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[drednought]

Anyone have this repaired? Just got diagnosed from an MRI, The Doc says that I need I need one suture + micro-screw and that I can be back ready to play football by may, but that surgery is not mandatory and that I can train and play ball if the pain level is tolerable. Is this realistic or just optimistic?? My team Doc has yet to see the MRI and says don't freak out until I get a 2nd opinion. I was wondering if any other large build power athletes (I'm 6'2 285#) have had this procedure and how long their recovery took?

[ajdos]

i don't know much abou that procedure- but if they operate on it most shoulder sugeries take a pretty long time to heal...but this one could be different. I know that rotator cuff surgeries take months of down time.
The labrum is different than rotator cuff and may require less time-the Doc should be able to tell you a semi acurate time on recovery.

[TommyD]

I'm not a large athlete (5'9" 205) but I've had torn labrums repaired in both shoulders. I was able to train at about 2/3's normal weight, it ached like a mofo and I used naproxen to knock the pain down to a tolerable level but sleeping was a bitch as was putting on a coat and a lot of other movements.

May seems to be pretty aggressive for being recovered enough but maybe they use a different PT than I did. I'll tell you one thing.....if you want to sleep, if you do get cut, invest in a recliner....there is no way you will be able to sleep in a bed because of the pressure on the shoulder....like I said, I did it twice.

LMK if you have any questions and I'll answer them the best I can.......

Good luck

[drednought]

Just talked to the Doc and 3 mo till I'm Lifting "heavy weight". He said the SLAP lesion heals quickly because the tear is very small and will be sutured closed. Other tears are just cleaned up AKA abraded/debrided (whatever the term is) to get the edges out of the joint itself. 2-4 weeks in sling, at 4-6 weeks start PT to get strength and mobility back up. The question is now what supps to take in the first 4-6 week phase that will speed up healing and slow muscle loss???

[DragonRider]

Cissus is supposed to be good to help heal tendons faster.


http://www.supplementjudge.com/supplements.../Cissus-RX.html

[ruffneck]

Adequan.

[drednought]

Cissus, Aflutop or Adequan, MSM and a crapload of Knox Nutra-joint is what I plan on. It was suggested to me to take low dose D-Ball as well to increase nutrient uptake and slow loss of muscle mass. Any other suggestions?

[BD_554]

I would suggest gh, joint supplements like cissus, glucosamine, chondrotin, msm, etc... and maybe ??? a low dose aas like eq, deca, or even anavar as these are few of the AAS that increase collagen synthesis. The idea is to provide an environment ideal for repair and then the nutrients. This should help do that, but it is absolutely critical that you listen to your doc and pt as I know with my shoulders icing was a miracle worker. The alflutop IMO will not be of much benefit at this stage, but maybe once you start lifting again it may be. My thinking is that the rest and moderate work you will get with pt will allow you time to heal properly without any assistance that I have susggested above, so with it you should be well ahead of the game.

Some of you other surgery vetrans should chime in here.

[smalltime]

I have the same dilemma in my right shoulder. I left side ground out a few years back and it was a piece of cake, but no reattachment or sutures.
Are you having pain only in the shoulder? I have symptoms in elbow/forearm that surgeon swares are from the SLAP.

[manimal78]

I had a problem with my labrum a few years ago,,the doc said to wait to see if i'd need surgery in the future, as he didnt suggest it at the time.

to make a long story short,,,the injury healed itself over the course of about 2 years.

your injury may be worse than mine, however,,so its tough to give really good advice.

[drednought]

I had surgery Jan 17th...3 or 4 kevlar sutures and an anchor screw in the glenoid that will dissolve by the summer. I was in the gunslinger restriction brace for 2 weeks, started PT after 10 days. I was cleared to lift "LITE" upper body lifting and full go on squats (no deads till April) 2 weeks ago and see my surgeon Tuesday to hopefully get cleared for full activity. It feels great except for killer bouts of inflamation in the bicept tendon where it joins into the repaired part of my labrum. No heavy curls for a few more months! I was told by my PT that my shoulder will still "catch" a little an have a minor inflamation till the screw dissolves and the labrum smooths out where the sutures are.

[smalltime]

I'm glad you posted this. It makes me feel a little better about the surgery and recovery. I've let mine go for quite a while but as soon as ball season starts and I'm still lifting it always increases the pain quite a bit. Perhaps now I'll wait until after season if I can and have it repaired finally.

[smalltime]

dred, how's it going now? I'm having the dye injections tuesday for the elbow area to be sure prior to labrum repair. I'm still pretty concerned as to why I can't curl or barely even flex the right bicep. I hope the doc is correct and the pains are stemming from the labrum somehow.

[drednought]

Doing great now!! Bench is comming back up and I can even do a few pull ups!!! The shoulder is fine, but when the temp and humidity change rapidly that bicept tendon gets TENDER where it joins into the labrum.
The pain in your elbow, shoulder and bicept comes from a tear in the labrum where the large head of the bicept tendon joins in. It destabilizes the shoulder system and can make your bicept and elbow hurt like holy hell.