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tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Alright, so the right heel is basically back to normal now. No more crazy pain/inflammation. But about two weeks ago my left knee starting acting like an asshole. That seems better now, too.

I've been focusing on the elliptical machine to minimize impact on joints/tendons but also trying to simulate running form to some degree. I take a lot of steps in a day and nothing seems exacerbated by that.

BUT... now all of a sudden my goddamn left toe is flaring up. Swollen. Red. And my toenail is all blue and discolored and gross looking. Today, finally, the pain in my toe is gone. Doesn't hurt to touch the nail or anything. But it still looks like it's bruised badly underneath.

Gout Of My Mind

tragabigzanda wrote:i hate in sports when someone says "i got it!" but then they miss it.

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Alright, so the right heel is basically back to normal now. No more crazy pain/inflammation. But about two weeks ago my left knee starting acting like an asshole. That seems better now, too.

I've been focusing on the elliptical machine to minimize impact on joints/tendons but also trying to simulate running form to some degree. I take a lot of steps in a day and nothing seems exacerbated by that.

BUT... now all of a sudden my goddamn left toe is flaring up. Swollen. Red. And my toenail is all blue and discolored and gross looking. Today, finally, the pain in my toe is gone. Doesn't hurt to touch the nail or anything. But it still looks like it's bruised badly underneath.

Gout Of My Mind

trag

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knee tunes wrote:Hi verb,

I have rotator cuff surgery finally being done on 7-21.

I don't know if I said but the MRI said I have massive rotator cuff involving full cuff tears involving two tendons which both are retracted more than 5 cm each.

The surgeon who I talked to the other day during lunch said yeah chomp chomp chomp sometimes you get in there and yank the tendons and they chomp chomp chomp come right back.

So I feel and have heard that I'm in good hands

chomp chomp chomp

Bammer wrote:Timely bump.

Never break your leg when you’re pushing 40, team. It won’t fully heal and it will fuck up other things like your back and ankle.

Bammer wrote:Timely bump.

Never break your leg when you’re pushing 40, team. It won’t fully heal and it will fuck up other things like your back and ankle.

verb_to_trust wrote:

knee tunes wrote:Hi verb,

I have rotator cuff surgery finally being done on 7-21.

I don't know if I said but the MRI said I have massive rotator cuff involving full cuff tears involving two tendons which both are retracted more than 5 cm each.

The surgeon who I talked to the other day during lunch said yeah chomp chomp chomp sometimes you get in there and yank the tendons and they chomp chomp chomp come right back.

So I feel and have heard that I'm in good hands

chomp chomp chomp

Good luck with everything. I remember my doctor telling me I was lucky to have my rotator cuff intact as a rotator cuff tear is harder to rehab. As tough as it will be for the first several weeks just know it will get easier, and there is probably no better time in the history of the world to be laid up recovering from a surgery.

I don't know what state you are in but it's good you can have an elective procedure. For a while they were forbidden around here and now there is a blood shortage that is threatening some of the electives that are on the schedule for the coming weeks.

verb_to_trust wrote:

Bammer wrote:Timely bump.

Never break your leg when you’re pushing 40, team. It won’t fully heal and it will fuck up other things like your back and ankle.

My shoulder isn't there yet but given your situation I think I'd probably take a game to 10 against you. 10 to 4. Something like that.

knee tunes wrote:I have surgery on Tuesday to repair torn rotator cuff tear.

It'll either be repair by normal means or by "superior capsular reconstruction" meaning they give me a fake tendon.

I'll let yas all know.

knee tunes wrote:Where's Verb?

I think I'm in trouble. I was just outside walking in the very lovely snow. I turned a corner and heard a huge flapping sound. All these birds started leaving a tree at once. Maybe they were birds. The first thing I thought was "bats!", and i turned to run and fell right down. My shoulder/upper arm hit the corner of the curb.

No bats came at me thank heavens.

But now I can't lift my arm forward or to the side. I can move it up with my other arm but I can't hold it there. I can bend at the elbow fine as long as my upper arm is straight down.

If I go to lift my left arm as if to type at a keyboard, that first little go motion causes pain.

There's no pain when my arm is dangling there or when I press all around it with my right hand-. I just can't move it

Am I f*ed?

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:my heart needs reconstructive surgery

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knee tunes wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:my heart needs reconstructive surgery

Aww.

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