Best (or least worst) DMV

mulemom said:

Thank you, and good to know you can drive soon!  March 2022 was a complete drag, had a rotator cuff repair on 3/2 and couldn't drive until 4/4.  Was dreading another month of ubering everywhere.

Thus far, I've always had to renew in person because I have a CDL, but maybe they've changed that due to Covid.  

How was that rotator cuff repair and recovery? Who did the surgery?

I’ve got a minor tear that I’ve been ignoring for a while.

jimmurphy said:

How was that rotator cuff repair and recovery? Who did the surgery?

I’ve got a minor tear that I’ve been ignoring for a while.

The surgeon was Dr. Gregory Pinkowsky in West Orange, he is excellent, highly recommend.  The worst parts for me were having to sleep sitting up in the recliner part of the couch for a month and not being able to drive for a month.  The recovery seemed slow and was painful at times but the shoulder is fully functional now, just an occasional twinge if I move too fast in the wrong direction.  It seems that many minor tears can be resolved with physical therapy and strengthening.

mulemom said:

The surgeon was Dr. Gregory Pinkowsky in West Orange, he is excellent, highly recommend.  The worst parts for me were having to sleep sitting up in the recliner part of the couch for a month and not being able to drive for a month.  The recovery seemed slow and was painful at times but the shoulder is fully functional now, just an occasional twinge if I move too fast in the wrong direction.  It seems that many minor tears can be resolved with physical therapy and strengthening.

Seeing Pinkowski for my knee. Glad you had a good experience. Both knee and shoulder feel like borderline injuries, but I’m young enough that it feels like a really tough call on both.

I ended up going to the Rahway DMV, because I wanted to see how Wet Ticket Brewing was. Wet Ticket was worth it, but I won't be going back to that DMV anytime soon. I made an 11:20 appointment, got there at 11. Was out at 1:30. Fortunately the supervisor was sitting in the cubicle next to the person I was dealing with. He was insisting I needed a social security card as one of my 6 points. She overheard, came over and said I don't need the social security card and I have plenty of documentation.