruption charges

Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (czkHE)

Huh? Who? What?

Posted by: ABCBSNBCNN at January 19, 2018 04:31 PM (UsCnO)

Never heard of him.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at January 19, 2018 05:07 PM (NL6wI)

153 Question. Wills squats help?
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at January 19, 2018 04:50 PM

Squats are the miracle exercise. There is very little they do not help with.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 19, 2018 05:08 PM (ctuyM)

154 103 56 So the Feds are retrying Menendez on bribery and corruption charges

Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at January 19, 2018 04:07 PM (czkHE)

Huh? Who? What?

Posted by: ABCBSNBCNN at January 19, 2018 04:31 PM (UsCnO)

Never heard of him.

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Well we know he isn't a Republican.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2018 05:08 PM (sX1BW)

155 Question. Wills squats help?
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at January 19, 2018 04:50 PM

Squats are the miracle exercise. There is very little they do not help with.

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Now whenever I do them, I just hear this nagging "ZERO" being played in my mind.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2018 05:09 PM (sX1BW)

156 OM, I busted my left shoulder up in a motorcycle wreck about 10 years ago. I have pretty good range of movement, but damn, the changes in the weather really hurt. I've no idea why other than the normal expansion and contraction of bone and metal due to temperature change.

Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at January 19, 2018 05:10 PM (iiixZ)

157 When I broke my hip 20 years ago, it took me a year to fully recover. It was three months of Walker around the house and wheel chair if we went out, then three months of crutches, three months of cane, then 3 months of limping around before the doctor cleared me for full work.

Posted by: Traveling Man at January 19, 2018 05:10 PM (R5lpX)

158 151 Jeeez not only are they dragging out the porn star crap they're dragging out some Russian hooker story who says Trump has a small penis... They are really desperate
Posted by: it's me donna at January 19, 2018 05:07 PM (O2RFr)

Waiting on the Hillary vagina stories.

Posted by: rhennigantx at January 19, 2018 05:10 PM (BtQd4)

159 Now whenever I do them, I just hear this nagging "ZERO" being played in my mind.
Posted by: SH at January 19, 2018 05:09 PM

LOL. I had just hit enter, when I thought I should have added "when done correctly with good form."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 19, 2018 05:11 PM (ctuyM)

160 Government shutdown also includes Mueller?
I want it more now!
Close it down, for the ' Dreamers '

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 05:11 PM (aC6Sd)

161 Jeez, so sorry to hear that OM.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 19, 2018 04:53 PM (qJtVm)

Eh. It is what it is. The neurologist thinks it's a side effect of the open-heart surgery I had in 2002 for a valve replacement.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 05:11 PM (ur8yz)

162 >>>>151 Jeeez not only are they dragging out the porn star crap they're
dragging out some Russian hooker story who says Trump has a small
penis... They are really desperate

Posted by: it's me donna at January 19, 2018 05:07 PM (O2RFr)

Waiting on the Hillary vagina stories.
.
.
.They are trying to get in front of this memo news. It must be really, really bad for the dems.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2018 05:12 PM (+Dllb)

163 I broke my shoulder like yours, OM, but I had temporary pins instead, apparently the surgeon figured I would heal if bolted together.

Once they got the pins out, my goal was to touch the top of the door frame, and that took time. After that it was to touch the 8' ceiling, and after that to touch my fingers behind my back.

I got the last pins out about August so I could do my stretches in the back yard where the cussing wouldn't worry the cats.

Once I was able to do that and throw apples over-hand, I dug out my shepherds' sling and would go down to the park and throw rocks at the river.

I am proud to say I almost never missed.

Glad you are making it back. It is a long path.

On the good side, to follow up on Gainzzz, I am getting back into swimming and I can do the crawl and back strokes just fine.
I am so out of shape that I can only do four laps, but since I started out the first of January doing 3 and feeling like I was going to die at the end of each one, I am really improving.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 19, 2018 05:12 PM (2K6fY)

164 If the Government shuts down tonight, are the NFL Conference Championships this weekend cancelled? Can I still get gas? Who will deliver my pizzas?

