I had surgery on my right shoulder july 28 2009. My doctor put one anchor and some sutures in. I was in good physical condition going into surgery. Like everyone else I wanted to recover as fast as possible, I took my sling off 6 days post-op on my own accord. I was carefull on what I did with my arm, I have a manual transmission so shifting was about the extent of my use. I started PT aug 8 2009. I progressed fairly fast in ROM and strength. I was cleared from my doc oct 14 2009 to return to full activity. Although I had good ROM and strength, my shoulder still hurts to this day. I researched the internet for people in the same condition. What I found is that it seems to take most people 1 year post-op atleast, (and thats with people that actually wrote about there slap tear recovery that late after surgery). That was really hard for me to soak up. I was doing so well in the first months of recovery I thought by this time I would back to my old self. Just until recently I am coming to grips with this fact, which is insanely hard for an active person. There are positive subtle changes that I am now picking up on. When stretching in the morning the pain seems to be less noticeable, I still get aches every once in while. I tried throwing a football recently and that doesn't seem to happening for sometime. That was not enjoyable. So those of you that feel maybe down or depressed TRUST ME you are not alone! I am now dealing with a plica situation in my knee. I know what it feels like down. Today is Jan 29 2010 I will be sure to write within a couple of months for an update. I hope a speedy recovery to all.

-Brad

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