I just got surgery yesterday after a grade 3 ac joint separation, making an update about the recovery progression. Post any questions or comments you have!
Excellent Video Series Brother ! Thank you for sharing your journey and Give your Mom Big Hugs, I lost my Wonderful Mom in 2004. I Miss her every single day.
flipped my car a few times into a ditch and the only injury at all was a grade 3 ac separation. I am so blessed wasn't worse but everyone seeing this knows it is still pretty bad. it has been a year and three months and I am finally about to go see my surgeon..... I am terrified and relieved more than anything. I really appreciate you making this video series. I have very bad anxiety so seeing it already go down. I am a cosmetologist and my arm is my money so I don't care what anyone says I need this done asap. thank you for all the tips! hope it works!
Molly Thorpe hi , how are you now after the surgery? I myself is now 7 days pre op and very nervous. It’s also been around 15-16 months since my injury as well. Would like to know how you are doing thanks
I had this surgery .girlfriend and I broke up after 20 yrs and I thought it would be good idea to do triple back flip on my bike and I lawn dart myself into the ground, just to get through the pain of loss .iam so great ful that I went to ER and a month later they fix me I had 0% movement of arm .doctor fix. Lord thank dr NUGENT thank you I and so very great full my doctor s are in my daily prayers cause I'm able to press my hands together.
@@reesekeyloun7827 my physio therapist and Dr said it will help with muscle issues afterwards. I rehabbed it and it's great now. they said more stability with the ac joint intact as well. It was painful for the first few days though. lots of ice on hand if you do it
@@jasonh3188did you go with the button hook plate method? That’s the one I’m interested in getting since it has a great job making a union for the bone. Plus they take it out after 3-6 months too
Jeffery English I’m much stronger now. I’m weightlifting and going back to football. It’s still very uncomfortable and not easy to sleep lots of aches and pains but i push myself to much and do little stretching. physical therapy is very important
@@boredoftheuniverse9946which method of surgery did you do? I’m planning on getting the button hook plate since it helps union the bone. Plus they remove it 3-6 months later
Sam, my name is Roy I will be getting surgery is two weeks for my ac joint seperation and I had some questions about your recovery and was wondering if I could give you a phone call!!
Where did you get your surgery done and how much did it cost? I live in Idaho so I've been having a hard time finding a surgeon willing to perform the operation.
@@nickhawes2523 Fastest reply in youtube history: I did have the surgery a month and 5 days ago. My surgeon was Dr. Thomas Goodwin at The Shoulder Clinic of Idaho in Boise. High Recommend. As far as recovery, I admit its been slow as far as range of motion goes but it looks great. Time will tell. DM me is you have any other questions!
@@levireynolds5934 Hi Levi how are you doing now? Chasing you guys as far as surgery goes, mine is booked the 11th November, but it is from an injury 15months ago haha. Also, which surgery type did you have?
@@joeldunsdon6718 Doing great! Unfortunately my shoulder wasn't the only injury in my accident but just about everything is repaired now. I'm back in the gym, actually on my way there now (: I've been in contact with Nick too. He just had his done a week or two ago. I had the AC Lockdown version of the surgery. It's a synthetic ligament and it's crazy strong so far. I believe Nick used a ligament from his arm. The first month of recovery sucks, maybe worse than the injury itself in my case. But everything is looking positive right now, my biggest challenges physically are pectoral flys, lat pull down, and sometimes getting out of bed on that side. Flat bench isn't great but it's coming back. They cut your deltoid in half basically and that attaches to your pec, so you should expect to have weakness there for awhile.
@@levireynolds5934 thanks for the reply mate. Great, I'm happy to hear that your surgery has been a success. My surgeon also favours the lockdown procedure. That makes sense as far as the shoulder muscle goes. And yes I've heard that post OP can be worse than post injury, but it's all about the final outcome right. How far off of returning to sports are you now?
Hey Lois, getting surgery is definitely no walk in the park, and the recovery it tough, but hopefully after a few months your arm will feel good again! The first month is definitely tough, but you'll get a new appreciation for having two working arms. It is surprising how fast the time passes though. If you work hard at physical therapy the surgery will definitely be worth it. Good luck!
Excellent Video Series Brother !
Thank you for sharing your journey and Give your Mom Big Hugs, I lost my Wonderful Mom in 2004.
I Miss her every single day.
I just had the same surgery yesterday and it’s the worst pain ive ever felt. Idk how you were so optimistic during these videos.
How is your shoulder doing 4-years post surgery? Was it the right decision? Any advice or regrets relative to getting surgery
Had this surgery done in 2007 never had much pain was back to work 12 weeks later with full range of movement
Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
i m having this done next tuesday, hoping all will go well
flipped my car a few times into a ditch and the only injury at all was a grade 3 ac separation. I am so blessed wasn't worse but everyone seeing this knows it is still pretty bad. it has been a year and three months and I am finally about to go see my surgeon..... I am terrified and relieved more than anything. I really appreciate you making this video series. I have very bad anxiety so seeing it already go down. I am a cosmetologist and my arm is my money so I don't care what anyone says I need this done asap. thank you for all the tips! hope it works!
Molly Thorpe hi , how are you now after the surgery? I myself is now 7 days pre op and very nervous. It’s also been around 15-16 months since my injury as well. Would like to know how you are doing thanks
Black Ninja hopefully everyone here got a happy ending lol.
