Austin Davis Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Expected to Return by October
Austin Davis apparently had surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to have a full recovery by October. I was surprised to see that it was his right shoulder, as he is always wearing the sleeve on his left.
My Austin source advised me of this Monday as he was in surgery. I was going to make a post but I wasn’t sure if this was something the program was going to release to public and I didn’t think it was my business to blast it out. Since the article doesn’t state the specific injury I won’t post it.
Anyways, I was told the shoulder is going to be completely immobile until after July 4th and then 12 weeks of rehab, which matches the October timeline in the article.
Best wishes on a strong recovery for him.
Also, forgive my ignorance, but I thought elective surgeries were cancelled. I know people who have been pretty much stuck in bed with back pain awaiting surgery. Anybody know if there is some exception that might be getting missed?
I hope they relax that rule now that Michigan appears to be past the peak. I saw that Beaumont was laying off ~2000 people because non-covid demand was so low.
I read Beaumont laid off 2,700 (and closed a hospital in Wayne) and Ford Hospital is laying off 2,400.
Also, tons of unused beds at our two field hospitals. I guess not enough PPE.
understand the conditions to be admitted to the field hospitals. they do NOT have ICUs. pts have to be positive yet not able to recover at home, ie. nursing home residents. from what I’ve heard from many practitioners is that the unpredictability of the disease is dangerous. people could appear fine one day then on a vent and dead not long after.
If someone was to crash there they’d have to be transported via ambulance. But current protocol in Wayne county (HEMS 16-8) is for 10 min of CPR in the field, pts will not be transported, pts will not be intubated, DONE.
would you recommend a family member be transferred to a field hospital knowing this? i think i’d stick it out at a regular hospital, even at Sinai-Grace.
here’s the policy for transporting
Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with Suspected COVID‐19 Crisis Standards of Care
http://www.hems.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/16.8-nCoV-Resuscitation-Final-3.23.pdf
Some elective surgeries are being rescheduled now.
happy for the kid. surprised he was able to get the surgery with it not being emergent medicine.
friend of mine had to literally beg to have a tumor taken out of her yesterday, with her doctor leading the charge. they were going to kick it down the road. likely malignant, test results by monday or tuesday.
VP Pence said today that elective surgeries are now approved on a national level but state/local authorities have the final say.
it's not a sleeve - it's a sully: https://www.donjoyperformance.com/saunders-sully-shoulder-support
i had shoulder surgery after dislocating it 6-7 times, and UM prescribes them.
Thanks for the clarity, so will he be wearing two now then?
discussed below in the thread, but he's worn it on both shoulders apparently...
https://res-2.cloudinary.com/rivals/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,t_large/z9bqnxgicnnkpq2rwljb
the sully is usually prescribed for shoulder instability, which is usually a side effect of a dislocation. but in general, if you're prone to shoulder instability inherently, you'll probably have the same issue on both sides. that's the case for me anyway, so it seems maybe he's dealt with it on both sides.
in theory, building up the muscle around the joint should keep everything in place sufficiently. so maybe the right was got so bad it needed surgery, but the left one has been good enough to just use the sully?
after a few dislocations, it's also a bit of a safety blanket - makes you feel more confident about putting some pressure on the joint.
I hope he has a complete recovery and is full go for the season. Imagine how good he will be with two good shoulders.
He wore the brace on his right shoulder. I went back to pictures from this year to confirm and it is definitely the right shoulder.
Here's an article announcing his return, that posts a picture with it on his left. And I have seen other pictures with it on the left as well.. Which must be why I was remembering it that way.
I mean, in that pic he has 3 arms, and one is waaaaay darker skinned than the rest of him. Clearly, the whole damn thing is photoshopped.....
the old switcheroo, make the opponent try to hack him on the "bad" side. when in reality the other side is hurting.