my name is joe and i'm scheduled to have surgery this wednesday.  i've been dealing with a labrum tear since last mid oct now, and i'm beginning to have some reservations about it now.

it all started last october when i was working out.  i was doing overhead dumbbell shoulder presses.  i was on my 3rd set and i was beginning to tire out.  unfortunately, i let my form go due to lack of focus because of the fatigue.  my right arm bent backwards and thats when i felt the pain.  i kept lifting through november and would notice that i felt weakness and pain in my right shoulder.  i couldn't produce any power with my right shoulder.  in the meanwhile, i kept playing volleyball as well.  i coach volleyball as a part time gig.  well i survived my volleyball season by altering my hitting form so that it wouldn't bother me as much.  i went to an orthopedist in march and was sent to phyiscal therapy.  physical therapy helped to strengthen my surrounding muscles but i could still feel that my right shoulder was weak.  i had an arthrogram done on my right shoulder and it showed that i had a medium sized tear of my labrum.  my orthopedist suggested that i could live with this tear but if i wanted to live an active lifestyle, then it would be best for have the surgery done.  so thats where i am currently.  my biggest concern isn't so much the procedure itself, but the rehab and learning to live with one arm for 1 month.

joe

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