battery
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In response to a post in NNFN someone suggested I start a thread dedicated to my moaning...
13 April at about 20:20 just coming towards the end of my session in the wall - cool looking slab problem, left hand rotated outwards, straight arm pressing to rock over a high right foot. As I initiated the move my bottom foot slipped, as my hips were in to the slab all the weight went through my left arm and I was screaming before I hit the mat.
Had a slight out of body experience as I was laid on the mat thinking 'I'm shouting quite loudly, oh, I can't stop shouting'. Think I freaked a few novices out! My arm was stuck out to the side, I couldn't bring it in.
Ambulance called, paramedics gave me gas and air and morphine then a bit of creativity with a bandage to hang my arm which was off the edge of the trolley from the roof of the ambulance. Col still got screamed at every time we went round a roundabout and Amy laughed at my abusing him quite a lot.
x-ray then Penthrox to put it back in but they could apparently hear me screaming two corridors away. So through to a room with all the monitors so they could sedate me - Propofol and fentanyl and the next thing I knew I was sat up (for the first time) with my arm in a sling.
Got home at 02:30 the following morning, incredibly sore and sick and tired but incredibly grateful for the amazing staff who looked after me, especially a porter called David who stuck with me throughout the whole thing - I've never been able to track him down.
Fracture clinic one week later - shoulder specialist didn't really seem very concerned - sent me for an MRI and an urgent referral to physio which would likely be 6 weeks. I came out feeling quite dismissed and very upset.
MRI two weeks later revealed Hill-Sachs and Bony Bankhart Lesions and an incomplete fracture to the neck of the humerus . Consultant was only concerned with the fact that there was no rotator cuff damage so no surgery was required, go away and do the physio, see you in three months. I pointed out that I hadn't even heard from the physio department.
In the mean time I had contacted a private physio and had a few sessions, gently trying to get it moving. This physio had mentioned to a consultant friend my case and with my permission he looked at my file. He was convinced that it needed surgery to repair the Bankhart lesion and stabilise the shoulder. I went back to the NHS consultant and again came out feeling dismissed and upset - no to surgery, see you in 3 months. I paid for a face to face with the private consultant after which I put in a request to the NHS hospital to change consultants.
In the meantime - 2 different NHS physios saw me, one of whom was also telling me that it needed surgery.
Got to see another consultant in under a week and was very impressed. Another x-ray, over an hour having everything explained to me, discussing options and recommendations. He then brought another consultant in to give a second opinion and they agreed. My shoulder is SO stiff right now that any surgery at this point would do more harm than good. The bony Bankhurt Lesion is healing pretty much in place and whilst recurrent dislocation is a possibility it is impossible to predict at this point and they don't want to do unnecessary surgery.
The outcome of the 3 hours at the hospital was feeling like I properly understood what is going on for the first time; a steroid injection and a physio session with instructions to forget all the strength stuff and focus on mobility.
13 April at about 20:20 just coming towards the end of my session in the wall - cool looking slab problem, left hand rotated outwards, straight arm pressing to rock over a high right foot. As I initiated the move my bottom foot slipped, as my hips were in to the slab all the weight went through my left arm and I was screaming before I hit the mat.
Had a slight out of body experience as I was laid on the mat thinking 'I'm shouting quite loudly, oh, I can't stop shouting'. Think I freaked a few novices out! My arm was stuck out to the side, I couldn't bring it in.
Ambulance called, paramedics gave me gas and air and morphine then a bit of creativity with a bandage to hang my arm which was off the edge of the trolley from the roof of the ambulance. Col still got screamed at every time we went round a roundabout and Amy laughed at my abusing him quite a lot.
x-ray then Penthrox to put it back in but they could apparently hear me screaming two corridors away. So through to a room with all the monitors so they could sedate me - Propofol and fentanyl and the next thing I knew I was sat up (for the first time) with my arm in a sling.
Got home at 02:30 the following morning, incredibly sore and sick and tired but incredibly grateful for the amazing staff who looked after me, especially a porter called David who stuck with me throughout the whole thing - I've never been able to track him down.
Fracture clinic one week later - shoulder specialist didn't really seem very concerned - sent me for an MRI and an urgent referral to physio which would likely be 6 weeks. I came out feeling quite dismissed and very upset.
MRI two weeks later revealed Hill-Sachs and Bony Bankhart Lesions and an incomplete fracture to the neck of the humerus . Consultant was only concerned with the fact that there was no rotator cuff damage so no surgery was required, go away and do the physio, see you in three months. I pointed out that I hadn't even heard from the physio department.
In the mean time I had contacted a private physio and had a few sessions, gently trying to get it moving. This physio had mentioned to a consultant friend my case and with my permission he looked at my file. He was convinced that it needed surgery to repair the Bankhart lesion and stabilise the shoulder. I went back to the NHS consultant and again came out feeling dismissed and upset - no to surgery, see you in 3 months. I paid for a face to face with the private consultant after which I put in a request to the NHS hospital to change consultants.
In the meantime - 2 different NHS physios saw me, one of whom was also telling me that it needed surgery.
Got to see another consultant in under a week and was very impressed. Another x-ray, over an hour having everything explained to me, discussing options and recommendations. He then brought another consultant in to give a second opinion and they agreed. My shoulder is SO stiff right now that any surgery at this point would do more harm than good. The bony Bankhurt Lesion is healing pretty much in place and whilst recurrent dislocation is a possibility it is impossible to predict at this point and they don't want to do unnecessary surgery.
The outcome of the 3 hours at the hospital was feeling like I properly understood what is going on for the first time; a steroid injection and a physio session with instructions to forget all the strength stuff and focus on mobility.