Debbie_joints
post-grad
United StatesI am an old BoneSmart member. Started with my right hip replacement, then left knee replacement, then the right knee replaced. BoneSmart really helped me get through the surgery and healing process. Telling me to say no to a manipulation under anesthesia for my first knee at only 5 weeks the therapist thought I needed it. I fired him and found someone new and it took a couple more months but we did it.
So now I am going to be needing a right should replacement. I have been dealing with arthritis in that shoulder for over ten years. Did cortisone injections for a few years and then found an alternative therapy lady. She did nerve tracing. Said she got her training in Canada. She stuck her fingers into my shoulder and worked her magic and it worked. Shoulder felt great and would see her once a year when we were in AZ for the winter. But when Covid hit, she retired and moved away.
So I was noticing the shoulder was acting up a bit again, but not horrible. Grandson came to visit while we were still in AZ and he wanted me to ride his new electic bike. I told him no, that I better not. But he asked a couple more times. So all I did was sit on it and decided that I better not try it. So I went to get off and must have hit the throttle and I lost my balance and fell down. A quick look around to see if anyone saw me (how embarrassing) I sat up, and then thought, ok, this fat old grandma has to get up now. I didn't think I got hurt, but went to move and my right arm would not move even an inch. Nothing. Scared me but good. My husband and grandson helped me get up. We were leaving to drive our motor home back home the following week, so really didn't want to go to a doctor there.
I contacted my primary back at home and kept her informed on what happened and what I should do. The park that we stay at has a retired EMT that did check me over and he said he didn't think anything was broken. So my primary wanted me to go to therapy. Went there when I got home and the therapist told me right away that I needed to be seen by ortho. An MRI was ordered first and had that done. I have a two inch complete tear and with the years of arthritis, he told me he could just do a rotator cuff repair and clean out the arthritis, or get a reverse right shoulder replacement. He told me just doing the rotator cuff repair that I might not be happy with it and then end up going through replacement anyway. Decided to get it done and go with the replacement. It isn't scheduled until June 28th. I have gotten some movement back, but some things really hurt to do. So anyway, decided to come back here and see what other shoulder people are going through.
So now I am going to be needing a right should replacement. I have been dealing with arthritis in that shoulder for over ten years. Did cortisone injections for a few years and then found an alternative therapy lady. She did nerve tracing. Said she got her training in Canada. She stuck her fingers into my shoulder and worked her magic and it worked. Shoulder felt great and would see her once a year when we were in AZ for the winter. But when Covid hit, she retired and moved away.
So I was noticing the shoulder was acting up a bit again, but not horrible. Grandson came to visit while we were still in AZ and he wanted me to ride his new electic bike. I told him no, that I better not. But he asked a couple more times. So all I did was sit on it and decided that I better not try it. So I went to get off and must have hit the throttle and I lost my balance and fell down. A quick look around to see if anyone saw me (how embarrassing) I sat up, and then thought, ok, this fat old grandma has to get up now. I didn't think I got hurt, but went to move and my right arm would not move even an inch. Nothing. Scared me but good. My husband and grandson helped me get up. We were leaving to drive our motor home back home the following week, so really didn't want to go to a doctor there.
I contacted my primary back at home and kept her informed on what happened and what I should do. The park that we stay at has a retired EMT that did check me over and he said he didn't think anything was broken. So my primary wanted me to go to therapy. Went there when I got home and the therapist told me right away that I needed to be seen by ortho. An MRI was ordered first and had that done. I have a two inch complete tear and with the years of arthritis, he told me he could just do a rotator cuff repair and clean out the arthritis, or get a reverse right shoulder replacement. He told me just doing the rotator cuff repair that I might not be happy with it and then end up going through replacement anyway. Decided to get it done and go with the replacement. It isn't scheduled until June 28th. I have gotten some movement back, but some things really hurt to do. So anyway, decided to come back here and see what other shoulder people are going through.
