sdbrit68
Student Of The Blues
Here is what a great Doctor and healer are.................
I have been seeing an ortho for a while, done the PT thing multiple times, following Dr's orders, with my primary consulted every step of the way. MY ortho finally said a little while ago, he wants to be straight with me.
He said he has done what he knows to do, he has gone over the MR's, all 4 of them, What he sees, I think he described it as a mild build up tear in the rotator cuff that should have healed and with PT be as good as new. but I keep having recurring issues.
His next step is surgery, real surgery cut into it, not that orthoscopic thing or what ever you call it, but, before that, he wants a second opinion from someone who specializes in shoulders. This guy sucked up his ego and asked me to get a second opinion....................thats class and a hell of a Dr.
Been seeing the shoulder specialty guy, he said he would call the build up moderate, not mild, but he doesnt fault my original ortho because shoulders are his thing. He gave me options, then I asked what he would do if it was his shoulder.
He wanted a course of steroid, properly placed in the shoulder, he went in through the back where my last one was straight down in the shoulder. He wanted a change in the way PT was done and actually called the therapist to talk to them. So it has been less focus on strength and motion, and more on stretching in certain directions, with hand therapy. He also added some neck exercises as he is seeing some build up of arthritis there and wanted the whole area worked on
They had me bring in two of my guitars so they could see how I wore them, never really realized I wear them differently. And based my therapy around that and motorcycle riding.
After 90 days, no signs of slipping back, I am off the meloxican, the nerve in my thumb doesnt give me pain when I pick up a coffee cup, and I am able to move my thumb more to a proper position on the neck of my guitars
He wants another three months, and depending on if it stablizes to where I am happy, or if it back tracks, he will order something called a contrast MRI to make a decision.
I know some people hate Kaiser, but me, the attitude and humbleness of the doctors is amazing............I have never had a Dr suggest he may not have the answer and wants help, that blew me away, but for now, my arm finally goes over my head
I have been seeing an ortho for a while, done the PT thing multiple times, following Dr's orders, with my primary consulted every step of the way. MY ortho finally said a little while ago, he wants to be straight with me.
He said he has done what he knows to do, he has gone over the MR's, all 4 of them, What he sees, I think he described it as a mild build up tear in the rotator cuff that should have healed and with PT be as good as new. but I keep having recurring issues.
His next step is surgery, real surgery cut into it, not that orthoscopic thing or what ever you call it, but, before that, he wants a second opinion from someone who specializes in shoulders. This guy sucked up his ego and asked me to get a second opinion....................thats class and a hell of a Dr.
Been seeing the shoulder specialty guy, he said he would call the build up moderate, not mild, but he doesnt fault my original ortho because shoulders are his thing. He gave me options, then I asked what he would do if it was his shoulder.
He wanted a course of steroid, properly placed in the shoulder, he went in through the back where my last one was straight down in the shoulder. He wanted a change in the way PT was done and actually called the therapist to talk to them. So it has been less focus on strength and motion, and more on stretching in certain directions, with hand therapy. He also added some neck exercises as he is seeing some build up of arthritis there and wanted the whole area worked on
They had me bring in two of my guitars so they could see how I wore them, never really realized I wear them differently. And based my therapy around that and motorcycle riding.
After 90 days, no signs of slipping back, I am off the meloxican, the nerve in my thumb doesnt give me pain when I pick up a coffee cup, and I am able to move my thumb more to a proper position on the neck of my guitars
He wants another three months, and depending on if it stablizes to where I am happy, or if it back tracks, he will order something called a contrast MRI to make a decision.
I know some people hate Kaiser, but me, the attitude and humbleness of the doctors is amazing............I have never had a Dr suggest he may not have the answer and wants help, that blew me away, but for now, my arm finally goes over my head