I'm in the second week of recovery from SLAP/Bankart surgery on my shoulder and might be fretting too much about it, but I'm a surgery n00b and have no idea what recovery is supposed to be like. Then, too, I decided surgery is not much fun and would like to figure out how to avoid having any more of it. I would like advice on both. [more inside]
posted by jet_silver on Oct 16, 2009 - 3 answers

What's a typical range of discount negotiated by insurers with ambulance companies? [more inside]
posted by spacewrench on Sep 18, 2009 - 1 answer

My toe continuously keeps threatening to drop out of joint causing much distress and pain - any ideas about what's going on? [more inside]
posted by Chorus on Apr 24, 2009 - 2 answers

My shoulder has been dislocating super easily this past year, what's up with that. [more inside]
posted by BrnP84 on Sep 10, 2008 - 9 answers

Have I truly dislocated my shoulder? If not, is there anything special I should do? [more inside]
posted by ignignokt on Aug 21, 2008 - 7 answers

How much can jogging affect the healing of a shoulder injury? [more inside]
posted by upc_head on Jul 2, 2008 - 6 answers

What happened to my knee? It felt like it was slightly dislocated, but it got better so quickly it doesn't fit with what I've read online about knee dislocations. And of course I want to know how to prevent it from happening again. [more inside]
posted by cerebus19 on Jun 5, 2007 - 7 answers

What's wrong with my ankle? [more inside]
posted by Telf on Apr 4, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I build up the muscle strength required to allow me to keep using my shoulder without surgery, after a dislocation? [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Jan 4, 2007 - 14 answers