skatha Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ice+noodly rock board=shoulder dislocation... I cannot believe my luck...I'm supposed to have my frigging cadaveric cartilage transfer for my lt ankle-broke last year -on the 19th.... and now I'm in a sling for my rt shoulder..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ouch! Sorry to hear this :( I avoid ice like the plague for this reason, I know it's going to happen to me sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Bummer! Physician, heal thyself! (Is that how it goes?) Anyhow, here's wishing you a speedy recovery! :o :o :o :o :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I'm staying away from the Canyons-both accidents happened there! Ski Patrol was great, as usual....I required a bunch of help walking backward onto the gondola and holding my arm up and still.... 5 attempts at starting an IV in the ammalance not fun... A-hole doc trying to reduce dislocation without meds def not fun and very frustrating for me as I am an ER doc who NEVER EVER has reduced a shoulder dislocation without meds... He made me cry, I'm not ashamed to say... I'm going to bounce the appropriateness of said action off the orthopod I'm seeing Wed, then I'll make the a-hole doc cry-I'll turn his ass into the Utah medical board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Skatha, Where are you having all of these accidents at The Canyons? Must have been early morning? We usually don't get real "ice" out West (according to all the ice-coast folks....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipuppy Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Skatha!!!! I'm sorry that's crap!!! Now you and your husband can be damaged together though... and hopefully you will survive.. my vote is for take-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry to hear about your accident. Heal well and heal fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 So sorry to hear... heal fast! winter will be back soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 and b*tch slap that A-hole Doc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 And I would do a house call, too :D , but I'm not a doctor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin A. Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Thats not cool...make him cry. Hope you heal up fast! But look on the bright side,you have 8 months to do it before you NEED the snow. Nevermind, we'll all be needing the snow sooner than that. Heal fast and get to Mt. Hood this summer! ________ BUY IOLITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 weilabs.com check out the patches they have given me some amazing results in my practice. They'll give you some free samples since you are a Doc and then give you wholesale pricing. the patches will half your healing time. good luck healing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I'm staying away from the Canyons-both accidents happened there!Ski Patrol was great, as usual....I required a bunch of help walking backward onto the gondola and holding my arm up and still.... 5 attempts at starting an IV in the ammalance not fun... A-hole doc trying to reduce dislocation without meds def not fun and very frustrating for me as I am an ER doc who NEVER EVER has reduced a shoulder dislocation without meds... He made me cry, I'm not ashamed to say... I'm going to bounce the appropriateness of said action off the orthopod I'm seeing Wed, then I'll make the a-hole doc cry-I'll turn his ass into the Utah medical board I feel your pain... literally! I've had tons of shoulder dislocations in the last 10 years or so, pretty much all of the right shoulder, of couple of rare ones on the left. I managed to put it back in place myself except on three occasions where it had to be done by a doctor. The first time, the doc did not know how, he tried a way, didn't work, so he went to get someone else who was able to do it. I had a shot of Demerol that time. The second time, the doc did not know how either (different hospital), so I think he went to his books to see how it was done or something like that they were two to put it back in place: one pulled on my arm, the other pushed the shoulder back in place. Not fun. I was on Dilaudid this time, it was horrible; I almost fainted when I got the shot and when I got home after this was done, I threw up my lunch. I don't recommend this to anyone. The third time was a charm. It was at another hospital (the one the closest to the mountain), the doctor was relaxed, wearing sandals. I said: no pain reliever? He said no, not necessary. He had me sit on a chair, took my arm with his two arms and put it bakc in place. Quick, easy and painless, I was really surprised. In between all this, I saw a physiotherapist, an orthopedist and started doing sports good for my shoulders (badminton, archery) and I am much better now. Hope you get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think your third experience was best because of your short time between injury and reduction,derf.... My shoulder was completely spas-sed out by the time I got to the clinic...waiting about 45 minutes in the ambulance while two different EMTs stuck me with needles didn't help... I've had some laxity in this shoulder for a while and could feel it slip with certain movements, like resting against it while holding it extended against a wall...I could abort the dislocation by taking my weight off it and forcing my arm down...obviously, I couldn't do it on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry to read about your shoulder Skatha. I hope you have a quick recovery. BTW what board were you riding? Crosstraining helps me stay solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry to read about your shoulder Skatha. I hope you have a quick recovery. BTW what board were you riding?Crosstraining helps me stay solid. 03 Burton Custom.... hey, rocks were showing so I took the rock board...I had no idea it would bend that way...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 03 Burton Custom....hey, rocks were showing so I took the rock board...I had no idea it would bend that way...... Were you riding the Custom with plates and hardboots? Yea the Custom is really soft, even the Alp is rather soft. When I started riding hardboots, my Donek Incline 155 felt stiffer than the Burton Ultraprime 162 I started out with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Yes, I was, lone.... My skiing hubby also suggested that I take it since I did so well first time out in the crud with it... But, the first time was in March and it was CO and not so icy... and it was ice, it was a west facing slope following a 45 degree day at 9 am following a frosty night... Sunday it didn't get below freezing that night, we listened to the water pouring off the hill, literally.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Skatha, I was curious to see if you were crazy enough to take the 4807 on ice. :D I once was foolish enough to take a 186 F2 Speester in 12" of powder, er, I should've said...it took me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Sorry to hear it. Shoulder out, prolly one of THE most painful things. A little propofol wouda been the decent thing...strange to not medicate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman0177 Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Oh that sucks. But always look on the positive side: 1) it was at the end of the season 2) you can prescribe yourself all the best drugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 I think your third experience was best because of your short time between injury and reduction,derf....My shoulder was completely spas-sed out by the time I got to the clinic...waiting about 45 minutes in the ambulance while two different EMTs stuck me with needles didn't help... On all three occasions, I was 2+ hours with a dislocated shoulder. The doc I saw the third time was just THAT good, he knew his stuff. He stuck my forearm between underneath his arm, took my upper arm with both hands and very gently puck it back into place using the right trajectory, quite painless, simply amazing. I've had some laxity in this shoulder for a while and could feel it slip with certain movements, like resting against it while holding it extended against a wall...I could abort the dislocation by taking my weight off it and forcing my arm down...obviously, I couldn't do it on Saturday There is some loose in my shoulder too. The orthopedist said it's either a streched or torn ligament. I can't throw a baseball, smash in tennis or badminton without restraining my movement a lot. As for falling when snowboarding, when I know I'm going to fall, I stick my armsby my side or on my chest and don't try to prevent the fall. It works out most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Ice+noodly rock board=shoulder dislocation...I cannot believe my luck...I'm supposed to have my frigging cadaveric cartilage transfer for my lt ankle-broke last year -on the 19th.... and now I'm in a sling for my rt shoulder..... Crappy, sorry Skatha. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks for all the well wishes... The orthopod I saw today says he would take a gun to the ER with him if he ever dislocated something-he told me that he thinks ER docs have something against pain meds.... I told him, not this one I learned something Saturday...if your little inward voice tells you to ride the gondola back down and hang out with your spouse, listen! Even if your big snowboard demon is yelling at you to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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