Posted by: Brian Dead at January 19, 2018 05:13 PM (qYCgM)

165 Its not terrible but sometimes weather change I get sharp needle lkke stabbing pains in my knee area.

Posted by: Skip at January 19, 2018 05:14 PM (aC6Sd)

166
It is now just over seven months since my NSTEMI heart attack. I wrapped up my stint in cardio rehab one month ago with my VO2 level in the highest category (good) and my heart's ejection fraction between 60% and 64% (also good). Cardiologist says I'm healthy. My weight has been holding between 193 pounds and 190 pounds, down 25 pounds since last mid-June.

I visit the gym two or three times a week and I have extended my time on the treadmill out to 40 minutes at 4.3 miles per hour. Krebs It is time to add weight work and stretching exercises to the regimen. I'll likely do that in early February.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 19, 2018 05:14 PM (pNxlR)

167 Linebacker Mekhi Brown is gone from the Tide. He will be transferring to Tennessee State.

http://aol.it/2DjW2dT

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 05:15 PM (QQ+il)

168

If Congress fails to avert a government shutdown by its Friday deadline, the popular panda cameras at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington will be turned off...

The panda cams allow curious folk and panda enthusiasts to watch the three giant pandas -- Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei -- while they play, roam around, sleep and chomp on bamboo.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 19, 2018 05:16 PM (IqV8l)

169 OM- there's some electrodes thingy that is used to selectively spasm muscles, thereby activating, loosening, and potentially strenghtening them. Used for sports and passive exercise, I had it done extensively for a back and neck injury after a car wreck. Is it an option for you? There are home kits now.

Any case, endeavor to persevere!

Posted by: pogomip at January 19, 2018 05:16 PM (wf1Cf)

170 Waiting on the Hillary vagina stories.

Like a hotdog down a hallway.

Posted by: Webb Hubbell at January 19, 2018 05:17 PM (QQ+il)

171 All of this exercise talk is motivational!!! Thanks everyone! I have decided to stop procrastinating and finally start shopping for a hammock for the farm!

Posted by: Weasel at January 19, 2018 05:17 PM (Sfs6o)

172 I messed up my tibial plateau, and broke both bones in my wrist Oct 14th . Zero pressure on my leg until 2 weeks ago. The P.T. was tough but nothing near what you guys have gone through. Last day of p.t. in Denver last thurs.,the therapist is testing my wrist strength. She is twisting my hand and I am resisting the pressure. My good elbow pops, and the look on her face made her think she broke my good arm. Laughed my ass off.

Posted by: Cicero skip at January 19, 2018 05:17 PM (E9vLe)

173 Nood

Posted by: Furious George at January 19, 2018 05:18 PM (9vQJW)

174 Hey Grump, this is ultra-belated, but congrats on Bama's championship.

Posted by: stace at January 19, 2018 05:18 PM (6HFDU)

175 To start the new year I downloaded two apps - Simple workout and Fitness Tracker. The constant log of activity incentives me to push myself.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 19, 2018 05:18 PM (BJTY0)

176 Hey Grump, this is ultra-belated, but congrats on Bama's championship.

Thanks, though I had little to do with it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at January 19, 2018 05:19 PM (QQ+il)

177 >>>At this time last year my daughter and I were making our way to the Lincoln Memorial

right on!
potus rules

Posted by: concrete girl's pee-chee folder at January 19, 2018 05:19 PM (C6eZV)

178 Oh OregonMuse, please be patient and stop forcing yourself to do exercises that hurt. Pain means stop, so listen. Just be thankful that your pain stops when you stop pushing. Give your body time to heal - you just got hurt in October - and realize you may not recover your full range of motion. Just ask yourself, can I live without it? It could be much worse. Remember how you felt a couple months ago?

