Tony Glad to hear that you on the mend Chin up and get well soon
Kv On Nov 13, 9:59 am, "Itchn2go - Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony, > > Rehab is much more fun is the PT therapist is female and cute. > > Last week was a rain out and this week looks like it will be the same. So > far you have not missed much. > > Recover quickly, > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Ryan Keefer > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Gyros: 11680] Re: need status report > > Tony, > > Thanks for the status update... glad you're progressing well. It's PT > fun? I had shoulder surgery back in college, albeit it was to fix one > one problem. I got stuck in the immobilizer though and that was so > much fun. Hang in there and we'll see you soon. > > Ryan > > Ryan W. Keefer > "It's such a fine line between clever and stupid" > -- David St. Hubbins > > http://www.keefermadness.com > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Guys, > > > Climbing Kemp yesterday? Only in my dreams. > > > Anyway, the procedure went well. Evidently, I had 6 things going on in my > > shoulder and Dr. Speer with Southeastern Orthopedics, who I highly > recommend > > btw, fixed 5. The only thing he could do nothing about was the arthritis > > which he said is about 30% throughout the shoulder. Probably due to all > the > > crashes over the years but with the right rehab, I should be 100% normal. > > > Basically, he cleaned out the shoulder, shaved the clavicle and removed > some > > bone spurs, so the small tears that I have in my rotator cuff and biceps > > tendon will heal on their own. He did not do a repair of these tears > hence > > the reason I was out of my sling and moving around in 3 days, otherwise, I > > would have been immobilized for a lot longer period of time. > > > PT is going well and I have about 30-35% use of the shoulder but I can not > > do any lifting for some time. It is a slow process, as Brian can attest > to. > > I hope to be doing some easy riding by December and riding with the group > in > > January as long as you guys stay clear and keep me out of any trouble. :) > > > I have done an hour on the trainer, which is beyond my expectations BUT it > > is not easy when you have to support yourself with just one arm. I try to > > sit up and spin like a recumbent and it does help some but I have to say > > that it does not help the family jewels much especially when I have to do > > this on a small road saddle. Ouch! > > > I have had numerous calls and emails checking on my status. I appreciate > it > > guys and occasionally I will stop by a ride just to check in and see > > everyone. If anything, it'll help fill the void of not riding with you > > G-heads. > > > See ya soon! Stay safe. > > Tony > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:31 AM > > Subject: [Gyros: 11677] Re: need status report > > >> He had a procedure? I thought I saw him climbing three humps on Kemnp > >> yesterday, out of his seat, blowing up the hill, laughing with wild > >> abandon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
