View Single Post
Hebrewhomeboy Hebrewhomeboy is offline
Porsche Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Monterey, CA
Posts: 811
dislocated my shoulder last night

I dislocated my left shoulder 2.5 years ago in a motorcycle wreck. I did my rotator cuff exercises, it healed great, and I never thought twice about it.

But last night as I was getting out of the shower, I reached out for a towel and slipped, landing on my elbow and dislocating my left shoulder again. I let out some curses and rolled over, which ended up pushing it right back into socket, fortunately. This morning I went to see a chiropractor, as there's a really good one nearby, and he straightened a few things out, and when I get back to Hawaii I'm going to get an MRI to see what the damage was. Now it's just a bit sore.

My concern is that I now may have a weak shoulder joint. It seemed to me that it went out of joint easier than it should have, and it hurt less than it should have. I'm worried that I've got some good damage to my shoulder and I'll eventually need a shoulder reconstruction. When I initially dislocated it a few years ago, I got a SLAP tear and also tore my rotator cuff (supraspinatus to be exact). I know it's only going to go downhill from here.

One of these days I'll post something positive in this forum.
__________________
sold - 1978 911SC. Best car I have, and will ever own.
Current moving scraps of metal:
2010 Nissan Titan
2009 Buell Firebolt XB12R
Old 03-05-2009, 04:37 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #1 (permalink)