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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 15, 2012 - 01:56am PT
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There aren't a whole lot of parts in my body that haven't been trashed or broken at some point -- mostly because for a bright guy I can be really stupid -- but I'm amazingly whole at the moment.
So maybe I'll have a few drinks after work tomorrow and ride my bike back into the orthopedic ward just to show solidarity with y'all.
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P.Rob
Social climber
Pacomia, Ca - Y Que?
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Jun 15, 2012 - 01:48pm PT
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Sully,
Here is some info I stole off one of our Sister web sights. If you are having bicep pain this quite often is more related to tendonitis than impingment.This is somewhat out of my clinical scope, but I have a very qualified Exercise Physiologist that is on my Team ...... therefore he is beholding to me :0)
Hope this helps
impingement syndromeImpingement syndrome is caused by the excessive squeezing or rubbing of the rotator cuff and shoulder blade. The pain associated with the syndrome is a result of an inflamed bursa (lubricating sac) over the rotator cuff, and/or inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons, and/or calcium deposits in tendons due to wear and tear. Shoulder impingement syndrome can lead to a torn rotator cuff.
tendonitisTendonitis of the shoulder is caused when the rotator cuff and/or biceps tendon become inflamed, usually as a result of being pinched by surrounding structures. The injury may vary from mild inflammation to involvement of most of the rotator cuff. When the rotator cuff tendon becomes inflamed and thickened, it may become trapped under the acromion.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Black Rock City
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Jun 15, 2012 - 03:42pm PT
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Hey Sullly, this is a climbing injury. :(
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jun 15, 2012 - 03:57pm PT
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servere high ankle sprain - been 10 weeks out, spent almost 5 wks in cast. Back to work, rehab on bike but not climbing yet. I'll try some slab soon but nor quite ready for crack. # 5 blow out on this foot- 2 climbing, 2 snowboard , and one fall off stairs. Skied all winter on ice ,rocks ,dirt and get hurt in my garage. go figure.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Jun 15, 2012 - 04:34pm PT
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Ed: You need a new bike!
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Jun 20, 2012 - 09:42pm PT
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Manager says:
scuffy is pretty banged up right now but we're going to give him a little
rest and see how it goes. We're going to do everything we can to keep him
off the DL.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Jun 21, 2012 - 12:17am PT
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Here's my laundry list that's been keeping me out of action.
Severe arthritis and bone spurs in my big toe and the ball of my left foot.
No ACL, partial MCL, no meniscus in my left knee
Category 2 subluxed SI, Ed this could be what's giving your back problems. Cycling puts a shearing load on the SI ligament which creates the instability of the spine/pelvis connection. email me if you want more info.
Compressed L4-5 disc,
Detached right leg adductor muscle
3 AC shoulder separations.
blah, blah blah. I'm toast
oh yeah, deep vein thrombosis (blood clot behind my left knee)
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Jun 21, 2012 - 12:46am PT
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I'm in the fifth month of rehab for ACL/torn meniscus surgery. It went well for a while, and I think the ACL repair is good, but the meniscus not so much. I have knee pain that prevents running or jumping rope, I can't sit on my heel the way you sometimes need to for high-stepping, and stepping up with the foot rotated outwards in edging position is sometimes painful.
I'm continually working on strengthening the quads and calf muscles, and trying to extend range of motion of the knee without aggravating whatever is going on with what's left of the meniscus. I'm able to hike ok with poles (so far up to five hours, but only with a light day pack). I should be doing more biking, I know, I know.
Protocols suggest I have from three to seven months to go. Considering my advanced age and corresponding healing challenges, it is more likely to be on the long side of that range.
All that said, every day is a gift, and I ain't complainin' about being alive and in possession of most of my marbles.
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Frozenwaterfalls
Ice climber
California
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Jun 21, 2012 - 01:04am PT
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I am in month four post surgery for my ruptured L5-S1 disc. Surgery resulted in the surgeon nicking my dura so instead of outpatient surgery, I got to spend a week in the hospital 10 degrees beyond horizontal with pressure cuffs on both legs to prevent unwanted blood clots (dura needed to clot though) and IVs all over my left arm. It is very hard to eat when 10 degrees beyond horizontal - something the nursing staff seemed to be confused by. Fortunately my mom snuck me in Fenton's milkshakes! I started climbing again inside about 2 months ago (armed with a cane and with a partner wearing a boot for her injured foot - we were lame - for real!) Real rock on TR in Tuolumne in May and a couple more weekends out since May, plus a couple of trips out to surf badly (though I was terrible before surgery too). So far so good. Still have a bit of pain, but nothing like the pre-surgery pain that had me in and out of the ER. Just trying to be patient so I don't end up being a hospital patient again. Need to get back on lead though! Fast and complete healing to all the rest of you on the injured reserve list!
