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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.

Personal:

Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Wed, Oct 31, 2007

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The shoulder surgery went well yesterday. I felt some nausea and dizziness last night and early this morning, but I've since dropped to one rather than two pain pills and I feel great, except for a little stiffness and minor ache in my shoulder. I'm sure the hydrocodone is doing its work and masking a lot of pain, but I'm surprised at how good I feel. I'm typing right now with no sling and feel no discomfort at

I was pretty out of it when the doctor was talking to me after the surgery, but Karen says he told me not to run for three weeks. Three weeks?!!! Is he nuts? Prior to the surgery he said that the only thing that would restrict me after the surgery would be pain. I could do almost anything without much risk to undoing what he did during the surgery. I'll talk to him again when he calls to check on me. I can't go three weeks without running.

Comments

From Tom on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 13:14:21

Three weeks...OUCH! That's gotta hurt more than the surgery itself I imagine. I would definitely suggest getting a 2nd opinion, preferably from a doctor that runs.

In fact my doctor here in SF is a runner and it wouldn't bother me at all to ping (not 'ding' right?) him and ask him what he thinks if you want to give me a few more details exactly what it was they did to your shoulder.

I'm trying to swing it so all the professional people I deal with are also runners. So far I've got my doctor and accountant so if I can just find a good running lawyer (besides the running-after-ambulances type...bahaha I couldn't resist the stereotype lawyer joke). My neighbor seems like a swell lawyer and he is a biker which isn't quite as good but perhaps might have to do if I ever need lawyer services.

But seriously Paul I hope your recovery goes great and you can kiss the shoulder pains goodbye once and for all. BTW I was serious in regards to me asking my running doctor about you.

From Paul T on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 16:51:18

I have a post-operative exam on 11/12. That's just under two weeks after the surgery. I may do some low impact cross training before then, but at that exam (if I'm feeling good) I'm going to tell him (not ask him) that I'm going to start running again and see what his response is.

The arthroscopic procedures done on my shoulder were labral debridement (remove damaged tissue from the labrum) and subacromial decompression (remove excess bone from the underside of the acromion to relieve pressure on the rotator cuff tendons).

I like and trust my doctor. He pioneered arthroscopic surgery (first one to perform it in central California) and has decades of experience. I would still like to hear a second opinion from a doctor that runs. Does he have specific experience with shoulder surgery?

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 17:00:00

Tom - Chad on this blog is a lawyer.

From Lybi on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 17:53:22

Whoa--good luck with your recovery, Paul!

From Tom on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 18:21:07

Paul from your description your doctor sounds like a pretty expert dude and perhaps his advice should be followed :( The runner doc I know is pretty much a general practitioner / family doctor so I'm assuming he's not such the shoulder expert so you would have to take that into account when considering any advice he might have. I'll try and ask him anyway in the next few days and let you know what his take is.

From Kerry on Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 21:33:29

Glad to hear your surgery went well, but sorry to hear that you're now on the injured reserve list! I'm generally pretty trusting of doctors, but over the years I've learned that they sometimes make some unwarranted assumptions and they don't always give you all the facts. I don't think it would be inappropriate to call his nurse when you're feeling ready and have her ask the doctor if it'd be all right to start running again.

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