I badly broke both bones in my right ankle several years ago, and prayed to just be able to walk again. That seemed like an unattainable goal for awhile, and the PT was rough. My ankle hurt most of every day for months, then part of the time, then I finally got to the point when I actually wouldn't think about it daily. Try Real Time Pain Relief Maxx formula lotion to rub on whatever hurts (within reason!) and see if that helps. I was using it several times a day for awhile, then several times a week, and now just as needed. Anyway, go easy on the exercises, try to be patient, and just be thankful that you are doing much better than you were. Blessings!

Posted by: Just wondering at January 19, 2018 05:27 PM (X+xEf)

179 I've been doing 5x5 for about a 18 months than switched to 3x3 for heavy lifting and doing 5x5 for light 80% lifts. Also found citrulline, bcaas, creatine are good pre workout and tumeric, zma and burglars good for recovery

Posted by: Regular joe at January 19, 2018 05:36 PM (7PllL)

180 Posted by: pogomip at January 19, 2018 05:16 PM (wf1Cf)

A Tenzz unit? (spelling) You can get a prescription for one.

Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2018 05:37 PM (16bxt)

181
143 I've lost 25 pounds since October 29.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V has a shiny new laptop at January 19, 2018 04:58 PM (P8951)

Congrats on the weight loss. I also wanted to let you know that I prepared and served your recipe for Mustard Shrimp to a group of jewelry artists gathered to take classes outside of Philadelphia. High praise for it -- I liked it, a lot -- and several of the guests asked for the recipe, which I provided to them. Well done!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 19, 2018 05:44 PM (pNxlR)

182 Hang in there Oregon Muse.

I had two rotator cuff surgeries last year, one in October (left shoulder) and one just before Christmas (right shoulder) due to high deductible insurance, and wanted to get both done while deductible was achieved.

No fun at all. Just now getting back to normal, strength still underperforming, but pretty much full ROM without pain.

Exactly right about getting shot in the shoulder - but, movies ain't real life. If they were, Trump would have kicked the crap out of half the dems and RINOs in congress by now.

My knees are next on the list.

Getting old is not for sissies.

Posted by: Optimus Maximus at January 19, 2018 05:49 PM (C2EWj)

183 Hang in there Muse. Haven't had a replacement, but I have had both cuffs repaired. The last one with screws and transplanted tendon. Unless you've experienced it, it's hard to believe how every simple movement of your body makes the shoulder throb.

When I read your mention of the pulley my body shuddered.

Posted by: Captain Obvious at January 19, 2018 05:51 PM (1Mft0)

184 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 19, 2018 05:44 PM (pNxlR)

I'm so glad you and your guests enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know!

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V has a shiny new laptop at January 19, 2018 05:53 PM (P8951)

185 oregon, I'm glad your shoulder is improving

Posted by: votermom pimping great books! at January 19, 2018 06:05 PM (hMwEB)

186 Epilepsy. I am now on anti-seizure medication daily.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at January 19, 2018 04:51 PM (ur8yz)

strict keto is supposed to be good for that
*give OM all the bacon*

Posted by: votermom pimping great books! at January 19, 2018 06:08 PM (hMwEB)

187 Prayers for healing. Physical therapy is the worst.

Posted by: Mamawolf at January 19, 2018 06:10 PM (XdPwH)

188 Late but thanks for the GAINZ thread.
Very glad you're healing, OM.

I'm back at the gym, finally. After years of delay. Thanks to the wife for deciding to make ME responsible for nagging her to go to gym, making it easy for me to go, too.

So, I'm a bit stiff and weak and haven't lifted for a good 7 years. But I'm happy. Glad to be working out again

Oh and still on IF, which is responsible for reversing my advancing weight.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at January 19, 2018 06:15 PM (xJa6I)

189 This device has helped me (and others I know) with shoulder rehab:
https://therotater.com/wp/

Posted by: Brent Buckner at January 19, 2018 06:19 PM (J+ipo)

190 Fapping deficiency syndrome...try the other shoulder.............."shoulder replacement" calling B.S there.

Posted by: saf at January 19, 2018 06:22 PM (cS/ge)

191 I have one of those myself, actually, as a result of shattering the ball of my humerus in a long-distance fall.

My advice is unfriendly. You have to work through the motherfucking pain. Hard, hard, physical therapy. Regular multiple-times/day stretching. I did PT until I was crying. You're forcing tendons to reattach & stretch ... inches. If you take it easy, it will never never improve.

