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I am in the process of rehabbing my shoulder from a 90% tear that I had surgery on in December, it still hurts a lot! I’m going to physical therapy and doing my exercises but I have to say I am eager to get back on the pole…..from where I stand now it’s going to be months, at least. It’s very frustrating because I do a lot of yoga as well and I am extremely limited in what movement I can do now. I tore my rotator cuff from doing pole, I obviously wasn’t using proper body mechanics so please be careful….as Runemist said this is really serious stuff!
good luck!

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Yes, I do!!  Just placed an order 🙂

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I love seeing everyones answers…..that makes me happy! 

My 7 children

My 5 silly cats

My 2 goofy dogs

My healthy body and my ability to pole away stress

Horses!!

knowing that each moment is an opportunity for change and thus more happiness

My job as an esthetician

cuddling on the couch to watch tv with my 8yo daughter

and so much more!!!

Love to everyone!!

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My 50 TG is about a year and a half old and the gold color is almost all off!! It hasn't affected the grip at all and I kinda like the way it looks!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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Thanks Sensual, that helps! I think the 40 may be too small for my hands, think I'll go for the 45 🙂

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thank you so much! I will try that. Even if it is a touch of arthritis, gripping with my palms will alleviate some of the strain and pressure (I would think 🙂

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I am wanting to try a 45mm but I have really big hands https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif and was wondering if that would make it harder for me to grip. Is it that much of a difference from a 50?

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Hi Sues,  Like everyone said…..it WILL come back! What's happening now is that everything is snowballing on you, you have a lot of things going on at once and that can feel overwhelming and very 'downing' (is that a word? lol). You are very young!!  I can say that cuz I'm 48!! And you are a very sweet, kind person!! Go easy on yourself and take one step at a time…you'll get there!! xoxo

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LOL….I had to laugh at the 'party trick' knee! Mine doesn't give out anymore but it makes the loudest noises that usually people find very disturbing!!! Last weekend someone thought a bone had broken!! It doesn't hurt tho! good luck and keep me posted!!

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Hi LittleC,

Within the past 15 months, I have had 4 knee surgeries! Dec. 09, I had my right knee ACL reconstructed. Like you, it had been torn for a while but i elected to not have the surgery as the instability was not that bad. However, I am a yoga instructor and the instability was getting progressively worse and worse. I had the surgery and my surgeon used my patellar tendon for the graft. The first few days out of surgery are hell but you are active and healthy and will feel better fast! At that time I had a 7 month old puppy and at 3 weeks post op, she came flying into my knee, which subsequently buckled and when I was in the grocery store later that day, it literally gave out and I fell to the floor. Soo, I went back to my surgeon, they did another mri and my pup had retorn my Acl…..I was devastated!!  I STARTED poling in March, one month before the ACL revision (which was last April….just about  year ago!!!) For that surgery, he used a cadaver graft…..another week of hell…..hate the immobilizer!! BUT, I was poling (without my surgeons blessing https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif but I couldn't stand being so inactive ) within 4-5 weeks. I actually took a video of myself poling with my immobilizer on just days after the 2nd surgery…..I was all pumped up on painkillers LOL, I don't recommend that!!!   Because I was favoring that leg so much, I was straining my other knee and tore my meniscus in that knee…..had surgery for that in October and promptly retore that in November…..Just had surgery for that one again 3 weeks ago and I'm back to poling…..(disclaimer…..I shouldn't be!!!) but I am very careful with both knees!! Wearing the shoes is not a good idea for a while after surgery….I did the other day and i am all swollen again. You will go thru physical therapy, it will take a while but you will be fine and back to 'doing your thing' in no time……Please, just listen to your body (it's taken me 4 surgeries to do that) and watch out for dogs!!!! If you have any questions or want to talk before or after surgery, feel free to contact me!!! Good luck!!!

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Thanks for sharing your experience Verucablue!! I think I would need a muscle suturing as I have quite a large separation from my pregnancies. It's great to hear that you were back to 'doing your thing' so soon, that's awesome!  How did you do during the post op period….like the first week or so? Did you need help or were you able to take care of yourself?

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I know about the scars…..that is one of the things that has kept me from doing it…..they are very long, so it really is about the lesser of the evils. I'm not sure that I'd want to give up poling and working out for an extended period of time……I just had knee surgery under 3 weeks ago and that's been bad enough. I'm going to look into the Thermage….see what that's about….or I could just wear longer tops….but I want a flat belly!! LOL