Shoulderlopnik

"MM54" (mm54mk2)
01/04/2019 at 20:15 • Filed to: Shoulderlopnik, '71Chevelle

Late this morning at work, as if someone flipped a switch, my left (dominant) shoulder decided it wanted to hurt. A lot. I don’t like getting old.

I’m hoping that I either somehow slept weird on it or maybe tweaked something in all the undercoating-scraping I’ve been doing recently. Per the above diagram it’s right about where the pointer for the deltoid is hitting it, maybe a little higher.

It only hurts when I lift my elbow (think chicken dance) or rotate my arm while elevated, and it’s the motion that hurts, not the being-in-that-position. No fun. If it keeps up into Monday unchanged (or worse) I’ll have to actually do something about it.

On a positive note, I did run some errands after work and with my 1.5 functional arms finished masking the C hevelle’s firewall for primer in the morning.

Half-assed “don’t fog the freshly painted floor pans with red primer” masking is half-assed

I also received the lower-back-part-of-the-fender patches which will be the templates to rebuild the area that the fenders bolt to at the bottom of the cowl, which has returned to the earth. Those parts will later go on to repai r the fenders in the same location.

DISCUSSION (29)

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > MM54
01/04/2019 at 20:23

Fingers crossed it’s not the shit my shoulder did. Seriously, I wouldn’t wish that hell on anyone and motions exactly like what you’ve been doing are what set it off.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > MM54
01/04/2019 at 20:28

mine hurts when its cold... or rainy... or when its thinking about being one of those soon..

but i tore the muscles round there in a wheelie bin mishap (made me miss 3 months of work 1 week after i got a contract for a year)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54
01/04/2019 at 20:39

Me: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this .”

Doctor: “Then don’t do that .”

LongbowMkII > MM54
01/04/2019 at 20:41

I’m dealing with the same issues on the right shoulder, heating pad and rest is the best remedy so far

David Baker > MM54
01/04/2019 at 20:50

Getting old is still better than the alternative. Luckily at 35.5 I have somehow remained ‘invincible’. M ost of my friends, not so much. Hope you feel better.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
01/04/2019 at 20:51

still better than my doctor

me i broke me leg

doc stop smoking and see if that helps

Sovande > MM54
01/04/2019 at 21:10

Here is my shoulder advice: if the doctor says “get the surgery, it will be good as new with a few months of physical therapy” don’t get the surgery. I had SLAP surgery years ago and the result is less acute pain when I do certain things and now just a constant nagging a che.

Hope it’s nothing serious and that it feels better soon. My advice is 800mgs of Advil and some heat. Maybe ice cream too.

facw > MM54
01/04/2019 at 21:10

I had a major labrum tear (basically the entire back side had separated) as well as a shoulder separation. Got surgery for the tear which eliminated the instability, but I’ve never been able to work up to the strength I had before.

I’m definitely not qualified to diag nose, but for me the thing that indicated there was a big issue was that I couldn’t offer any resistance to the doctor pushing down on my arm when it was outstretched to the front.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/04/2019 at 21:22

Jesus Christ, so much this.

I smoked for 22 years (1 month shy of a year quit now!) , and that was the blanket answer to any ailment I had, whatsoever.

I was almost happy when I crashed my bike this summer and peeled my arm open like a potato, and knew I was going to be able to tell the doctor I didn’t smoke. No more sanctimonious bullshit speeches from nurses/physicians assistants/doctors. Yeah, I knew the shit was killing me, but addiction is a motherfucker.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
01/04/2019 at 21:25

yep

swhy ive stopped seeing doctors unless im visibly fucked up

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
01/04/2019 at 21:27

and congrats on the quitage

keep it up :)

i’ll get there... but i dont want to yet... so no point trying

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > MM54
01/04/2019 at 21:49

Been there. And it was for a stupid reason - a low-speed bicycle accident in which I turned into a human pretzel. My g irlfriend found it quite funny that after the accident I carried my bicycle upstairs and hopped on the internet to research the problem. Or maybe she thought it entertaining that I tried to relocate the shoulder by slamming it against the door jamb like I had seen my mother do in years past.

The drugs at the hospital were quite good, and I didn’t really care that it took them hours to get around to treating me or that it took several people several attempts to get the joint in place. Afterwards I did have a problem getting around because all of my cars had manual transmissions. A coworker was more than happy to take my 5-series and let me have his old Explorer, except for a few days when someone else needed the Explorer so I got their CVT-equipped 2000 Civic. But whatever - it was cheaper than renting something whilst I recuperated.

MM54 > facw
01/04/2019 at 22:16

Ouch, that’s a nasty one. Fortunately I seem to be able to use mine still (e.g. I can carry stuff in front of me, and so on) - it doesn’t hurt more if I push on it, just hurts getting it to and from that position.

MM54 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
01/04/2019 at 22:17

This is why I couldn’t be a doctor because that’s my level of advice for most things.

facw > MM54
01/04/2019 at 22:22

Hopefully yours is nothing. Best thing to short term is to just take some ibuprofen, ice it, and rest it.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/04/2019 at 22:42

Smoking won’t help anything.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
01/04/2019 at 22:59

no shit sherlock

but thanks for the tip

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
01/05/2019 at 01:16

Pretty much exactly what my doctor told me.

ttyymmnn > MM54
01/05/2019 at 01:17

I am 52 and have the exact same pain in my right shoulder (fortunately, I’m left-handed). My doctor basically said, “Don’t do anything that makes it hurt and it will eventually get better.” I’m still waiting.

diplodicus forgot his password > MM54
01/05/2019 at 08:41

Im not a doctor but it sounds like rotator cuff to me if rotation is what causes the pain. The deltoids are fairly large superficial muscles so if they’re injured you should feel the tenderness. If it keeps bothering you I’d look into physical therapy. My mom’s a PTA and most people think surgery is the solution but the issues usually stem from weakness in small support muscles that we don’t focus on. One of the easiest excercises you can do for rotator cuffs are band pull aparts.

Obviously wait for it to feel better, and don't overdo it with the bands. Id check that you have the shoulder mobility for that just using a strap before attempting it with a band.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/05/2019 at 09:38

Smoking is bad for you, okay?

diplodicus forgot his password > diplodicus forgot his password
01/05/2019 at 09:47

I realize now I posted the one where you just pull it apart. There are variations where you pull the band open and then rotate the shoulders back stretching the pecs and front delt

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
01/05/2019 at 10:14

i know mate... it has been pointed out to me before

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/05/2019 at 10:33

Sharing is caring.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
01/05/2019 at 11:15

Kinja'd!!!