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| Jan. 20, 2016 Capt Kirk 541 posts | Rotator Cuff Surgery I had rotator cuff surgery (left shoulder) on 12-21-15. I am seeing a PT 2x a week plus doing exercises at home. I had a full thickness 3 cm tear at the musculotendinous junction of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. Moderate impingement upon upon the subacromial space and rotator cuff. No glenohumeral jpint instability is identified. The biceps-labral complex is intact. Lots of medical terms for saying I torn a tendon, I had surgery, they had to reattach the tendon. Naturally I would like to accelerate the downtime recovery (4-6 mos). I have increased my vitamin intake for c & d. Any suggestions? |
| Jan. 20, 2016 JBTexas Men's 70 434 posts | Rush it and you'll be on the surgery table again. Do the exercises and your body will tell you when you are ready. |
| Jan. 20, 2016 curveball Men's 65 705 posts | JB is spot on. Been there, done that. Follow PT instructions, exceed limits very, very little(we all want to be back ASAP). Patience is the word! |
| Jan. 20, 2016 ocden 35 posts | Make sure you have a good therapist that deals in sports medicine not just an aide! It will make a difference. |
| Jan. 20, 2016 Brock Men's 80 84 posts | Good advice being given here. My wife had to have her right rotator cuff scoped several years ago and she thought she was able to play golf again three months later. Her doc told her to wait another three months. She did and she's glad. |
| Jan. 20, 2016 spoonplugger Men's 60 95 posts | Capt Kirk Give it a year + before you give it 100%. Get some bands & do stretches w/ them. Stick to it. It all has to grow back together inside. The second operation on it will take twice as long to fully recover. The second will also lead to more scar tissue & more arthritis in the later years. It will also mean 3+ years to rehab when you add it all together. Good luck. Spoonplugger |
| Jan. 20, 2016 missouridave Men's 60 166 posts | Capt. Kirk all the advice being given is good. I had a complete tear of the rotator cuff, bone spurs and a badly frayed labrum. I did all of the PT at the rehab place and everything recommended at home. It took a full year and a half to be able to feel comfortable throwing the ball. It was my throwing shoulder. Hitting before then was fine, it was just the throwing motion. Last year was the third year after surgery and I threw as well as I ever have. My team mates however were not impressed as they never thought I threw very well to begin with! Do the rehab and follow the doctor's and therapist's advice. Good luck. Missouri Dave |
| Jan. 20, 2016 Slowest Pitch Men's 75 18 posts | Those are all good recommendations. I had rotator cuff surgery twice. Same shoulder--right. I throw right. Surgeries were 10 years apart. 1st when I was 60 and the 2nd when I was 70. Coming back in 4 months is too soon. 6 months is questionable. If I had it to do over I'd wait 10 to 12 months. Your PT is important, but you still have to listen to your body. Bill Enos |
| Jan. 20, 2016 Rainmans 42 posts | I experienced the same damage to my throwing arm as "missouridave" described and my full recovery took about the same time (1.5 years). The advice you're getting appears to be from those who have first hand experiences (damage, recovery, PT, exercises…) and I agree with there assessments. I was fortunate to have a former pitcher as a PT and he gave me seven pages of exercises to redevelop my throwing ability. I throw the ball as good if not better than I did before the injury. The most important advice: DO NOT RUSH THE RECOVERY! |
| Jan. 21, 2016 Benji4 Men's 55 289 posts | capt kirk here are three suggestions. Rich people use HGH to help heal Middle class people use veterinary Linament Gel made for horses Tim Millette uses Vagasil So depending on your economic status or personality pick one. Good luck and yes PT is important. |
| Jan. 21, 2016 Dbax Men's 65 2101 posts | Now that's funny! |
| Jan. 21, 2016 DCPete 409 posts | Ask your therapist to get you the pulley you can hang over your closet door (or find it yourself). It's the best/least painful way you can work on increasing your range of motion. |
| Jan. 22, 2016 Capt Kirk 541 posts | After icing it for the first couple of weeks, I am applying heat now before doing the stretching exercise (pulley), seems to work well. Thanks for all advise. |
