Rotator cuff surgery today, I go in about an hour... nervous

[Bayard]

28. Yowza!

I thought I had a lot of old horse injuries! You have my respect.

I thought I had finally torn my rotator cuff when I went to the orthopedic surgeon last wk. Turned out to just be same old damage from a broken scapula many years ago. My mare fell on top of me in a wash stall, and I slammed into the concrete wall. Broken horizontally, and messed up my back. I rode in a back brace for months.

I've also had my arm and wrist broken in multiple places from crashing into a tree. My sternum broken twice. Nerve damage in my neck. I've ridden with a cast on my leg.

When I lived in Cincinnati, my orthoped there used to tell me--you bring me the most interesting injuries! He was the surgeon for the Bengals.

I never raised babies, but I can relate to unloading a truck full of hay. We carry bales by hand into the barn. At least they're 50 pounders here. In Calif, they were 100.

Do you still ride? At 64, I don't bounce well anymore. But my husband bought me a new gelding last year.

Good luck, FirstLight! I can attest to physical therapy being very important so you don't lose mobility. I also saw a kinesiology trained chiropractor for several months after the shoulder/back thing. I thought it was voodoo at first, but it really helped bring me back.