people with shoulder surgery

[seriouslifter]

how long did really ur arthroscopic surgery for labrum tear take to recover from? i really am considering to do this because i think this is the only option. i cant believe i really have to get surgery. will i ever be back 100% like nothing ever happened? did any bodybuilders ever get surgery like this?

[SdotNY]

I had this exact surgery on Dec 16th and and as of right now I have about 85% of my range of motion, nearly pain free and I'm back to lifting light and a lil more cautiously.

[seriouslifter]

I had this exact surgery on Dec 16th and and as of right now I have about 85% of my range of motion, nearly pain free and I'm back to lifting light and a lil more cautiously.

what do you range of motion at 85% you cant like windmill your arm all the way around fully? is yours going to get 100%. is it still clicking if it did will that go away if i get surgery?

[daniel_2k8]

How did you find out about the labrum tearand what were you're symptoms.

[SdotNY]

How did you find out about the labrum tearand what were you're symptoms.

If that was for me.. I had a car accident and had a pretty dull annoying pain in my shoulder and got an MRI right after and it showed a "SLAP" tear.

what do you range of motion at 85% you cant like windmill your arm all the way around fully? is yours going to get 100%. is it still clicking if it did will that go away if i get surgery?

Yea I can "windmill" it and as of right now i'm doing 100lbs lat pulldown, 70lbs arm extension, 70lbs on the tri's, 70lbs seated row, some resistance bands, 15lbs - 3 sets of 10 of curls and hammer curls, and some stim. When i'm on the stationary hand bike I do get the clicking in the shoulder and actually asked today if that'd ever go away and was told it might not if it hasn't already.

[seriouslifter]

How did you find out about the labrum tearand what were you're symptoms.

i got a mri few years ago and he said it was a minor labrum tear, but i never got surgery and it went away. i think i got sloppy and did something to it and now pain is back, but i really cant go heavy on bench or pretty much do it at all.

[SdotNY]

Yea after doing some research before I actually went ahead with the surgery I found that there are 4 types of labrum tears..

http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/co...full/214/1/267

scroll down some on that page and it shows you the tears and the differences.

[seriouslifter]

Yea after doing some research before I actually went ahead with the surgery I found that there are 4 types of labrum tears..

http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/co...full/214/1/267

scroll down some on that page and it shows you the tears and the differences.

so was it worth it? i dont think my shoulder is going to heal. maybe this cissus im taking will be a miracle its only been day 3 on it. my pain is in the front of the shoulder

[SdotNY]

I'm sure everyone's different in their results but i'm happy with mine. My ortho also said if I wanted to be active again and go back to lifting he recommended the surgery.

[mu_warrior]

I too have been diagnosed with a labrum tear. The doc didnt mention whether it was a SLAP or what. I dont know whether to have surgery or not bc they pain is not so severe but this grinding/clicking feeling is sooo damn annoying and that at times is painful.

I desperately want to get back into lifting and get to where I was.

I injured my shoulder doing dumbbell inclines.

[seriouslifter]

I too have been diagnosed with a labrum tear. The doc didnt mention whether it was a SLAP or what. I dont know whether to have surgery or not bc they pain is not so severe but this grinding/clicking feeling is sooo damn annoying and that at times is painful.

I desperately want to get back into lifting and get to where I was.

I injured my shoulder doing dumbbell inclines.

yeah it said i had that years ago but the pain went away when he said u could get surgery or live with it. i guess it came back from me doing something maybe too heavy on rotator cuff exercises, i still dont know what it was from. my clicks, i have appointment in 2 weeks

[SdotNY]

Hey Serious check out warriors post about this too, there were a few other people that weighed in on his posting as well. All good info if it helps.

[seriouslifter]

where?? Warbird00's Shoulder surgery recovery journal

[ScoobyDrew]

I tore my labrum back in July 2006 unracking the bar doing overhead presses. I had surgery in October of that same year. I would say that it wasn't the most pleasant experience and I'm glad it is over. I can't say if it was worth it or not. It took me about 6 to 8 months to get back into full swing of working out again. I still have some minor range of motion issues. I know my limits now and don't force things.

[seriouslifter]

if i got surgery i cant believe im doing this. i feel like im 50 years old and im still so young. why wont it just heal i think im gonna take another week off starting monday.

[mkit8971]

I'm in the same boat as you ^^^. I went to the ortho today and he said it could possibly be a torn labrum. I messed it up doing flat bench with the weight that i normally do. It's irritating because i'm still young and didn't believe i was doing anything so crazy that would have caused the injury. I too am going to take a week off and see how things pan out.

[seriouslifter]

I'm in the same boat as you ^^^. I went to the ortho today and he said it could possibly be a torn labrum. I messed it up doing flat bench with the weight that i normally do. It's irritating because i'm still young and didn't believe i was doing anything so crazy that would have caused the injury. I too am going to take a week off and see how things pan out.

like i said i have had this for about 3 months now. i thought it would go away like everything else, but this has not. i am taking usps labs cissus. i will try anything before surgery you know. so yeah im taking a week off on monday. wierd doesnt really bother me doing shoulders, but chest yes

[SdotNY]

where?? Warbird00's Shoulder surgery recovery journal

no sorry, i meant mu_warrior had a similar thread where some people chimed in with good info. I hope the week off helps you out though.

[mkit8971]

like i said i have had this for about 3 months now. i thought it would go away like everything else, but this has not. i am taking usps labs cissus. i will try anything before surgery you know. so yeah im taking a week off on monday. wierd doesnt really bother me doing shoulders, but chest yes

I'm surprised you havent taken time off already. 3 months is a long time to just work through the pain. For me, mine doesn't hurt unless i go to the gym and hit the area directly. If i take 2-3 days off it feels fine, with a slight pinch to it. Supposedly the labrum is rich in blood vessels so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for it to heal.

[seriouslifter]

I'm surprised you havent taken time off already. 3 months is a long time to just work through the pain. For me, mine doesn't hurt unless i go to the gym and hit the area directly. If i take 2-3 days off it feels fine, with a slight pinch to it. Supposedly the labrum is rich in blood vessels so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for it to heal.

if you read my other threads i did take time off. i took 2 weeks off, i took shoulders and chest off for over 2 half months. i dont even really lift heavy anymore. i just got back into it, but doesnt seem like it went away