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[Diced]

Alright fellas, u may or may not no from my older posts that i currently have a torn labrum in my right shoulder. basically my shoulder joint is unstable because of this tare and it effects all of my lifts basically however i can still lift just no heavy overhead/behind the head lifts. My shoulder specialist told me i need surgery my surgeon told me i do not. Im very torn i dont no what to do because the more i look into this op the more it makes me want to avoid it at all costs, 99% of people report thier shoulder was never the same post op . any input would be great
thanks fellas

 

[Harnold]

shoulder op

i was in a similar situation awhile back, and heard the same thing about staying away from the knife. cortisone shots also fcked me up by giving me a false sense of security in the gym, and I fcked it up even worse.
good luck man.

 

[joliver]

If a surgeon (who makes his money cutting) says don't cut, you are probably a candidate for rehab.

I have had shoulder issues. Gaining strength has helped. I still feel fatigue when I hold my arm above my head for a minute or so, but I still am able to put up big numbers in the gym.

 

[Diced]

i was in a similar situation awhile back, and heard the same thing about staying away from the knife. cortisone shots also fcked me up by giving me a false sense of security in the gym, and I fcked it up even worse.
good luck man.

what did u end up doing champ ?

 

[BigKentucky]

I'm up in the air with this...

I partially tore my left bicep tendon last October (17 days before my show). For the first 6 hrs. post injury I could not even move my hand and it was numb. I gradually was able to move my hand and regain some feeling in my fingers. The day after I could barely get my hand to my mouth and the pain was intense. I went to see the doctor and they ran the full array of tests. My final options were to go under the knife or undergo 6 months of physiotherapy. I was scared. Surgery meant one full year I would have to spend away from something I love. I chose the physiotherapy. A doctor friend of mine suggested I may in fact do some research on GH. I was sold....and fortunate enough to get a prescription for 6 full months. This was the first time I had ever used GH. I fired that fucking GH right into my damaged bicep. Within 14 days I could bring a can of coke to my mouth. Within one month I could curl a 25 lb dumbbell without pain. Within two months I could do concentration curls with 55 lbs. After 3 months I could do concentration curls with 80 lbs. After 4 months I felt back to normal. As of today my right arm measures in at just over 20" cold. My damaged arm measures in at 19 1/2" cold. Can you tell the injury happened ?? I can...My bicep looks like the back of a two humped camel. (Kind of cool actually LOL).

I guess I'm rambling....but I'm trying to convey to you that surgery is not always the best option. Sometimes "rough" tears heal better than straight line tears. I feel for you....injury sucks. I'm just trying to put a little insight on your dilemna.

I hope and wish for you the best of luck in your recovery.

 

[lifter121]

I have had 2 right ACL replacements and a shoulder surgery. No ligament or tendon damage in the shoulder but have experience with knee stuff. I was supposed to have another surgery on my right knee at the end of last year to fix a bucket handle tear in my meniscus but didn't get it done. I was told bucket handle tears aren't the types of tears that physical therapy can heal. I tore it riding, and knew right away I tore something. I was worried it was my ACL again, but it felt different than the other two times I tore it. I kept trying to ride, it hurt like hell but I kept pushing through it for about 10 minutes on the track and then called it a day. The next morning my knee was swollen bad and I couldn't straighten my knee all the way. I had lost about 15 degrees of straightening. The limiting of motion was due to the meniscus being jammed in my joint. I had planned the surgery for a month out so the swelling could go away as per doctors orders. 3 weeks went by and the swelling was gone, and my knee started feeling better.

I kept trying to straighten my knee with no luck, I could bend it all the way just fine though. No pain with weight baring or anything. So I started straightening my leg as far as I could, then decided I was going to force my knee straight with my hands. I basically was trying to hyper extend my knee. It hurt like hell, but I got closer to straightening it each day. After about a week of doing that I had full motion back, each time I forced it straight I would feel the meniscus breaking up and tearing a little more. I am assuming I finally tore the piece off that was stuck in my joint because my knee is perfect now and hasn't bothered me since. I called the day before my surgery was scheduled and cancelled it.

I have a very high pain tolerance and I figured I was getting my knee fixed if it didn't work anyways so I just forced my knee to straighten out. I do not recommend doing this with your shoulder lol. But you asked for a story. I didn't get the last surgery done. You know your body, if it feels like it's getting better, then ride it out until it's either all healed up, or you get to the point that you know you need to get it fixed. I would be careful though, the last thing you want to do is mess your shoulder up worse! Good luck.

