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LAST EDITED ON Sep-20-12 AT 11:08AM (MST)[p]I had a nice fall of elk hunting lined up. First, I was going to eastern Oregon with two buddies to bowhunt an area new to us, then going from there down to Fishlake to help a buddy on a muzzy tag he drew, and that FLEH is hosting us on. That all changed on Monday...
On Sunday, I was driving to our camp where my buddies were all set up and scouting. Things looked good as I saw a nice 300" class bull with about 15 cows on my way to camp. Monday morning, we went scouting and found a couple large groups of elk, with some nice bulls, on private land that bordered NF so we decided to move camp as they were quite a way from where they'd set our camp. We went back and start breaking down camp. Just before we grab my "Block" target, I decide to take a few practice shots. On the first shot, something gives out in my left shoulder, the side that I hold my bow with.
I tore my rotator cuff! Sh*t!!! I was in a ton of pain the remainder of the day, and dumb enough to keep on lifting gear and packing boxes. I couldn't sleep hardly at all on Monday night, so first thing Tuesday I headed in to Burns to visit a doctor, where she confirmed that I'd likely torn my rotator. I couldn't (and still can't) lift my arm more than about 9" away from my side. The doc gave me a prescription for a steroid to get rid of the inflammation, told me to ice every half hour and a painkiller that worked wonders. Percocet (oxycodone) is a wonder drug when it comes to severe pain!
Now I need to see a physical therapist that I know, before heading to the doctor. It's a good thing that I know a couple top orthopedic surgeons who work on players of the Giants and A's organizations, as I'll have one of them fix my shoulder.
My elk season, and duck season, deer season, hell probably all of my hunting season, is over before it started, all due to a small muscle in my shoulder.
THIS SUCKS!
On Sunday, I was driving to our camp where my buddies were all set up and scouting. Things looked good as I saw a nice 300" class bull with about 15 cows on my way to camp. Monday morning, we went scouting and found a couple large groups of elk, with some nice bulls, on private land that bordered NF so we decided to move camp as they were quite a way from where they'd set our camp. We went back and start breaking down camp. Just before we grab my "Block" target, I decide to take a few practice shots. On the first shot, something gives out in my left shoulder, the side that I hold my bow with.
I tore my rotator cuff! Sh*t!!! I was in a ton of pain the remainder of the day, and dumb enough to keep on lifting gear and packing boxes. I couldn't sleep hardly at all on Monday night, so first thing Tuesday I headed in to Burns to visit a doctor, where she confirmed that I'd likely torn my rotator. I couldn't (and still can't) lift my arm more than about 9" away from my side. The doc gave me a prescription for a steroid to get rid of the inflammation, told me to ice every half hour and a painkiller that worked wonders. Percocet (oxycodone) is a wonder drug when it comes to severe pain!
Now I need to see a physical therapist that I know, before heading to the doctor. It's a good thing that I know a couple top orthopedic surgeons who work on players of the Giants and A's organizations, as I'll have one of them fix my shoulder.
My elk season, and duck season, deer season, hell probably all of my hunting season, is over before it started, all due to a small muscle in my shoulder.
THIS SUCKS!
