GoodTurns
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I am an avid Volleyball player, "A" level doubles and sixes if that means anything to anyone I have to make a choice on my hitting shoulder. I have been fighting a "small" tear in my rotator cuff for several years, ice, cortisone shots and PT to keep it working. Last fall, something went way bad in the shoulder, but being an idiot, I continued to play out the three leagues I was in. Scheduled my appointment with my orthopedic for the day after the finals of the last ending league, played the best two days of ball I have played for years and took home the trophy. Fast forward 18 hours and my ortho and I are looking at a contract MRI of the whole shoulder joint. I have never seen a shoulder MRI before, but quickly pointed out several things that didn't look "right"...too late for long story short, but...fully torn Labrum, 3/4 tear in rotator cuff, major biceps tendinitis/fraying and a bunch of bone spurs that need to find a new home. Did 3 months of 3x a week PT to strengthen support muscles to see if it would hold together, took about 40 minutes of playing to forget I am not supposed to swing...3 months work in the dumper and I can't breathe from the pain.
Arm works, dull pain constant, can do just about anything with enough ALLEVE and Diclofenac. Can't throw or swing/hit with my right arm. Terrified of surgery, even more afraid of 6 weeks of immobilization of the entire arm, not a sling, immobilization. If I do the surgery, shop out of the question for 2-3 months, volleyball out for 6-9 months (best case). Skip the surgery, forget I can't do something, get hit with pain that makes you forget to breathe.
Anyone done a shoulder repair/reconstruct? happy with results? full use? would you do it again?
HELP!
Jon
Arm works, dull pain constant, can do just about anything with enough ALLEVE and Diclofenac. Can't throw or swing/hit with my right arm. Terrified of surgery, even more afraid of 6 weeks of immobilization of the entire arm, not a sling, immobilization. If I do the surgery, shop out of the question for 2-3 months, volleyball out for 6-9 months (best case). Skip the surgery, forget I can't do something, get hit with pain that makes you forget to breathe.
Anyone done a shoulder repair/reconstruct? happy with results? full use? would you do it again?
HELP!
Jon