shoulder injury

[Garth]

on saturday while rock climbing, i sliped, and fell, as a result, i smashed myself upagainst the oposite wall, and broke my ac joint in my left sholder.

was asking doctor a few questions, and i couldnt understand him, so ill ask here.

how long can i expect this unbeleivable amount of pain to stay for. and will this fix it's self. and why does the sling he put me in fell so terribly wrong?

i can move my fore arm, wrist and other things, just cant lift my actual arm up or swing it under it's own steam, i so much as put any sort of muscle movement on the arm and it's all over red rover for me.

[-scyth-]

If its a broken AC joint i think the quick & easiest alternative is surgery. Without seeing x-rays, CT scans or MRI's I cant give you any better or detailed answers than that unfortunately. Also how is the sling tied? doesn't sound like its working for you at all.

[minux]

After fracturing the same parts as you plus a break in collar bone and upper arm as well as a serious dislocation(all in one accident ), I can safely say it will hurt pretty bad for 2-3 weeks, after that it improves very fast but even now almost 12 months later it hurts for me to lie on my left shoulder.