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July 2014 Moms
Long vent *warning birth trauma mentioned*
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Re: Long vent *warning birth trauma mentioned*
I second everything @SuperTinkerham said ice packs are definitely needed and sleeping in a reclined position. One thing to add though is a pillow under my elbow helped a lot to keep my shoulder supported, even with the sling on when I was sitting my shoulder would slouch so a pillow or a blanket wadded up helped a lot.
I had surgery done last June and it was by far the hardest recovery I've had to date. I ripped my right shoulder out of socket fracturing a bone when I was 18, popped the shoulder back in, and when I told my parents I needed to go to the ER I was told I shouldn't have been being an idiot (it was the summer between my junior and senior year and I was under their insurance still and couldn't drive with the pain I was in). My shoulder slipped in and out of socket for 7 years causing nerve damage and muscle/tendon looseness and horrible pain, I spoke to a doctor after 5 years but was told there wasn't anything that could be done. DH finally convinced me to get a second opinion last spring. I have limited movement now, but I have naturally loose joints so even with the limited motion I have it's still better than DH's range of motion. Since your daughter has good motion range now, hopefully she will have decent motion range once all is said and done. They say the younger the patient the quicker the recovery, so hopefully that holds true for your daughter.
DD 1 10/2012
CP 9/2013
DD 2 6/2014
CP 3/2016
BFP 12/8/2016
That would be infuriating!! I can't imagine a doctor missing the fact that her shoulder was dislocated all this time (all the shoulder dislocations I saw as an athletic trainer for a footbal team for 12 years were bloody obvious just by looking at it and/or palpating the joint). Fingers crossed her surgery and recovery goes well.
My 65yo mom had shoulder surgery a few years ago to repair torn tendons and used a product similar to this https://www.promolife.com/cart/soft-ice-circulating-cold-water-therapy-system and loved it (she also used the knee style one after both her knee replacement surgeries). Might be something to look into.
ETA: tagging @LilredmommaC
The fact that the doctor that delivered her has retired may make it difficult to sue him, however there are many other doctors involved in the delivery process and subsequent physical therapy and other doctors appointments in her lifetime and no one did a the simple x-ray test... Surely a lawyer will request a list of all involved and will investigate medical records and such to see if any malpractice was committed. I wouldn't automatically assume that because the delivery doctor has retired that you wouldn't receive any compensation.
I know that a settlement won't recoup the loss of her shoulder mobility, but it'll make things a lot easier financially when it comes to her future care and/or needs.
Aside from that, I hope her surgery goes well and that results are better than expected.
5 DIUI - BFN
IVF#1 - BFP - AJ 7/12
FET#1 - BFP Due 7/24/14
Prayers that this is fixed and she heals quickly. One thing is kids are resilient. You will probably be surprised how well she handles this. My DD broke her finger at 2 and had a cast that went all the way up to the shoulder and it didn't slow her down at all. My DS had to have casts on both legs from knee to toes for a total of two months over the summer and also when he was 5. He still got around great.
I agree with shirts that either have large arm holes or are tube tops. We got shirts that were many sizes too big for DD to sleep in. If you sew, you can also take some shirts that are just a bit big and alter them to Velcro open and closed in the arm to make dressing easier
13 yr old boy with ASD, ADHD and PICA, 11 yr old boy, 3 yr old Girl, & baby Girl.
"Your truth is different from my truth, and we're both right."
TTC since March 2013. BFP 4/13/13, blighted ovum discovered 6/6/13, m/c 6/8/13.
BFP 11/10/13, EDD 7/25/13 - stick little owlet!