Geez dude. I'm feelin' for you man.
Looking at that makes me think twice about screaming around the back roads. We all say that, though, don't we.
I hope your shoulder heals up okay, bro. I suffered a second degree A/C separation of my right shoulder in 1994 when I highsided my old yamaha. That was probably the worst pain I have ever felt from then till now. From my experience with a surgeon that I trusted implicitly (he operated on my dad after he lost most of his left hand in a mechanical accident at Fabco), I didn't need surgery. He told me that he
could do surgery, but he didn't think I would need it. A third degree separation will require surgery no matter what you do. My ligament separated from my collar bone by...3mm if I recall correctly...that was the cusp of how far the ligament can separate before surgery is absolutely necessary, he told me; but, of course, that was 11 years ago. I'm glad that he didn't cut me open, though. I get sore every once in a while and my joint still pops and cracks, but I didn't need my collar bone pinned into place, nor did I need the outpatient surgery where they shave the orbit of the joint to accomodate the extra movement of the collar bone due to the ligament being separated from your bone, which allows your collar bone stick up in the joint and rotate in a wider radius, grinding on the joint. You'll develop arthritis no matter what with the trauma to your joint...at least that's what I was told.
Boy, bro, I hope you heal up okay. BTW, without surgery, but with a few months of physical therapy, to completely heal to the point that I could box again with almost no pain in my shoulder took almost a year. I was also in supreme physical shape at that point in my life. With surgery it could have taken longer due to the tissue and muscular trauma of being operated on. I don't want to bring you down, but this could be kind of a long road for you. I went through it, though. If you have any questions at all, just PM me.
Jason
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