so that's me off 2 wheels for a few weeks

[Kies]

mcwobble beat me to the suggestion of a turbo as a get well prezzie to thy self.

 

[totallyfixed]

You get a bit of sympathy but not too much because I keep some for myself, I'm going under the knife in January providing the physio can stabilise the muscles in my back. I've had the maximum 3 steroid injections this year following our car crash 15 months ago and lost count of the physio sessions, all to no avail and now the shoulder is partially frozen.
I refused to give up riding and for a while couldn't climb hills out of the saddle so all rides were flattish, nearly killed me. What has been the worst is not being able to sleep on my left side at all, so every time I turn over in my sleep I get a rude awakening.
Good luck with it and I hope yours is resolved quicker than mine.

 

[Smurfy]

Well at least off the hills
I got a mild form of a frozen shoulder. Had a jab in it tonight which makes it now feel like Mike Tyson has tested some gloves on it. Doc advised 3 weeks of rest including cycling....Noooooo

Had to look that one up. Sounds nasty. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[colly]

Sorry to hear that Linford.
So what exactly is a frozen shoulder? A problem with the muscle or joint, ligaments, tendons, combination of any or all?

 

[slowmotion]

Best wishes for a swift recovery Linford. "Take loads of ibuprophen" seems to be the informal advice for those type of problems. Anti-inflammatory or something.
Don't trust me. I'm not a doctor.

 

[asterix]

You get a bit of sympathy but not too much because I keep some for myself, I'm going under the knife in January providing the physio can stabilise the muscles in my back. I've had the maximum 3 steroid injections this year following our car crash 15 months ago and lost count of the physio sessions, all to no avail and now the shoulder is partially frozen.
I refused to give up riding and for a while couldn't climb hills out of the saddle so all rides were flattish, nearly killed me. What has been the worst is not being able to sleep on my left side at all, so every time I turn over in my sleep I get a rude awakening.
Good luck with it and I hope yours is resolved quicker than mine.

Good luck to you both! During my stay in hospital I heard the experiences of people who'd been in car crashes and realised what a painful process recovery can be. I think your refusal to give up riding is exactly the right attitude as I saw people who just gave up on life and needed a lot of help to regain motivation, which strangely enough often came from other patients as well as professionals.

 

[fossyant]

You get a bit of sympathy but not too much because I keep some for myself, I'm going under the knife in January providing the physio can stabilise the muscles in my back. I've had the maximum 3 steroid injections this year following our car crash 15 months ago and lost count of the physio sessions, all to no avail and now the shoulder is partially frozen.
I refused to give up riding and for a while couldn't climb hills out of the saddle so all rides were flattish, nearly killed me. What has been the worst is not being able to sleep on my left side at all, so every time I turn over in my sleep I get a rude awakening.
Good luck with it and I hope yours is resolved quicker than mine.

Which procedure are you having ?

Frozen shoulder can be a bit of a combination of swolen muscles, inflamed ligaments and calcification/bone spurs. It's a complicated joint, so the physio/consultants do a number of exercises to determin the issues. Mine was caused by getting knocked off my bike by a car and landing on it. Damage and scuffing to my shoulder and A/C joint eventually needed surgery, where they go in and shave off some of the bone so that the tendons/ligaments can move freely without getting inflamed. Getting the joint moving again is very important, even if it hurts like hell.

I was unable to sleep on my left for a very long time. I'll also say it was a good 18 months before my shoulder was improved AFTER surgery. All OK now 2.5 3 years after surgery though !

 

[Spinney]

It doesn't help that I'm pushing a mouse around for 8 hours a day with that side either. Cycling has helped me enormously with lower back trouble I got when in my 20s whilst lifting in a job. I'll just dose myself to the eyeballs, but will keep it moving. I think I'm just feeling the effects of the jab now

It could be worse...I could have Manflu

Can you use the mouse with your other hand? I think somewhere within the computer you can swap the functions of the mouse buttons over so if (like me) your body does not 'think' left click v right click but index finger v middle finger you don't keep clicking the wrong button.

 

[fimm]

I was just about to make the suggestion that @Spinney has just made - see if you can teach yourself to use the mouse with your other hand. I actually use a mouse that is set up for right-handed use with my left hand - this makes it much easier to swap hands if necessary, or if someone else needs to use my computer temporarily (which happens sometimes in my job). I don't remember that it took me that long to learn.

 

[totallyfixed]

Which procedure are you having ?

Frozen shoulder can be a bit of a combination of swolen muscles, inflamed ligaments and calcification/bone spurs. It's a complicated joint, so the physio/consultants do a number of exercises to determin the issues. Mine was caused by getting knocked off my bike by a car and landing on it. Damage and scuffing to my shoulder and A/C joint eventually needed surgery, where they go in and shave off some of the bone so that the tendons/ligaments can move freely without getting inflamed. Getting the joint moving again is very important, even if it hurts like hell.

I was unable to sleep on my left for a very long time. I'll also say it was a good 18 months before my shoulder was improved AFTER surgery. All OK now 2.5 3 years after surgery though !

I have a bursitis in the shoulder canal, means I can't raise my arm sideways above the level of my shoulder so I think possibly the same as you in that I am going to have the canal scraped out to make more room for the inflamed tendon. The surgeon has said he will not operate until I have regained integrity in the muscles around my scapula which have wasted a bit due to not being able to use the shoulder as normal. I have just come back from physio and progress is being made. I have a pre-op assessment 2 weeks before the op to satisfy the surgeon the muscles are ok, if they are not there is only a 10% success rate and if they are it jumps to 90% so I have a lot of incentive to work hard.

 

[fossyant]

You know the score, follow physio, try some gym/weight exercises and get the muscles ready for surgery. It's worth it in the long run. I tend to think about it as fixing a dodgy bike part, I wouldn't tollerate a dodgy component, so let's fix it. Hence even though my recent surgery was only a 50% success (not my shoulder) and was risky to the 'body part' I went through with it to get rid of the pain. Surgery takes time to heal, and especially if you are active, it's going to take longer before YOU are happy with it.

 

[Fab Foodie]

H

Mend soon, Linfy. And in the meantime, learn to ride no-hands.

He's enough of a clever dick already .... GWS!

 

[Andrew_P]

I was told today that I may have a frozen shoulder, dislocated with a Hills Sach fracture 7 weeks ago coming off the bike, bloody painful. Not ridden for 7 weeks other than two test rides which hurt 10 days ago. Going to give the bike a try tomorrow.. I feel your pain fellow shoulder sufferers

 

[Hellsbells2504]

@Linford gws!
My friend @Hellsbells2504 has a frozen shoulder, that does not stop her riding her bike though.
Maybe doctors are not always right
Try a gentle ride, see how it goes?
Good luck!

I do try to ride but it does hurt like hell. Its been a year now and its not getting any better. Physio made it much worse. I cant get the injections apparently because of previous health issues (thyroid cancer, dont get that to be honest). I'm hoping I can get it manipulated under a general. Sounds painful but I want it done. Have an appointment at shoulder clinic in next 2 weeks. Meantime I ride really slow and really careful because I just know how much it will hurt if I come off ;-). I would take doctor advice but he didn't tell me not to ride

 

[TheDoctor]

GWS