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By Slacker | Guest Writer
Previously on How to Fix a Broken Shoulder .....
"To my surprise,
the big pain never came & I was still able to use my right hand for light
tasks. Off to TTSH (Tan Tock Seng Hospital) I went but not before a bath & lunch as the wait will be
way too long I'm sure. It didn't feel too bad but changing of clothes was a
real wake up call if you know what I meanGiven the
symptoms & my prior experience, I remember thinking that I should be back
in no time but unbeknownst to me then, this split second has changed my way of
life forever.."
The A&E
nurses & doc were somewhat surprised at how calm & matter of fact I was (thanks
to my prior experience which calls for another article). I guessed that's why she
only offered pain killers (which I declined), 1 day MC & told me to reuse my old arm
sling (if I can find it, it was a good 9 years back after all)!
I took it as a
sign that all will be back to normal in no time. The swelling went down pretty
fast & the pain & soreness were pretty much gone by the 3rd day. I found my old slings & used it primarily when commuting, just in case I get bumped by Singaporeans who are walking blindly, engrossed with their mobile devices.
On the 2nd day, I
was back to work & my boss tapped on my injured shoulder hard a few times, thinking that it would be a harmless joke. I was really HIGH and I could probably hit some Celine Dion high notes. He was probably unaware how bad my injury was as I removed my sling once I reached
office.
Morale of the story: Wear your sling, made sure every Tom, Dick &
Harry knows about your injury.
I later did some googling, compared the illustrations to my
x-rays and concluded that the injury looks like a Type-III AC joint disruption.
Generally, surgery is not performed as studies have shown that the recovery is
about the same whether surgery is prescribed or not. Some people have also
commented in the forums that a complete tear is less painful than a partial
tear down the road as there is less contact between the bones. Wonder if I
should feel happy or not, hmm...