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 3, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
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Bump for more of your stories!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Black Rock City
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Yeah, I agree with Sullly, we need a report. Mark-- what did the doctor say?
(I am crutchless and may be turned out of my air cast on July 18th, yippee!)
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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"popped" back to normal? That sounds ominous.
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Spacemonkey76
Gym climber
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"Sprained" ankle last Aug bouldering, X-rays didn't show anything broken, so I was dismissed with a wrapped up foot and crutches. Sprain seemed to be taking too long to heal, so a few months, and a couple of doctor visits later I finally had a doc schedule an MRI (in Jan). MRI was done in Feb. Results showed torn ligament, cartilage damage and bone bruise where tibia smacked up against the top of my talus, or properly, osteochondral defect of the talus. Had three opinions on it (didn't trust the 1st doc, and 2nd doc was on her last week w Kaiser). Finally got a doc who I trusted, so I went with his recommendation to have surgery, which was early May.
Still on crutches with no weight bearing on my foot for another week. Hopefully be walking soon. Six month minimum recovery time according to the doc, so hopefully be back climbing early November
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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currently testing one painkiller instead of 2 this morn, with poor results...i hate shoulder surgery recovery, but i am very much looking forward to having 2 arms attached to my body again :-) climbing by december i'm told...
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Down and out with an inglorious shoulder issue for a few years now. Rotator tore back in 2004 then, 2 years ago I had to have a torn bicep repaired in the same shoulder. It's been a frustrating injury that has been very difficult to rehab. Any serious effort to strengthen it seems to re-injure it. I'm pretty much relegated to slab climbing... that is when the bone spurs and arthritis in my feet can be subdued with pain killers.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Came down with a summer cold while climbing the Diamond last week. Relegated to short approaches and 3/4 sport pitches per day until it clears up....cough, cough.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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that place is so climbed out ;-)
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 4, 2012 - 02:07pm PT
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Weeping for the hobbled Donini here.
Things are not bad (particularly compared to lots of y'all), but I'm still on the DL. My MRI showed a "massively" herniated L3/L4 disc. At the moment it looks like I'll be able to avoid surgery, which has been the focus so far and has involved a lot of bed/couch inaction. I'm really lucky to have very little pain. I'll start physical therapy soon to get my leg back up to strength, and I'll know more about what kinds of activity I'll be allowed then. My guess is that falling off rocks will not be part of the initial rehab, but my resolve is firm to one day get back to serious climbing; tentative goal, KCIAD (Knapsack Crack In A Day).
Not sure whether to post this picture here or in the "Show us what you're building!" thread, but here's a really nice set-up for on-your-back computing, using only a tripod and a bungee cord:
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I have been on the sofa since last October. Getting a new knee in a couple of weeks. Not the whole knee, just half of it.
I am going to have them save it for me. I'll dry it out and carve it up into lucky charms for my friends.
That knee has certainly had a good run. Now it looks like a rotten mango on the MRI. A big chunk of the bone up and died.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Murcy,
Don't let the MRI report get in your head. The guys who read those images and write the reports have a flair for the dramatic.
I recently had a left shoulder MRI. I went to see the shoulder doc because it was feeling unstable, sometimes ached at night during sleep, and I felt like I was heading toward a more serious injury. Doc decided to get an MRI. When I read the report I almost cried. "Major degeneration of this, serious arthritis of that, pronounced chondromalacia in the area of..." and on and on.
So the Doc looks at the MRI report, then reviews the images himself. He has a chuckle and asks "Did you read this?" Yes, I say fearing the worst. "I'm sorry, try to forget about it." Then he turns to his resident Fellow and says "Here, I'll show why it is so important to be able to read your own MRI's, and what those guys who write the reports will never tell you."
Anyway, long story short, the injuries in the MRI are both old and minor. He put me on a program of very carefully targeted P/T with someone he knows and I am better every week. No more waking up at night. Much better stability and range.
And, uh, just what are you watching on your computer with that set up??
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