Currently "NMC" due to shoulder surgery. What have you done to pass the time recovering?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:34:56 -0400

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 15 at 2015 1:01 AM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:01:30 -0400

Personally I'd read a book that's what I did after two shoulder surgeries last year. I was able to get caught up on my reading

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 15 at 2015 1:01 AM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:01:56 -0400

SFC Private RallyPoint Member feel better brother

Response by SGT James Allen made Oct 15 at 2015 5:20 AM

SGT James Allen — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 05:20:03 -0400

Dislocated both shoulders while on active duty. Luckily not at the same time. Did weight rehabilitation to build them back up. They still pop out on occasion. I just pop it back in and keep going.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 15 at 2015 6:49 AM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:49:30 -0400

Read... Take some college.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 15 at 2015 7:36 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:36:20 -0400

play with lego ....

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 15 at 2015 9:26 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:26:37 -0400

I had arthroscopic surgery on my shoulder recently too (September) - so I feel your "pain". I'm doing what I can to keep active outside of agitating the recovery for the shoulder. I'm still getting used to how my bicep looks now (part of the surgery process, relocation of the bicep tendon), as it looks much larger than before. I need to do more curls with the left arm to catch up. Sigh - the search for the perfect body never ends.

On a serious note - I hope you recover quickly and fully, as I know what a pain it is and how long of a road it is to be back to 100%.

Response by SFC David Davenport made Oct 15 at 2015 9:37 AM

SFC David Davenport — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:37:48 -0400

I had a nasty event happen that crushed my left thumb. I caught up on a lot of professional reading. If you can type with one hand/arm you can read with just one. In the middle of the night when the pain creeps in nothing else worked to distract me. Good luck with the recovery. Just don't tell the physical therapist you are not worried about pain levels during your rehab; that is a mistake you only make once!

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 15 at 2015 1:48 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:48:11 -0400

It's a great time to review your service record, get some deeper mentoring, look at your path forward, and make a do-list. Then share it all with your spouse and make sure he/she's on board. Funny thing is I'd get smashed up at about the right frequency to make the timing to do that about right.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 15 at 2015 3:13 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:13:17 -0400

Sorry I never been Red X lol.

Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Feb 17 at 2018 10:42 PM

CW5 Jack Cardwell — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:42:33 -0500

Are you NMCS or NMCM ?? If unsure research DA PAM 750-8.