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    @Hemiram... I feel your pain. Getting old isn't for sissies (not that you said you are old but it sounds like you might be past your best used by date like I am)! It sounds like you too need to keep moving to prevent lockup. Good luck with everything. If I can get back to throwing around 50lb feed sacks I will be OK with that.
    @Nephrology... I didn't know about the FDA approval issues you mention. I did notice that you have to travel out of the country to have the Regenexx treatment that grows stem cells (If I understand their website correctly). I too am skeptical about this technology. I would like to be able to sit down with several people who have been through it & pick their brain.

    At this point I'm doing PT, it's going well and I am pushing to get as much out of it as possible. Initial visit to PT shows that mobility is still good in the bad arm/shoulder with pain only at certain points. We are not doing much strength work yet but are working to get/maintain a good range of motion while giving the torn tendon a chance to heal before adding to much strengthening exercises. I am doing some resistance so that any scar tissue that forms will be oriented so that it will be less likely to tear again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paso Quito View Post
    @Hemiram... I feel your pain. Getting old isn't for sissies (not that you said you are old but it sounds like you might be past your best used by date like I am)! It sounds like you too need to keep moving to prevent lockup. Good luck with everything. If I can get back to throwing around 50lb feed sacks I will be OK with that.

    At this point I'm doing PT, it's going well and I am pushing to get as much out of it as possible. Initial visit to PT shows that mobility is still good in the bad arm/shoulder with pain only at certain points. We are not doing much strength work yet but are working to get/maintain a good range of motion while giving the torn tendon a chance to heal before adding to much strengthening exercises. I am doing some resistance so that any scar tissue that forms will be oriented so that it will be less likely to tear again.
    I'm 61 now. I was 51 when I had the "big fall". My lesson learned in PT is if you don't think something is working, or it's a bad thing to do, such as the ice packs with me, stand your ground and don't let them talk you into anything. I hope to void PT forever at this point, my results have ranged from mildly negative to total disaster. The last time was the least negative. At least I avoided an ambulance ride to the ER or Ortho Doc's office, unlike the last two previous times, where I went to the ER, and then to surgery. Several of the things that PT and the ERs did would probably make me get a lawyer if they happened now. Good luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paso Quito View Post
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    @Nephrology... I didn't know about the FDA approval issues you mention. I did notice that you have to travel out of the country to have the Regenexx treatment that grows stem cells (If I understand their website correctly). I too am skeptical about this technology. I would like to be able to sit down with several people who have been through it & pick their brain.
    There is no good evidence that shows that this technology works outside of the lab. This is why you have to travel outside the US to get their stem cell therapy: the FDA has not approved it for use in the United States, precisely because nobody has shown that it will do more harm than good. I would strongly advise that you pass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hemiram View Post
    My lesson learned in PT is if you don't think something is working, or it's a bad thing to do, such as the ice packs with me, stand your ground and don't let them talk you into anything.
    This is great advice... not only in this particular instance but for living in general. Looking back over my life to date I have many times disregarded that feeling that I was being told to do something that I shouldn't... not something morally wrong but something that just wasn't right for me. I regretted not standing firm every time. I appreciate the reminder!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nephrology View Post
    There is no good evidence that shows that this technology works outside of the lab. This is why you have to travel outside the US to get their stem cell therapy: the FDA has not approved it for use in the United States, precisely because nobody has shown that it will do more harm than good. I would strongly advise that you pass.
    What is it we were taught when young... if it seems to good to be true it probably is...

    I really want the technology to work as described because it would be so cool to regenerate joint fluid, cartilage, etc and get rid of that nagging constant irritation. Having said that, the claims I see on the web remind me of the carpet bagger in the Outlaw Josey Wales who was selling the snake oil... good for everything & priced at what the market would bear.

    I just don't see myself ever going down the stem cell path unless we start seeing fantastic results here in the States. I am kind of anti medical field (as it is today) anyway... too many tests, too much covering of the hind end, too many pills to treat stuff that should be dealt with by changes in lifestyle. My blind adherence to recommendations by specialists when I was younger resulted in many of my current aches & pains. Back then I assumed that MDs really knew their stuff. After spending a month with my dad in intensive care almost 40 yrs ago (him in the hospital and me visiting) I learned very clearly that doctors/nurses/specialists/etc are people... good ones and bad ones. I learned to ask questions about everything and to do my own research.

    I figure that I know my body better than anyone else. I want learned people to advice & assist but feel that my health is my responsibility. This mindset and decent genetics have allowed me to reach 61 yrs without taking any medications other than the temporary Ibuprofen I've mentioned before. I see friends & family taking medications for something, then adding another prescription to treat the side effects of #1 and this snowballs. God willing, I will never go down this road. I try to stay active, accept the limitations that come with age (I'm not very graceful about this though) and keep on moving forward and improving those things I can.

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