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re: Anybody dealt with Rotator Cuff issues?
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:47 am to RCDfan1950
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:47 am to RCDfan1950
Pain not bad but can’t lift arm overhead. After surgery it took three almost 4 months to completely heal. Had knee replacement back surgery and cuff was least painful. Good luck get it fixed .
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Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:48 am to Deplorableinohio
True , if desk work a month. I work with youngsters so Ai waited until Ai felt completely healed
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:50 am to RCDfan1950
Mine was bad enough, I couldn't raise my arm to the side above my shoulder without bad pain. I learned to shampoo my hair with my other arm. Lol.
Doctor shot up my shoulder w cortisone so I could start rehab w very small weights. Twice.
I eventually stopped sports and I rarely feel it. If I pull my fist to my chest and raise my elbow above level, I can still feel it.
Doctor shot up my shoulder w cortisone so I could start rehab w very small weights. Twice.
I eventually stopped sports and I rarely feel it. If I pull my fist to my chest and raise my elbow above level, I can still feel it.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:52 am to Keltic Tiger
quote:
Biggest deal was a person can not drive a car with either a sling or boot on, as per La. law, if an accident occurs, the sling or boot makes the driver automatically at fault
Please link me that “Law”
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:53 am to RCDfan1950
Oh man, that's tough. Sending prayers your way.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:55 am to RCDfan1950
Get a second opinion if you need one, but depending on your issue you may not be able to put off surgery for long.
I know someone who put hers off for rotator cuff. But she was already in pain and had stopped using the arm/shoulder the same way to deal with that. By the time she did get the surgery the muscle was close to atrophy. There is a point at which it is too late for surgery. Don’t get there.
I know someone who put hers off for rotator cuff. But she was already in pain and had stopped using the arm/shoulder the same way to deal with that. By the time she did get the surgery the muscle was close to atrophy. There is a point at which it is too late for surgery. Don’t get there.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 8:55 am to RCDfan1950
I have issues. Did not have surgery. Probably not a full tear.
Generally manage symptoms with consistent gym time.
As long as I consistently lift, I don’t have any pain.
Generally manage symptoms with consistent gym time.
As long as I consistently lift, I don’t have any pain.
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Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:02 am to RCDfan1950
Yes, had a boating accident..tore both Spanatus...4 hour procedure...it was a bear..Best Regards
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:02 am to RCDfan1950
Rotator cuff and torn labrum here.
Went to James Andrews in Birmingham. Surgery has advanced dramatically. Minimal invasiveness, advancements in the anchors they use. Only real pain was after block wore off the night I got home. Rehab not painful, back playing golf in 12 weeks.
Went to James Andrews in Birmingham. Surgery has advanced dramatically. Minimal invasiveness, advancements in the anchors they use. Only real pain was after block wore off the night I got home. Rehab not painful, back playing golf in 12 weeks.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:02 am to Scruffy
Tore my labrum during rugby season. Could still move it so continued to play and eventually also tore my rotator cuff. MRI with dye confirmed need surgery. Once the nerve block wore off, I was behind on taking pain meds and was extremely painful. The rehab was the worst and did have to sleep sitting up for a while. Was back playing 8 months later, only to reinjure it a year later. Can’t sleep on that shoulder now, but haven’t had the surgery again.
This post was edited on 1/7/23 at 9:03 am
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:02 am to BayouBlitz
quote:So “shampoo my hair” is a euphemism for flogging the bishop.
Mine was bad enough, I couldn't raise my arm to the side above my shoulder without bad pain. I learned to shampoo my hair with my other arm. Lol.
You learn something every day!
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:02 am to RCDfan1950
I had both shoulders done. Right in 2016, left in 2020. The right was worse because it’s my dominant arm. Slept in a recliner for about a month for each. Therapy was more a pain in the arse than anything. It really doesn’t take 8 months to be functional. 3 months to be mostly pain free, 6 months to have most function back, and a year for total healing.
You can push the surgery off as long as you can endure the symptoms. If you don’t aggravate the shoulder, then it should not matter whether you do it now or wait.
You can push the surgery off as long as you can endure the symptoms. If you don’t aggravate the shoulder, then it should not matter whether you do it now or wait.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:04 am to RCDfan1950
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Anybody dealt with Rotator Cuff issues?
I've had surgery for this. Granted, it was over 30 years ago, so maybe the technology and/or procedure have improved.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't experience inflammation (most likely due to scar tissue) from this. Like true burning. It sucks. But I really don't want to go back under unless I could get some reassurance that my symptoms will fully go away.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:05 am to Scruffy
Well, sounds like a crapshoot, given all the above. Different results for different folks.
I'm 72 and need to keep working lifting light weight at least to eye level, so I guess I'll risk no surgery and hope it doesn't get worse. Though it likely will given my age. Can't complain as I have had optimum health for the duration and am grateful for that.
Thanks all for the info.
I'm 72 and need to keep working lifting light weight at least to eye level, so I guess I'll risk no surgery and hope it doesn't get worse. Though it likely will given my age. Can't complain as I have had optimum health for the duration and am grateful for that.
Thanks all for the info.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:07 am to soccerfüt
Gotta love TD. 
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:09 am to RCDfan1950
See what the ortho says, him looking at the films is a lot different than just reading the report, not all tears are the same and not all require surgery
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:09 am to RCDfan1950
Use small weights and rehab for now. Since surgery doesn't seem to be an option.
If it's bad enough, do repetitive exercises with no weight. Then move up to soup cans or similar weight. Keep moving up in weight.
If it's bad enough, do repetitive exercises with no weight. Then move up to soup cans or similar weight. Keep moving up in weight.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:17 am to BayouBlitz
I'm currently working, lifting light weight over eye level for 100s of time a day, B. What I wonder about is if I continue, 'shouldering' the pain, will it get progressively worse.
Thanks friend.
Thanks friend.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:18 am to RCDfan1950
PT here who owns a private practice in New Orleans. You basically have 3 levels of options for it. The first and most conservative is PT, if there is no improvement with that you can try injections, if there is no improvement with that then you consider surgery. Not all tears need surgery, but if you have an MRI that starts saying things like "retraction of supraspinatus tendon" or "full thickness tear" those are generally the kinds of tears you see that need surgery. Not sure where you are located but you may try to find a McKenzie physical therapist in your area to give it a shot. Sometimes you can have a tear in your rotator cuff but your pain is really coming from a joint problem or impingement.
Basically everyone is different and you should try as many things as you can before surgery, especially if you are pretty young.
Basically everyone is different and you should try as many things as you can before surgery, especially if you are pretty young.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:18 am to RCDfan1950
Why would you have to stop work for 8 months? What kind of work?
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