@@NinjaKnight00 how did it go? I’m trying to decide on having surgery or not
@@peterhristoff1522what decision did you end up making?
@@super_heroes get the surgery. 100% worth it
I had this surgery .girlfriend and I broke up after 20 yrs and I thought it would be good idea to do triple back flip on my bike and I lawn dart myself into the ground, just to get through the pain of loss .iam so great ful that I went to ER and a month later they fix me I had 0% movement of arm .doctor fix. Lord thank dr NUGENT thank you I and so very great full my doctor s are in my daily prayers cause I'm able to press my hands together.
Dude thanks for uploading this. Getting the surgery in a couple weeks
thanks for the posts bro. just did mine. Level 3. surgery tomorrow.
hey man what made you go with the surgery with a level 3 because doctors say it’s a gray area
@@reesekeyloun7827 my physio therapist and Dr said it will help with muscle issues afterwards. I rehabbed it and it's great now. they said more stability with the ac joint intact as well. It was painful for the first few days though. lots of ice on hand if you do it
@@jasonh3188did you go with the button hook plate method? That’s the one I’m interested in getting since it has a great job making a union for the bone. Plus they take it out after 3-6 months too
Good stuff man. Thank you.
Had this done. Can’t wait to just be back into weightlifting. I had a grade 3 aswell
Did you get all of your strength back?
Any results ???
Jeffery English I’m much stronger now. I’m weightlifting and going back to football. It’s still very uncomfortable and not easy to sleep lots of aches and pains but i push myself to much and do little stretching. physical therapy is very important
no name yea. Stronger but achy and annoying
@@boredoftheuniverse9946which method of surgery did you do? I’m planning on getting the button hook plate since it helps union the bone. Plus they remove it 3-6 months later
You had what I had on Thursday I know the pain
Sam, my name is Roy I will be getting surgery is two weeks for my ac joint seperation and I had some questions about your recovery and was wondering if I could give you a phone call!!
Thank you brother 😂❤
what are the pillows called that you used ? husband having surgery soon
Hi sam. Hows your shoulder now. Is it still pain?
Grade 5 and broke my scapula. 37 yr old and hang dry wall
hey, how are you doing now? had mine done a week ago and I still have pain, I can't do dips, it's not good to sleep on, and I get Knotts in my traps.
how is yours doing now?
Update?
i have a grade 3 and having surgery next monday...im getting a hook plate.
How are you now do you still feel pain?
Please tell me how did it go? I’m planning on getting the same method done. I have a grade 3 as well
What made you want the surgery?
I don’t get how you’re moving so much first day. I’m on my second day and the pain is very uncomfortable haha
Do you get all your strength back when recovering
Where did you get your surgery done and how much did it cost? I live in Idaho so I've been having a hard time finding a surgeon willing to perform the operation.
Levi Reynolds did you have the surgery? I’m in Idaho too, what city are you in? I’m getting ready for the surgery here in a few weeks.
@@nickhawes2523 Fastest reply in youtube history: I did have the surgery a month and 5 days ago. My surgeon was Dr. Thomas Goodwin at The Shoulder Clinic of Idaho in Boise. High Recommend. As far as recovery, I admit its been slow as far as range of motion goes but it looks great. Time will tell. DM me is you have any other questions!
@@levireynolds5934 Hi Levi how are you doing now? Chasing you guys as far as surgery goes, mine is booked the 11th November, but it is from an injury 15months ago haha.
Also, which surgery type did you have?
@@joeldunsdon6718 Doing great! Unfortunately my shoulder wasn't the only injury in my accident but just about everything is repaired now. I'm back in the gym, actually on my way there now (: I've been in contact with Nick too. He just had his done a week or two ago. I had the AC Lockdown version of the surgery. It's a synthetic ligament and it's crazy strong so far. I believe Nick used a ligament from his arm. The first month of recovery sucks, maybe worse than the injury itself in my case. But everything is looking positive right now, my biggest challenges physically are pectoral flys, lat pull down, and sometimes getting out of bed on that side. Flat bench isn't great but it's coming back. They cut your deltoid in half basically and that attaches to your pec, so you should expect to have weakness there for awhile.
@@levireynolds5934 thanks for the reply mate. Great, I'm happy to hear that your surgery has been a success. My surgeon also favours the lockdown procedure. That makes sense as far as the shoulder muscle goes. And yes I've heard that post OP can be worse than post injury, but it's all about the final outcome right. How far off of returning to sports are you now?
What type of surgery did you have ? Dog bone? weaver dunn ?
Hi..I will be having surgery myself soon to fix this and a rotator cuff tear...I am so nervous!
Hey Lois, getting surgery is definitely no walk in the park, and the recovery it tough, but hopefully after a few months your arm will feel good again! The first month is definitely tough, but you'll get a new appreciation for having two working arms. It is surprising how fast the time passes though. If you work hard at physical therapy the surgery will definitely be worth it. Good luck!
Lois Madrid did you feel better after surgery
Update?
that ac separation didn't seem very severe,looks more like a grade 1 or 2.
bro in grade 1 there is nothing to operate :P
Surgery is only required for stage 3 and 4, the doctor ruled it as stage 3, his word is final.
NPC 86740296 would you prefer one if you had a stage 3 my bone sticking out of my shoulder lol but I feel fine
How much was the bill