TIL (Today I Learned)

[Hortontoter]

I learned this s little while ago but thought I would post it anyway.
Nobody is expecting anything to go wrong with their dominant hand or arm BUT you might just want to try learning how to do some of your daily living skills with the other hand or arm. The simplest things such as brushing your hair or your teeth or even getting dressed with only the use of that one arm. You can also practice now for #2's and save yourself some issues down the road. You guys ever have something happen and can't use that dominant hand or arm you can thank me for giving you a heads up and getting youto start thinking and practicing now lol.

Almost forgot. Feeding yourself with a fork or spoon. You won't like stabbing yourself in the gum with the fork or bouncing that spoon off that front tooth lol.

Had to chuckle at this. My brother had rotater cuff surgery yesterday. He called me early this morning asking me how to get his jeans buttoned. After a quick over the phone lesson he had it figured out (much easier with the left hand then the right, I think anyways). I told him when he puts his belt through the loops he needs to get his back up against the outside corner of a wall to hold it up as you reach all the way across your body from the front to grasp the very end of the belt for that hard to reach loop on the opposite side. He could put in the belt before putting on his jeans, but hey, that's for wimps.

If any of you guys need tips for getting things done one handed just let me know. Tying shoes still has me stumped though. Thank God for Velcro.

 

[RedCloud]

Had to chuckle at this. My brother had rotater cuff surgery yesterday. He called me early this morning asking me how to get his jeans buttoned. After a quick over the phone lesson he had it figured out (much easier with the left hand then the right, I think anyways). I told him when he puts his belt through the loops he needs to get his back up against the outside corner of a wall to hold it up as you reach all the way across your body from the front to grasp the very end of the belt for that hard to reach loop on the opposite side. He could put in the belt before putting on his jeans, but hey, that's for wimps.

If any of you guys need tips for getting things done one handed just let me know. Tying shoes still has me stumped though. Thank God for Velcro.

I put my belt on before I put my jeans on only after running into that pesky loop the first time. That was a sight to see as I was determined to get the belt in that loop since I made it that far lol. Shoes, I pre-tired them and just slipped them on and off.

 

[Hortontoter]

I can see you now, lol. Funny what one can do with enough determination. Pesky is a great adjective for that one belt loop.

 

[badger]

I put my belt on before I put my jeans on only after running into that pesky loop the first time. That was a sight to see as I was determined to get the belt in that loop since I made it that far lol. Shoes, I pre-tired them and just slipped them on and off.

Adam, I'm with ya brother. I remember learning to do all that stuff again. Wiping my butt was a tough one as I'm sure you know. I hope you are starting to loosen up a bit from the therapy.

 

[RedCloud]

Adam, I'm with ya brother. I remember learning to do all that stuff again. Wiping my butt was a tough one as I'm sure you know. I hope you are starting to loosen up a bit from the therapy.

Therapy is helping a ton but still not much external rotation do to the labrum repair. Still using the left for the big jobs. Finally out of the sling and started strength sessions this week. Amazing how hard it is to lift the weight of your own arm lol. They pretty much rebuilt the entire shoulder joint. Just shy of replacing the bone that is.

 

[RedCloud]

I can see you now, lol. Funny what one can do with enough determination. Pesky is a great adjective for that one belt loop.

Pesky was the best of the other colorful words I called that loop that day lmao

 

[Hortontoter]

My brothers surgery sounds about like yours Adam. Had lots of damage to the shoulder.

 

[Big_Holla]

Glad you are recovering well Adam. I guess many of us take stuff like that for granted until we are faced with it or see the struggles others are experiencing.

 

[Boarhead]

Glad you are doing well does'nt sound like much fun.How long did they tell you your recovery time would be?
Just curious having some issues with my left shoulder but hoping it doesnt go that way will know more on wednesday after i visit the doc.

 

[freeboro]

TIL that you can roll a Brother DL-2270DW laser printer off of a 36" tall cart, have it land hard on a corner and it will still work just fine. I didn't know that until about 9 AM this morning...

 

[RedCloud]

Glad you are doing well does'nt sound like much fun.How long did they tell you your recovery time would be?
Just curious having some issues with my left shoulder but hoping it doesnt go that way will know more on wednesday after i visit the doc.

Total time is 4-6 months until I can get back to being able to do my labor intensive job. It also depends on the person and what all they have to fix. With the extent of damage they fixed with my shoulder I'm looking more towards the 6 month mark.