Just by reading (this post and the previous one) I felt the true "ugly" and sharp pain... The description is pretty much accurate, since I had one episode when I was younger, that I displaced my shoulder joint, when I was in a swimming lesson. I remember to be in the hospital waiting room, after the triage, and the pain was so sharp... I was told that the articulation is not perfect, and that the displacement could happen again, and that it could be advantageous to underwent a shoulder surgery. I hadn't been in surgery, and decided to do some muscular reinforcement. The lesson that you passed to Smallsteps is very important. To see what can be done, and not to panic in a "bad" situation. I hope you recover well and without any after-effects from your fall. Cheers
I think this is generally the smart move, as surgeries can have other waterfall effects. Better the devil you know in many cases like this. Did it ever happen again?
Just one more time. I was in a van trip to Barcelona, with a group of friends from faculty. We caught one of the worst blizzards of the century in the Catalonia region, I think it was 1999. We had no experience of driving in snow and had to stop in Lleida to buy snow chains for the van's tyres. As we were walking along the streets, I slipped on the icy pavement and fell, and with the sudden movement I made with my right arm, my shoulder ended up dislocating again. It was a pain I still remember today, but I had the cold blood to push my arm back into position. Since then, I've been careful with the posterior movements of my right scapulohumeral joint. But from what I've heard, the placement of the surgical anchor ends up limiting the movements themselves... So I think I've made the best decision. Today, I have much more strength and capacity for movement in my right shoulder. I have no regrets about not having opted for surgery.