ARRRGH!! venting...

[lowell]

Feels like I've been transformed from a primitive bow hunter to going to a craft shows ...just went today with my wife.

 Hurt my shoulder about 6 weeks ago.  Doc says from symptoms it's probably a small tear in the rotator cuff.  Have not shot since or hunted.... the season opened here the first. Tried shooting a couple days ago and did not work.

 
 A friend got a doe the 1st and my son got one tonight.  I'm reading all the successes and stories here and happy for you all and feel like I'm going with you guys. Keep posting!!!!

  Thanks for the shoulder to cry on and hope still to get a chance this season.

                             Lowell

 

[skyarrow]

hope your shoulder heals up i tore mine all up a few years ago and it still hurts me but  ever since i started doing some weight training it has stopped hurting but i am not telling you to go lift weights. i would get it checked out good first before u attempt that ttyl





sterling   

[nugget]

Hang in there. Get healthy then you will slay them.

[sailordad]

been there,done that
both shoulders,rotor cuffs
if your doc says physical therapy,do exactly what they say
the little lame ass excersizes they make you do work wonders
its been three years since my last surgery,still do my work outs for both shoulders
no pain at all,right shoulder still has a tear the doc says,but says should be fine as long as i do my excersizes

[DanaM]

Make sure and see a good doctor not a hack like I did, operated on my shoulder and made it worse
now no surgery can fix it All I can do is exercise it to keep it from getting worse. I would seek out a sports medicine doctor if
I were you. Good luck eh

[sailordad]

ya do like dana said
a good sports med doc

i actaully had the same doc that works on the mn twins,the gophers,our so called pro soccer team(didnt know we had one till i see the plaque in his office)
he also works on other pro teams,and many college teams as their doc

that is probably the most important thing,next to doing your therapy properly,to a good recovery

good luck

[lowell]

Think I'll look at going for some therapy.  All your advice sounds good.  Shoulder doesn't seem to get worse but no noticable improvement either.

 Maybe I'll just have to wait to hunt till it is unbearably cold out!!

 Here's hoping your arrows go where you're looking!!

[chasing crow]

Hope things get better soon. I suffered for about 11 months. couldn't pick up an 8 oz styrafoam coffee cup. I am one of those idiots that just try to tough it out. I then got to thinking, it all started when I slept a couple nights in a rock house during a couple days of winter squirrel hunting, (January in the 20's, hard ground). I finally decided to take double hits of advil for several days and then scale back to regular dose for two weeks. It went away and I haven't had a problem since. That was 3 years ago. Anyway, hope you heal up quick and get back to the woods!
Chasing Crow

[PeteC]

Lowell,hang in there buddy,you'll heal. A few years ago I dislocated my shoulder one week into the bow season,(Slidin' into third playing baseball),so that was it for me.I know how you feel,but it will pass.  God Bless

[hawkbow]

I know it sucks to be injured during the meat making season... hope you heal quickly.. Hawk