i dislocated my shoulder about 4/5 years ago. i was riding a horse, i jumped off, it got a fright and ran off behind me and pulled me to the ground. i got up and my arm was hanging. it didnt hurt at first, i guess i was in shock a bit. then i tried to bend my arm and i stretched the tendons more.
i went to hospital and was waiting for over an hour with out painkillers for a doctor and an xray. i passed out from the pain lol.
then i got put to sleep and they popped it back in.
i was in more pain the next day, just sitting in the car, with slight bumps was agony. and the pain killers i had gave me a headache! awsm!
any way, i think i had it in a sling for a week, i was ment to have it in longer but i got sick of it. i wasnt allowed to move it at all. then i went to physio and got told to lift my arm up and it was REALLY hard, the joint siezed. i did excercises with a big elastic type band and then i started lifting a torch, LOL. and then really light weights. but my shoulder is completely F**ked to this day. i couldnt sleep on that side for about a year and every morning i would get up and it would click and pop. the thought of it makes me wanna vomit. and it has been fine the last few months until last week, i must have slept on it funny and itl have this uncomfortable feeling in it, then il streatch, and it will pop and hurt, but then feel a little better.
however my dad dislocated his shoulder really badly and he does weights at least three times a week, does dirt bike riding, footy, etc and his has never played up because he is really active. i think if i worked on it hard it might get a bit more normal. but i think i left it too late. and its ended up giving me neck problems because i favour that arm all the time, even 5 years later.. that work safe ad with the girl dislocating her shoulder makes me sick to my stomach!!
any way, good luck with ur shoulder. just dont be lazy like me and really work hard at physio and u should be ok. apparently mine is so bad because it was left out of the socket for so long the tendons really stretched badly.
Geesh, essay much? lol.
did u get it put back into the joint quickly?