24 yr old retired b/c of shoulder instability

I am a 24 year old and at this point...way post athlete. I have had so
much trouble with shoulder instability that I have been almost
completely rendered useless for all sports. I had multi-directional
instability in my left shoulder which was semi-corrected with open
surgery. It's not perfect but I am right hand dominant so it can
suffice. Now I've had 2 arthroscopic surgeries in my right shoulder,
but it still dislocates frequently and cannot throw or play
basketball. I have not been able to use this shoulder for years and I
keep getting the same story from doctors. They see me for 10 minutes,
send me in the OR and say I should be good to go. And this is coming
from Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, supposedly the best for this
type of thing.

My question is, has anyone heard of any new techniques used in surgery
for shoulder instability? They've tried shrinking the capsule and I
think using heat or radio frequency, but in the end my shoulder just
goes back to being loose. I would be willing to try new techniques
because at this point I don't have many other options.

Thoughts much appreciated.

Geoff

Geoff, my grandson has the same problem in his right shoulder and he is
right hand dominant. It first happened 3 years ago and he had surgery to
correct it. The doctor now says that the material used then was only
guaranteed for3 years. About a month ago, it happened again, and nobody
could get it back in, so to ER he went. When they finally got to him, he
was knocked out and they put it in, and it popped back out 3 times. It
finally stayed. The same doctor who did the surgery 3 years ago did it
again. He said this time the material is supposed to last 7 years. Seems
to me it could be done permanently. However the same doctor has operated on
me 3 times, my son once, and my grandaughter once. And we really do believe
in him and like him very much. We will see the doctor next Monday, my
grandson for his shoulder and me for a broken ankle. I wish you the best of
luck in finding a new technique whick will work permanently. If you do,
please let us know.
Gwen


"Geoff" <geoff.rand@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am a 24 year old and at this point...way post athlete. I have had so
> much trouble with shoulder instability that I have been almost
> completely rendered useless for all sports. I had multi-directional
> instability in my left shoulder which was semi-corrected with open
> surgery. It's not perfect but I am right hand dominant so it can
> suffice. Now I've had 2 arthroscopic surgeries in my right shoulder,
> but it still dislocates frequently and cannot throw or play
> basketball. I have not been able to use this shoulder for years and I
> keep getting the same story from doctors. They see me for 10 minutes,
> send me in the OR and say I should be good to go. And this is coming
> from Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, supposedly the best for this
> type of thing.
>
> My question is, has anyone heard of any new techniques used in surgery
> for shoulder instability? They've tried shrinking the capsule and I
> think using heat or radio frequency, but in the end my shoulder just
> goes back to being loose. I would be willing to try new techniques
> because at this point I don't have many other options.
>
> Thoughts much appreciated.
>
> Geoff
>

On Apr 2, 1:28 pm, "Geoff" <geoff.r...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a 24 year old and at this point...way post athlete. I have had so
> much trouble with shoulder instability that I have been almost
> completely rendered useless for all sports. I had multi-directional
> instability in my left shoulder which was semi-corrected with open
> surgery. It's not perfect but I am right hand dominant so it can
> suffice. Now I've had 2 arthroscopic surgeries in my right shoulder,
> but it still dislocates frequently and cannot throw or play
> basketball. I have not been able to use this shoulder for years and I
> keep getting the same story from doctors. They see me for 10 minutes,
> send me in the OR and say I should be good to go. And this is coming
> from Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, supposedly the best for this
> type of thing.
>
> My question is, has anyone heard of any new techniques used in surgery
> for shoulder instability? They've tried shrinking the capsule and I
> think using heat or radio frequency, but in the end my shoulder just
> goes back to being loose. I would be willing to try new techniques
> because at this point I don't have many other options.
>
> Thoughts much appreciated.
>
> Geoff

capsular shrinkage is a short-term solution that never works. Did
they
do a capsular plication? That's sewing the capsule to the labrum and
eliminating space for dislocation and/or instability. HSS is a top
hospital, but make sure that it was a sports medicine trained surgeon
that diagnosed and operated on you. They are superbly trained with
the
latest innovations in orthopedic surgery.

