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re: Bicep Surgery Timeframe before Shooting a Bow/rifle again

Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:35 am to
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:35 am to
6 months is about how long it took me and that’s with three days a week PT
Posted by Yukon7
Louisiana
Member since May 2018
618 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 7:12 pm to
I have an MRI in the morning to determine extent of damage. If tendon disconnect from bone then it will be an easy surgery. If tendon is torn, a little more complicated. If muscle is torn, then not worth doing surgery.

Basically said what everyone else said, I’m out for 6 months. I’ll be able to hunt after 2-3 months but no climbing ladders, dragging deer , using full strength for 6 months. I’ll just do what i can during rifle season, maybe get a crossbow for late season. If anyone has any suggestions on a good ground blind, I’m all ears.
Posted by Yukon7
Louisiana
Member since May 2018
618 posts
Posted on 10/5/20 at 7:03 pm to
Update.

I had surgery on 8/31 and now 5 weeks post op.
Doing really good with range of motion, should be out of brace in a week or two. No pulling back a compound bow until March, so i went ahead and purchased a Crossbow for this season. A friend of mine let me use his final rest to prop it up out of the window. And i am shooting left handed until i am able to get out of this brace.

I already made 4 hunts using the crossbow. I am not able to cock it, so i have someone else set it for me before i leave the camp. I had steps built for my box stand since i cannot climb ladders. I have seen about 30-40 deer , all does and yearlings. Since i have only one shot, ive been waiting on two bucks to arrive at last light. This weekend i will let the arrows fly on some of these does. Ill keep yall updated.
Posted by 10MTNTiger
Banks of the Guadalupe
Member since Sep 2012
4139 posts
Posted on 10/5/20 at 7:37 pm to
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83175 posts
Posted on 10/5/20 at 9:16 pm to
I was about to suggest a crossbow before reading the whole thread.

If you feel like shooting a gun I’m sure a .22 rifle would be fine.
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 10/6/20 at 11:17 am to
I had rotator cuff repair, bicep tendon repair (was shredded to tatters over 20 years of working overhead), and they shaved part of my collarbone back.
They are telling me I won't be full strength for over a year, but I couldn't lift my arm anymore and the pain was terrible.
Shoulders are a bitch to rehab. I have SI joint and C5/6 joint fusions that were a breeze compared to this.
Posted by Yukon7
Louisiana
Member since May 2018
618 posts
Posted on 10/6/20 at 6:52 pm to
Yea, i hear anything shoulder related is a bitch. Good Luck in your rehab!
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