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Lizbetbathory -> RE: shoulder surgury (12/17/2007 8:01:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: samboct
Umm- do you know that old joke about the guy who walks into the doc and says- OK doc- what's up? The doc says you have high blood pressure and a blocked artery- I want to operate immediately! Guy says- gee doc- I want a second opinion. OK, says the doc- you're ugly too.
I just googled shoulder fusion surgery- and my off the cuff read is that you're 22 and they want to do this to you? Umm, have you gotten a second opinion- or maybe a third? Does the doc who proposed this really have good credentials- are they part of a teaching hospital for instance? You should be able to find some good docs in St. Louis- Washington University has a pretty good med school IIRC. Have you called their orthopod department and asked for a consult with one of the people that teach there? I don't think I'd be in a tearing hurry to go under the knife unless you're sure that you need to- and the procedure that they're talking about sounds like it will leave you with some permanent limitations. So unless you've done the second opinion bit, I'd be a bit hesitant.
HTH
Sam
i have a genetic disorde that causes my joints to be unstable, i am going to washington univercity center for advnaced medicne with dr yamaguchi, the guy who wrote the book on this, and this is the only way to fix me. my shoulder falls out of place the a/c is torn completely the nerve dmage is spreading and so is the weakness.they will open my shoulder grind away thecartaladge some bone so there is fresh marrow take a bon graft from my hip and then put it in place with pins the graft if it takes will cause the ball joint to fuse witht the socket. this is my 5 and final surgury on my arm. the only thing im truely afraid of is logically i knw this is the only way to fix it but i keep second guessing my self esp since i have 2 little girls.i miss out on so much as it is being afriad of a bad dislocation after the pt and stuff my shoulder will be stable and a lot less pain. but i wont be able to catch them when they come running for a hug that may just be worth the pain [&o]
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