A few weeks ago I wrote a report about having a great day on the water. Fishing by myself I'd taken several fish already but suddenly hooked into one that was immediately much stronger and larger, 17 pounds to be exact.
She hit the fly hard right at the surface in shallow water and jerked the line from my left hand as I was setting the strip. Surprised, I quickly grabbed the loose line high on my rod and set again and continued the fight until she came aboard for weighing and a quick picture.
I didn't think about what had happened until the next day or so when my shoulder started to hurt. A few Tylenol and I'm back on the water again with several more clients and 'no big deal'. Well, the pain hasn't gone away and it may even be getting a bit worse. More Tylenol doesn't seem to be doing much and I attribute it to just getting old.
It's been three weeks now and my wife finally nagged enough for me to go to the doctor and get it looked at. "Aha, what have I been doing she asks" and I tell her about fishing and casting and all that kind of stuff. And she quickly comes back with "It looks like you've either torn or ruptured a tendon in my rotator cuff". Damn! Not what I wanted to hear!
So she sends me off to X-ray and confirms her diagnosis. The next thing I know I've got an appointment Tuesday with a surgeon in orthopedics in Roseville. Geez, don't waste any time and let me digest this will she?
So how many of you old farts out there have had rotator cuff surgery? And what did you do in the meantime while healing? Get a 4 weight and chase bluegills? I'm supposed to be getting ready for Kona and chasing mahi-mahi and yellowfin.
It's tough getting old Tony
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