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by anygunanywhere
Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:29 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
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Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

Divided Attention wrote:I know y'all think I am crazy, but I still cannot express enough how much acupuncture has helped with my joint issues. Recommend highly!
I personally do not think you are crazy.

There is no cartilage left in my shoulder - bone on bone. I have a bone spur nearly 3/4 inch long on the inside of my humerus head. I doubt seriously if acupuncture will regenerate my cartilage. Restoration of the joint is pretty much my only option or else I will never be able to shoulder fire a long gun from my right shoulder again. Thank you for your recommendation!

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by anygunanywhere
Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
Replies: 26
Views: 4577

Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

I don't have any knowledge of knee repairs. I'm hopin' mine are ok. No history of knee issues.

My titanium plate in my left leg will have a balnce with my new right shoulder though!

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by anygunanywhere
Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
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Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

November 8 I undergo shoulder surgery. The procedure is called the Copeland Cementless Surface Replacement Arthroplasty (CSRA).

http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/fellows/lvanrens ... optech.pdf

Mrs. Anygun, my true love, stumbled onto an orthopedic surgeon who offers this in place of a total joint replacement. Research shows that only 2% of patients who receive this procedure ever require a total joint replacement. The recovery time is reduced. The surgeon assured me that I will eventually have 100% use of my right shoulder with no limitations.

Anygun is very happy.

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by anygunanywhere
Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:32 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
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Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

I am going tgo start working on left handed shooting real soon....and swapping mags with my right arm in a sling. A sling is a good hide out for a BUG. :smilelol5:

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by anygunanywhere
Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:05 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
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Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

Finally made it to an orthopedic surgeon. He said my only option is a new shoulder joint. The best news he gave me is that at my age he can guarantee that I will need another one if my life expectancy holds true. :mad5 :cryin

Cortisone provides temporary relief but he told me I will know when I need the procedure. Looking at February 2012 timing.

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by anygunanywhere
Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
Replies: 26
Views: 4577

Re: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

RPB wrote:Not much to offer but
I had a neural entrapment, and they fixed that, surgery and carpentry (saws, rasps and filing/reshaping/smoothing) on shoulder bones, and removed the bursa.

Your Ortho verifies it is arthritis and not bursitis? Inflamed bursa.

Bursa removal, while not fun is less damaging than joint replacement.

Be careful with those NSAIDS, stomach ulcers.

Now my other shoulder is acting up, overuse and age.

I literally feel your pain.

I quit carrying farther back and carry at 3:00 due to shoulder mobility/ROM Range of Motion.

my Ortho Surgeon in Houston, Prof at Baylor and graduated Harvard med school if i recall.
He keeps a floor full at Methodist/St Lukes and has a bit of "power" at those hospitals.
Can't recall the name ... Wilde maybe. May be retired now, I used him in 1990
I wish it was bursitis.

I will watch the NSAIDS on my tummy. Always best to take with food.

Around the house I have started carrying between 2:00 and 3:00. really comfortable but what is left of my paunch gets in the way. It is easier to draw.

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by anygunanywhere
Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:09 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?
Replies: 26
Views: 4577

Advanced Shoulder Arthritis - How To Deal With It?

Over the past year I have experienced some extreme shoulder discomfort. It worsened to the point where the pain would wake me up at night.

Short story - diagnosis is advanced arthritis in my right shoulder - my shooting arm. I can't tolerate any recoil from shoulder fired weapons. Pistol recoil is painful as well.

Drawing from concealment is difficult and bringing my weapon up to even try and align a sight picture on a target is excruciating.

I am on some serious steroids and NSAIDS to control the pain.

Has anyone here dealt with this issue and if so, how did you adapt your carry techniques etc?

I expect that I will have to have my joint replaced at some point in the future.

Growing old is not as much fun as it used to be.

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