Sophlil

The good news is that it's actually my left shoulder that's the problem and have had great luck with the right shoulder so far, so a right side BOC is fine. You make an interesting point about a belly or leg-mounted system that I'll have to look into. My worst fear is my right shoulder also becoming a problem and dislocating during pull-time, so those could be better options for me. Thanks you for the tips!

Ahhh, what a badass lady! I actually tried popping it back in under canopy but just could not reach around the risers with my right arm. I also had no idea what I was doing and figured I was wasting time (and altitude) trying to be a doctor haha. I'm also always so fascinated when people like that have very little or no pain during dislocations, mine always hurt like a biatch! Will definitely be following all the tips you gave as far as taking my time and listening to my doctors and instructors. Hopefully patience will pay off! Thanks so much for taking the time to give me some sound advice!

At first, it was really hard to hear "wait 6 months to jump again", but I have the same viewpoint as you on taking it slow. I want to do things the right way this time, especially since I've already gone through this surgery once before. Fortunately, I must've pulled a millisecond before it actually dislocated and I didn't start barrel rolling in free fall. My canopy also opened beautifully and I was able to flare on landing. I'd imagine my situation would've ended a lot worse if anything had gone wrong or I had any kind of malfunction that I had to deal with, without my left arm. I really appreciate your encouragement and advice, thanks so much!

Definitely! I hardly ever did shoulder exercises or upper body workouts before, so I'm hoping if I continue to strengthen those muscles, it'll fix the problem. Thanks for your advice!

Hey Everyone! This past July I started AFF and during my Lvl 2 jump, my left shoulder dislocated when I waved off to pull. I had an awesome instructor who kept me calm over the radio on that super fun canopy flight down and I walked away without any other injuries. I've had 3 previous dislocations and had arthroscopic labral repair surgery 8 years ago to fix this problem. I've been told by many an orthopedic surgeon that I just had very hyper mobile joints. After this most recent dislocation skydiving, I went back to my surgeon and he agreed I needed to get another surgery if I wanted to keep skydiving. I'm definitely in the "honeymoon" stage of this sport and it would kill me inside if I had to give it up before I really got to taste it fully. I'm already in love with it. So I said "yes" to the second surgery, and now I'm sitting at 4 weeks post-op. My surgeon gave me a 6 month quote on the time when I can jump again, which puts me at the DZ again on March 1st. I plan on testing it out in a wind tunnel before jumping again and possibly doing a tandem as well. I'm on here looking for any advice from people who have been through a shoulder dislocation and continued skydiving or have any knowledge of this injury within the sport. What is the best brace to get if you jump with one? If you've had surgery, have you had any recurrent problems afterwards when jumping? What is your story with this injury? Any and all advice, encouragement, or personal experiences greatly appreciated! I really do not want to have to give up on skydiving because of this, and will do anything to eventually get my license. Thanks so much in advance for your help!