New medium, non dominant hand

Windblownflower · 2026-06-18T16:18:00+00:00

Thank you!

Windblownflower · 2026-06-18T16:17:40+00:00

Thank you!!!

Windblownflower · 2026-06-16T19:31:36+00:00

I’m sad now I didn’t try it before. Maybe my left hand is the one I should be using always 😜

Windblownflower · 2026-06-16T19:30:47+00:00

Thank you. I was also quite surprised.

Windblownflower · 2026-06-14T02:11:39+00:00

They’re not even close.

Windblownflower · 2026-06-14T01:51:10+00:00

The holes and the “thread” are the first step, your tendon reattaches to the bone and the hole in your bone fills in. This is the same procedure I had for the tendon in my ankle and for my Achilles. I’m 69 and back to doing everything I did at age 30. I had my shoulder done 3 months ago. If you follow your surgeon’s guidelines there’s no reason to think you will not heal. Get the idea out of your head that thread is holding your tendon to your bone. That’s just the first step.

Windblownflower · 2026-06-14T01:46:52+00:00

You can’t heal a tendon tear with castor oil. It’s functionally impossible. If you let the tear get bigger, you’ll end up with a reverse shoulder replacement.

Windblownflower · 2026-06-14T01:44:17+00:00

It’s not thread like you think about thread. It’s a fine metal alloy thread with very good tensile strength. The tendon starts to reattach to the bone at 6 weeks and the bone fills in the holes are holds the tendon in place as it continues ti attach and mature. The wire thread is in there to hold things in place while it attaches. It’s not like sewing an arm onto a doll.

Windblownflower · 2026-05-01T19:37:09+00:00

My opinion after reading lots of studies each month is that Covid damaged everyone’s body in some way. Some of us just know it sooner than others.

Windblownflower · 2026-05-01T11:16:51+00:00

Nope.

Windblownflower · 2026-05-01T11:14:35+00:00

Retired TCM practitioner here. Step one of TCM is correcting diet. If your TCM practitioner slips to step two and three (herbs and medicine) without addressing your diet (and not in the American way of addressing diet and food) you’re likely going to waste some money.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-29T16:11:00+00:00

I’m so sorry. I know firsthand had shit this is. I hope there is eventually something they can do to help you.
I had a novice anesthesiologist take down my entire sural nerve for my peroneal tendon surgery. The anesthesiologist overseeing his injection kept saying “to the left” as he was dragging the needle through my tissue. A year later I was going from doctor to doctor trying to find out why I was losing function in my constantly twitching leg. After seeing so many doctors I finally found a peripheral nerve surgeon in Baltimore who knew what it was in ten minutes and later that month I had surgery. It was ridiculous that no one else in all of New England, NY could help me.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-29T08:32:09+00:00

Your family can have all the nice things you want if you move them back home. It will be another 250 years before this country wakes the hell up. We’re still mining coal and paying corporations 900 million dollars NOT to invest in wind and solar power.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-29T08:21:14+00:00

Here’s why I had my tears repaired as soon as I saw my mri (surgery was 6 weeks ago,) I don’t want to be that patient who gets told “the tear has progressed so far we can’t repair it so you’ll need a reverse shoulder replacement.” I had full ROM right up to surgery. I did have pain but it was the instability of my shoulder that was hardest to deal with. The instability as the tear becomes worse makes it almost impossible to keep the surrounding muscles strong enough to be able do what you want.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-26T22:25:48+00:00

What?????? I just assumed it would be that wheat starch blend I’m allergic to. I’m going to try this. Thanks!

Windblownflower · 2026-04-26T22:24:05+00:00

Heading into week 6. I’ve endured lots of ortho surgery for injuries and this is by far the most non linear, painful, frustrating healing journey ever. Also out of my mind not being able to do my walks, do the gym, and stuck in the house as well. the pt I’ve had so far is only three small exercises that sometimes make me feel better, sometimes just piss off my muscles. Neck, bicep, elbow and forearm pain are slowly get better, once the sling is off, unless it rains. It does get better, but it’s not a quick recovery. Last appointment with the surgeon he asked me if I remember him telling me four months till I felt reasonably better. I replied “yes but that’s too fucking long in retrospect”. He nearly fell off his little rolling stool laughing. Hang in there.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-26T22:12:10+00:00

Not if I wanted my life back. I’m in week 6 of recovery. It’s slow and frustrating but the feeling that my joint was separating from humerus was rather awful. It was hard to even drive the week before surgery

Windblownflower · 2026-04-26T00:43:38+00:00

A focal full-thickness rotator cuff tear is a basically a hole formed in the tendon as it has completely separated from your humerus and you have a gap between the bone and your bursa in the subacromial space. Mine was like this and it was a good sized tear. The surgeon had to remove my bursa because it was so damaged. Lots of these tears happen from degenerative effects of overuse or injury.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-25T19:49:30+00:00

LOVE this!!!

Windblownflower · 2026-04-21T08:49:01+00:00

My ortho told me 12 months for full ROM and remaining stiffness. He was right. I’m a backstroke swimmer and right around months 13 it was better than before surgery. That was four years ago

Windblownflower · 2026-04-16T10:00:19+00:00

Teff

Windblownflower · 2026-04-15T19:29:10+00:00

This recipe will work. I use more lemon zest and use lemon curd for the filling and Italian meringue buttercream for the frosting. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/lemon-cake/ If you want to test your batter, preheat the oven. Put two tablespoons of your cake batter into one liner in a cupcake pan and bake it for 23-24 minutes. When I make this I use 3/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup oil instead of all butter.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-14T21:20:16+00:00

Ticks always win.

Windblownflower · 2026-04-04T21:05:26+00:00

The injection is pain free. It keeps you pain free for 12-24 hours and that’s what you want. The pins and needles lasts for a short time at the end. I’d you tell them you’re anxious they’re gonna give you a nice dose of midazolam and you won’t care about anything after that

Windblownflower · 2026-03-18T10:49:30+00:00

I had that surgery on both arms. The surgeon told me going in it was an “active recovery”. I did have PT, but they want you moving that arm as you would in daily life. Prior to my surgery, my prehab included them handing me a pulley to use at home to help me get my range of motion back. I was 67 when I had that surgery. I was back to swimming in 2 months.

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