Date:         Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:11:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Shoulder Arthroplasty Anyone?
Comments: To: Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
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I feel your pain Tom.

Both my shoulders give me problems. But I feel it more when wrenching
on the van, reaching over the wrong way etc.

The absolute worse, nausea inducing pain occurred when I absent
mindedly reached over my shoulder to start the Shindaiwa weed eater...
pulling the cord that way gave me new ways of saying the old Anglo-
Saxon words we can't say on list :)

alistair


On 15-Apr-11, at 7:53 PM, Mister Tom wrote:

> I wonder if any other Vanagon pilots have gone through shoulder
> replacement?
> I did a year ago and it still hurts like Hades to shift. Once I get
> my hand
> up to the shifter knob, first to second is not bad. For second to
> third or
> second to first I've been reaching through the wheel with my left
> arm. This
> really sucks.
>
> I've probably driven the Syncro a whole 100 miles this year.
>
> Osteo arthritis claimed all the cartilage in the right shoulder and
> both big
> toes. Had the left hallux fused this year and I'm scheduled to have
> the
> right one done on Tuesday. "Officially" no driving for 8 weeks. Did I
> mention this really sucks?
>
> Tom Salicos
> '87 Syncro Westy EG-33