 

[b_saan]

Alright fellas, u may or may not no from my older posts that i currently have a torn labrum in my right shoulder. basically my shoulder joint is unstable because of this tare and it effects all of my lifts basically however i can still lift just no heavy overhead/behind the head lifts. My shoulder specialist told me i need surgery my surgeon told me i do not. Im very torn i dont no what to do because the more i look into this op the more it makes me want to avoid it at all costs, 99% of people report thier shoulder was never the same post op . any input would be great
thanks fellas

Get the surgery, period. My labrum had an inch tear both sides of the biceps tendon (no peripheral damage), repaired and cleaned out in Sept of 2010. Had my arm in a sling for 3 weeks and then structured rehab for about 4 weeks, I was back to lifting a month after surgery and had about equal strength/flexibility to pre-surgery after 3 and greatly exceeding my previous str/size within 6 months. Best thing I ever did was having that done, just make sure you have a good surgeon that's experienced with athletes and not just old grannys.

 

[A.B]

I had the exact same injury as you and it took me one year exactly to heal. Lots of physio and legs in the gym. I didn't do one excercise where my arms were above my shoulders. I know your pain. But you have to give it time to heal. I beleive peptides helped the healing immensely. I introduced them in the final months and it definitely sped up the process. Very similar to hgh when I used it for injury rehab.

 

[Diced]

I'm up in the air with this...

I partially tore my left bicep tendon last October (17 days before my show). For the first 6 hrs. post injury I could not even move my hand and it was numb. I gradually was able to move my hand and regain some feeling in my fingers. The day after I could barely get my hand to my mouth and the pain was intense. I went to see the doctor and they ran the full array of tests. My final options were to go under the knife or undergo 6 months of physiotherapy. I was scared. Surgery meant one full year I would have to spend away from something I love. I chose the physiotherapy. A doctor friend of mine suggested I may in fact do some research on GH. I was sold....and fortunate enough to get a prescription for 6 full months. This was the first time I had ever used GH. I fired that fucking GH right into my damaged bicep. Within 14 days I could bring a can of coke to my mouth. Within one month I could curl a 25 lb dumbbell without pain. Within two months I could do concentration curls with 55 lbs. After 3 months I could do concentration curls with 80 lbs. After 4 months I felt back to normal. As of today my right arm measures in at just over 20" cold. My damaged arm measures in at 19 1/2" cold. Can you tell the injury happened ?? I can...My bicep looks like the back of a two humped camel. (Kind of cool actually LOL).

I guess I'm rambling....but I'm trying to convey to you that surgery is not always the best option. Sometimes "rough" tears heal better than straight line tears. I feel for you....injury sucks. I'm just trying to put a little insight on your dilemna.

I hope and wish for you the best of luck in your recovery.

Thanks mate, Yeah ive been running the GHRP at x3 300mcg everyday that seems to help, like after i train it swells and hurts espeically after chest and when i inject pwo into the shoulder it almost feels better streight away . Im really torn i dont no what to do i no that its not going to get better on its own but i also no how risky surgery is . Im inclined not to because of the off time/ the surgeon said i dont need to b operated on . But it is painful as fuck BUT i do still have descent ROM in my shoulder its actually more painful when i train chest then anything else like barbells are a no no ill tare my pec right off coz i think its over compensating for the instability in my shoulder so much . frustrating isnt the word

 

[Diced]

Get the surgery, period. My labrum had an inch tear both sides of the biceps tendon (no peripheral damage), repaired and cleaned out in Sept of 2010. Had my arm in a sling for 3 weeks and then structured rehab for about 4 weeks, I was back to lifting a month after surgery and had about equal strength/flexibility to pre-surgery after 3 and greatly exceeding my previous str/size within 6 months. Best thing I ever did was having that done, just make sure you have a good surgeon that's experienced with athletes and not just old grannys.

thats impressive, who was ur surgeon can u pm me im from aus aswell ? also were u using any peps or HGH ?

 

[Smitherine]

I think you got some great advice here. I jacked up my shoulder a couple years ago and decided not to have surgery. It felt like it took forever to heal but it slowly did. When I came back and started lifting it hurt like a bitch but I just pushed through and now it hurts every once in awhile. Now I'm bigger and stronger than ever so long term I'm glad I didn't have surgery.

What do you think caused your shoulder injury?