[edward coller]

Hello folks , having surgery tomorrow on my poorly shoulder caused by life, and a collision with a mate playing over 50s footie( he broke 2 ribs!) I am now a retired footballer sadly,  anyone out there had this procedure.
Surgeon says 3 weeks in rigid sling, 3 weeks in softer version and poss back to manual labour in 6-8 weeks. I am a sprightly 58 and first time ive  needed mending so all new to me. Anyone out there had something similer. Cheers simon

[Tony Stewart]

No over arm bowling either Simon. At our age things take a little longer and just try and be patient. I am sure the surgeon will make it as good as new!

[Mike Gwilliam]

I tore a tendon or ligament in the shoulder cuff area (but not the cuff) around 9 months ago ice skating and it still hurts a little but didn't need to go to the doctors. I also tore one in my forearm a few years back and that took around 6 or 7 months to heal properly.

Sadly as we get old everything slowly starts falling appart. 

[edward coller]

thanks guys, back out and slinged up. Amazing staff and treated like a King! Good news too, wasnt torn ! Cleared out all water and inflamation called APDM , and removed a spur of bone that was causing the problem, bit too dazed to take it in today, should be a swifter rehab, which is great news. I reckon with a good preseason training regime I could be back.......... Mmmmmm.
Loving fluid morphine, sneeky feeling might feel a bit less chipper in the morning!
What a blessing the NHS is! Simon

[Evan Smith]

I'm happy for you, I had a rotator cuff repair. In a sling for twelve weeks off work six months.

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

When I had my first spinal tumour operation I didn't even know if I wouldn't be in a wheelchair post the operation. Thankfully that was not the case.

Where I think you might have been coming from in your first post was how to handle business when you are not in a position to action  business coming in on the telephone/internet.

back in those days the internet wasn't as big as it is now and it was mainly the phone to deal with.

My wife used to pick up messages left on the ansaphone and phone clients/prospective clients bad and explain that I had had an operation and was recovering. Whilst I lost some business I think I can safely say that all enquiries that were from existing clients said words to the effect " tell Roger to get better soon and when he feels upto it he can ring us and book in our cleaning carpets for then. WE will wait for him to recover." In other words it was me they wanted rather than simply moving onto the next cleaner

As a fairly new entrant to the carpet cleaning business at that time I took this to be a huge endorsement of my business ethos that people were prepared to wait for me.

It also in sure helped me to feel better soon.

THe moral of the story is that if you have a good business model then you have little to fear from being incapacitated for a little while providing you are honest and open with your clients.

Rog