But there's this. I had VERY limited ROM b/f my fall - couldn't raise arm past horizontal. Now I can do jumping jacks.

Best wishes,

ET!

Posted by: enjointhis at January 19, 2018 07:07 PM (E/bEB)

192 Glad to get the update and hear you're doing better. I remember looking at the X-ray when you first posted it and thinking that was a really nasty set of metal. Good luck with the rehab!

Posted by: Jill v2 at January 19, 2018 07:11 PM (E9Gtg)

193 If you can, get the meanest PT you can. Seriously. I lollygagged my shoulder OF for month because my therapist was used to crying old ladies. Once I got the badass i was out of there in no time. It hurts, but it's worth it.

Posted by: Lmc at January 19, 2018 07:39 PM (aRDaB)

194 I'm glad you're getting better; it doesn't matter how long it takes to move forward as long as you don't move backward.
Good luck and God Bless.

Posted by: Kim Jong-nun at January 19, 2018 07:42 PM (artIV)

195 Ditto @192. Good luck OM. You'll get there I'm sure.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 19, 2018 07:49 PM (/qEW2)

196 Put your arm behind your back with the lower part horizontal. Use a towel behind your back and grasp it with your hand. Use the other hand to slowly raise your hand. Hold to the count of five. Do this ten times three times a day. Pull the towel to the point of resistance and hold each time. Hurts like hell but in a few months you will be able to wash your back in the shower and take your wallet out of your back pocket

Posted by: Sergeant Major at January 19, 2018 07:52 PM (EXkrA)

197 180 Posted by: pogomip at January 19, 2018 05:16 PM (wf1Cf)

A Tenzz unit? (spelling) You can get a prescription for one.
Posted by: dagny

Yes!

http://www.medi-stim.com/
stims/tens/EZ-TENZ.html

Posted by: pogomip at January 19, 2018 07:57 PM (yNjYY)

198 I have registered for my second powerlifting meet, which will take place at the end of April. My last one was in June of 2016. My bench press is right near where it was then, as I have been working hard on it it in recent months. I have just started seriously squatting and deadlifting again, and I have a way to go, but I am confident I can reach and exceed my previous maxes.

As a 52 year old, I am the strongest I have ever been in my life overall, and definitely the most muscular. I have a little bit of midsection I am trying to make smaller, but I am trying to go slowly so as not to compromise overall strength.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at January 19, 2018 08:05 PM (iPbC0)

199 I've had both shoulders rebuilt, and I've got to say, were it not for the physical terrorists, I'd still be muddling along at half-strength or less. They got me back to work two weeks early. and in better shape than I was pre-surgery.

Posted by: Retired Spook at January 19, 2018 08:32 PM (bSchI)

200 OM
If you're still monitoring this thread, I would suggest that you visit Starting Strength and look up the video on Post Op Shoulder Rehab.
You sound like things have gone well, but you could be missing out an opportunity for a more effective approach to conventional therapies.
Regardless, best of luck...

Posted by: browndog at January 19, 2018 09:05 PM (bGMOs)

201 In the Marines we have a Meme, "Pain is weakness leaving the body" My therapist made tears come to my eyes after Rotator cuff surgery.
I am now a year to date from the injury and have 95% of motion at 85% the therapist and Doctor turn you loose.
I can do everything I could do before except two things.
1. Sleep comfortably on the opposite side of the injury.
2. attend toilet job with arm that was repaired, (Charmin ahemmmm administration) my left hand has learned slowly to attend as I go along.
Hang in there, it gets better I'm pullin' for you!

Posted by: obsidian at January 20, 2018 10:18 AM (ARK2U)

202 Go slowly, do not stretch rubber bands or lift light weights. I was doing well after very gentle therapy in Germany, then switched to aggressive US style sports therapy, it set me back six or seven months!

Posted by: William at January 20, 2018 12:46 PM (flONE)

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