On Apr 2, 3:11 pm, "N...@SPAMknology.net" <sweetpic...@knology.net>
wrote:
> Geoff, my grandson has the same problem in his right shoulder and he is
> right hand dominant. It first happened 3 years ago and he had surgery to
> correct it. The doctor now says that the material used then was only
> guaranteed for3 years. About a month ago, it happened again, and nobody
> could get it back in, so to ER he went. When they finally got to him, he
> was knocked out and they put it in, and it popped back out 3 times. It
> finally stayed. The same doctor who did the surgery 3 years ago did it
> again. He said this time the material is supposed to last 7 years. Seems
> to me it could be done permanently. However the same doctor has operated on
> me 3 times, my son once, and my grandaughter once. And we really do believe
> in him and like him very much. We will see the doctor next Monday, my
> grandson for his shoulder and me for a broken ankle. I wish you the best of
> luck in finding a new technique whick will work permanently. If you do,
> please let us know.
> Gwen
>

What material is that? I'm in the medical device business that deals
with such, and this confuses me?


>
> - Show quoted text -

what

I really am not sure, but I think it was the material used for stitches.
Gwen

"Monk" <tsul1231@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Apr 2, 3:11 pm, "N...@SPAMknology.net" <sweetpic...@knology.net>
> wrote:
>> Geoff, my grandson has the same problem in his right shoulder and he is
>> right hand dominant. It first happened 3 years ago and he had surgery to
>> correct it. The doctor now says that the material used then was only
>> guaranteed for3 years. About a month ago, it happened again, and nobody
>> could get it back in, so to ER he went. When they finally got to him, he
>> was knocked out and they put it in, and it popped back out 3 times. It
>> finally stayed. The same doctor who did the surgery 3 years ago did it
>> again. He said this time the material is supposed to last 7 years.
>> Seems
>> to me it could be done permanently. However the same doctor has operated
>> on
>> me 3 times, my son once, and my grandaughter once. And we really do
>> believe
>> in him and like him very much. We will see the doctor next Monday, my
>> grandson for his shoulder and me for a broken ankle. I wish you the best
>> of
>> luck in finding a new technique whick will work permanently. If you do,
>> please let us know.
>> Gwen
>>
>
> What material is that? I'm in the medical device business that deals
> with such, and this confuses me?
>
>
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> what
>

On Apr 5, 11:24 pm, <sweetpickl...@SPAMknology.net> wrote:
> I really am not sure, but I think it was the material used for stitches.
> Gwen
>
> "Monk" <tsul1...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> news:1175813357.784476.237880@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Apr 2, 3:11 pm, "N...@SPAMknology.net" <sweetpic...@knology.net>
> > wrote:
> >> Geoff, my grandson has the same problem in his right shoulder and he is
> >> right hand dominant. It first happened 3 years ago and he had surgery to
> >> correct it. The doctor now says that the material used then was only
> >> guaranteed for3 years. About a month ago, it happened again, and nobody
> >> could get it back in, so to ER he went. When they finally got to him, he
> >> was knocked out and they put it in, and it popped back out 3 times. It
> >> finally stayed. The same doctor who did the surgery 3 years ago did it
> >> again. He said this time the material is supposed to last 7 years.
> >> Seems
> >> to me it could be done permanently. However the same doctor has operated
> >> on
> >> me 3 times, my son once, and my grandaughter once. And we really do
> >> believe
> >> in him and like him very much. We will see the doctor next Monday, my
> >> grandson for his shoulder and me for a broken ankle. I wish you the best
> >> of
> >> luck in finding a new technique whick will work permanently. If you do,
> >> please let us know.
> >> Gwen
>
> > What material is that? I'm in the medical device business that deals
> > with such, and this confuses me?
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > what- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The doc is probably talking about bio-absorbable anchors then. If
these failed, he should probably have used metal anchors.

If the problem continues, like I said earlier, your grandson might be
better served to find a sports-medicine trained surgeon. I'm
definitely not saying that his surgeon isn't qualified, but advances
in orthopedics are uncommonly quick and sometimes it's tough for
surgeons to keep pace with cutting-edge technology. It may be worth
his time to look into this. I wish him good luck, as this is a nagging
injury that can hamper him the rest of his life.