Well Crap!

[Rank]

you know muscle tears can repair themselves .... is this not the case? I find alot of times doctors are "cut happy" when in the natural scheme of things the body can do wonders repairing itself.

[Hank70SS]

Originally Posted by Rank

you know muscle tears can repair themselves .... is this not the case? I find alot of times doctors are "cut happy" when in the natural scheme of things the body can do wonders repairing itself.

Surgery is just a guess on the other docs part, won't know for sure until tomorrow what they recommend. I hear what you're saying but I've had 6 weeks of therapy, 3 times a week, on my shoulder and it hasn't really improved. Not any worse but still will wake up in the middle of the night and it's now been 3 and half months since it happened. The pelvis guy is definitely not cut happy. Everyone, nurses, other docs, etc. all assumed I had surgery on it but the doc said he didn't want to and didn't think it was necessary, and he was right. Hopefully the shoulder guy has the same attitude and won't suggest surgery unless it's absolutely necessary.

Anyway, glad you all recognize the need to think and be safe before you start something potentially dangerous.

[Ray Barnes]

Originally Posted by Hank70SS

Surgery is just a guess on the other docs part, won't know for sure until tomorrow what they recommend. I hear what you're saying but I've had 6 weeks of therapy, 3 times a week, on my shoulder and it hasn't really improved. Not any worse but still will wake up in the middle of the night and it's now been 3 and half months since it happened. The pelvis guy is definitely not cut happy. Everyone, nurses, other docs, etc. all assumed I had surgery on it but the doc said he didn't want to and didn't think it was necessary, and he was right. Hopefully the shoulder guy has the same attitude and won't suggest surgery unless it's absolutely necessary.

Anyway, glad you all recognize the need to think and be safe before you start something potentially dangerous.

Where was your advice when I was operating that tractor...oh wait, the advice should have been... don't get married, then you dont have to wear a ring on that finger

[SS Shaun]

Originally Posted by Ray Barnes

Where was your advice when I was operating that tractor...oh wait, the advice should have been... don't get married, then you dont have to wear a ring on that finger

lol i take my ring off now for everything once it got caught on a metal tube and almost snapped my finger!

[Hank70SS]

Originally Posted by Ray Barnes

Where was your advice when I was operating that tractor...oh wait, the advice should have been... don't get married, then you dont have to wear a ring on that finger

I never wore my ring or watch at work when working on computers. 220V will melt them real fast. Also never wore them when working around the house or on a car. Saw what happened to a guy when he got his ring across the posts of a solenoid, basically melted his gold ring around his finger. Too bad I wasn't as cautious when climbing that ladder.

[Hank70SS]

Hey, thanks, I'll be fine guys. Just a couple of torn tendons, nothing life threatening. We need to worry about Ric right now, he's the one that could use the prayers and good thoughts.

[Hank70SS]

Originally Posted by Rank

you know muscle tears can repair themselves .... is this not the case? I find alot of times doctors are "cut happy" when in the natural scheme of things the body can do wonders repairing itself.

Hey, I read the MRI report again. It's actually the tendon coming off the main muscle in the rotator cuff that's torn, not the muscle itself.