fucked up my shoulder and I'm pissed

[KenC]

its the start of a new semester, man. opt for the surgery, take the semester off of school.

When you can't lift your kids up when you're 40 you'll regret it.

Once ligaments are stretched, they don't return to their original length. And guess what encapulates your glenohumeral joint...

[MinkerVR6]

After your first dislocation, depending on how bad it is, you can do phys. therapy and be good as new. After 2 or 3. you are screwed. Going to have to have surgery sometime. You don't want to get the point where you can dislocate it by closing your car door....like I was....

[bkelsey86]

I really have no difficulty doing anythign the onlty thing I thought was wierd was when I was taking the lug nuts off It felt like my shoulder was weaker but I could still do it.

As for the cam it is great it made a noticeable difference and the car has a nice lumpy idle but isnt super rough or anything. I can't wait to go back in the summer and rebuild to 2.7 and then port qand polish the head.

[bimmerphile]

I really have no difficulty doing anythign the onlty thing I thought was wierd was when I was taking the lug nuts off It felt like my shoulder was weaker but I could still do it.

for now.

[Digitalwave]

After your first dislocation, depending on how bad it is, you can do phys. therapy and be good as new. After 2 or 3. you are screwed. Going to have to have surgery sometime. You don't want to get the point where you can dislocate it by closing your car door....like I was....

How bad is the surgery? I am not sure if I am fully dislocating my shoulder, because its popping right back by itself. It has happened 2 or 3 times now in the last year though. I am still in some pain after doing it last night.

[bkelsey86]

Mine dislocated and went right back in by itself and they still recommended surgery as an option.

[KenC]

I am not sure if I am fully dislocating my shoulder, because its popping right back by itself.

You're not fully dislocating it, only partially, which is actually a lot more common than fully dislocating it I can't remember the clinical term for the mechanism (Kris help me out), but the head of your humerus slides up to the edge of the labrum (cartilagenous "bowl") on your scapula and then the ligaments of the shoulder pull it back into its normal position. However, if it continues to partially dislocate it will continue to stretch the glenohumeral ligaments around the joint and you'll eventually fully dislocate it. As I said before, once the ligaments stretch, they don't contract and go back to their normal length so it is probable that you'll continue to have the same problem you're having now... it'll probably just get worse over time.

[bkelsey86]

yeah your on the right track. I tore the tissue surrounding the cup of my shoulder so when the ball rolls out it no longer rolls continuously offo nto that tissue. I am now wearing the power sling ER which keepd my arm out at a 30 degree angle. if anyoens interested I can take pics.

[Digitalwave]

I am not sure if I am fully dislocating my shoulder, because its popping right back by itself.

You're not fully dislocating it, only partially, which is actually a lot more common than fully dislocating it I can't remember the clinical term for the mechanism (Kris help me out), but the head of your humerus slides up to the edge of the labrum (cartilagenous "bowl") on your scapula and then the ligaments of the shoulder pull it back into its normal position. However, if it continues to partially dislocate it will continue to stretch the glenohumeral ligaments around the joint and you'll eventually fully dislocate it. As I said before, once the ligaments stretch, they don't contract and go back to their normal length so it is probable that you'll continue to have the same problem you're having now... it'll probably just get worse over time.

I think the term is sublexation(sp).

[KenC]

You're not fully dislocating it, only partially, which is actually a lot more common than fully dislocating it I can't remember the clinical term for the mechanism (Kris help me out), but the head of your humerus slides up to the edge of the labrum (cartilagenous "bowl") on your scapula and then the ligaments of the shoulder pull it back into its normal position.

I think the term is sublexation(sp).

Bingo, that's it.