Surgery and Photography
Jun 16, 2014 18:22:30 #
I had rotator cuff surgery last Thursday on my left shoulder. It is really painful. I will be in a sling for 6 weeks and cannot use the arm. I think this will really impact my photography as well as other summer activities. My typing was bad before.....now it'll take forever.
Jun 16, 2014 18:24:15 #
Jun 16, 2014 18:31:48 #
Put a Go-Pro on a helmet. Good luck with your recovery. I know that's a tough surgery, Don.
Jun 16, 2014 18:32:33 #
Jun 16, 2014 18:41:50 #
miamithom
Loc: Cutler Bay, Florida, USA
ptcanon3ti wrote:
😢Use your tripod...slow down. You can still do it. Hope you feel better soon.
You're going to be able to take it easy and more than likely you will have all your friends wait on you hand and foot . . . relax and let them ☺😃😃😃😇
Jun 16, 2014 18:42:01 #
Bmac wrote:
Wishing you a rapid and full recovery Don. 8-)
I hope the same thing. Recover soon and have help from family or friend to keep taking pictures. :) :) :( :( ;-)
Jun 16, 2014 18:50:30 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
Nikon_DonB wrote:
I had rotator cuff surgery last Thursday on my left shoulder. It is really painful. I will be in a sling for 6 weeks and cannot use the arm. I think this will really impact my photography as well as other summer activities. My typing was bad before.....now it'll take forever.
Forget about trying to lug your camera around.
Have a rest. Take the pressure off yourself.
Teach yourself new post processing and selection techniques while you are laid up. You tube and google are wonderful.
We can survive for 6 weeks without taking photos although it does seem contrary to that sometimes.
Organise your messy image filing system, delete those dud photos that you kept for who knows what reason.
Tidy up your workflow and backup routine, read "The Photographers Eye" by Michael Freeman.
Six to eight weeks will be gone before you know it.
Jun 16, 2014 19:00:25 #
My wife had same operation and after operation therapy sure helped her. If you don't move it enough,it gets stiff,got to keep it loose..
Jun 16, 2014 19:21:39 #
Nikon_DonB wrote:
I had rotator cuff surgery last Thursday on my left shoulder. It is really painful. I will be in a sling for 6 weeks and cannot use the arm. I think this will really impact my photography as well as other summer activities. My typing was bad before.....now it'll take forever.
Don, sorry to hear that.
Just do what I do. I just walk around and point to things, and one of my many girlfriends snaps the pic! :lol:
SS
Jun 16, 2014 19:31:27 #
Best of luck with your recovery. Follow you physical therapist's instructions and do not, do not, do not try to rush it- I had a rotator injury a few years back and they do take time to heal.
Jun 16, 2014 19:34:17 #
Ouch! I damaged my right shoulder and did not have surgery. It was almost a year before I could sleep on my right side. I hope you're able to heal up more quickly than that, and get back into action. Someone mentioned therapy, and that's probably a great idea, Don. Best of luck to you! :thumbup:
Jun 16, 2014 19:46:07 #
Get well soon. I always enjoy your comments. Can you catch up on some post-processing to pass the time?
Jun 16, 2014 19:47:00 #
lighthouse wrote:
Forget about trying to lug your camera around. br ... (show quote)
Lighthouse has given some great suggestions!
To add one: now is a good time to learn how to make great photos with your phone for the fun of it. Here's a link to help http://iphonephotographyschool.com Also if you google Dewitt Jones and follow his "Celebrate What's Right" blog you'll see a the great things that a National Geographic photographer (and others) can do with a phones. Plus, it's an uplifting blog and anyone trying to get over surgery can use a little uplifting.
That said, I will admit that when I broke my hand a few years ago, I did not pursue these good ideas. Instead I bought an M43 camera that I could use with one hand as a temporary measure. However, when I got out of my cast and my rehab, I didn't ever go back to the big DSLR, I just upgraded the m43.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Jun 16, 2014 21:26:37 #
minniev wrote:
...I bought an M43 camera that I could use with one hand as a temporary measure. However, when I got out of my cast and my rehab, I didn't ever go back to the big DSLR, I just upgraded the m43.
:thumbup:
Jun 16, 2014 21:49:59 #
lighthouse wrote:
Forget about trying to lug your camera around. br ... (show quote)
Excellent advice. I may even consider scheduling similar surgery so I can get some housekeeping done. Just kidding!
Seriously, though, I wish you a speedy recovery and a fully functional and pain free shoulder when all is over and done with.
Mike
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