He has been a member of the '54 Ford Club of America web site since 2009, Dave joined the hamb in 2010 so I would think he is still active on both sites. HRP
Hi Okiedokie, I am still here, I have slowed down a little bit trying to rehab. my shoulder. Been working on my wagon trying to get it back together. Danny, I will try to contact you. I have some questions on headliner bows for the wagon. Thanks for all your concerns. All is good. Dave
Glad you are still here Dave, I hear shoulder rehab is tough. I do have a question for you. A machinist friend gave me very nice sway that is stainless steel, perfect fit for my project but I am concerned about it being stainless. Should I be?
Hi Okiedokie, I have done a few in stainless steel and have had no issues. I would do more but they cost way to much money.
I can tell you first hand about rehab from shoulder surgery. It is rough. I'm 5 months out and still haven't returned to work. Hope your recovery is going well Dave.
Hi Longroof, I chose not to have surgery and I am doing physical therapy and exercises. I am a lot better now then I was a year and a half ago. Hope your recovery goes well.
My left shoulder is bone on bone, amazingly it does not cause me much pain. Advil and Salonpas patches take care of it when it does. It sure makes some odd noises though. I visited an orthopedic guy who said if I can live with pain he suggests no surgery. I did rehab for awhile but saw no real gains. I stay active and use it normally. Sure hope it can stay that way. At 77 it won’t have to last very long most likely. Lol. Glad you are doing good Dave.
Long roof, I've had three shoulder repairs due to accidents. Recovery takes a long time, but the PT is as important as the surgery, so stick with the regimen and it will get better. James
I'm going to PT twice a week and doing my PT at home too. It definitely is better than before surgery. I have most of my motion back. Not so much in the strength department as of yet. The worst part is I bought a off topic F100 project. Its driving me nuts I cant tear into it like I want.
Yeah, the first few months are primarily re-establishing range of motion, the strengthening comes later. The range of motion part is what tends to hurt more since they are pushing it past the comfort zone. My last one was the toughest, three tendons had retracted into the bicep, so they had to go down into bicep and dig them out so they could reattach to the shoulder.
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