1. Re:6 month post-op update
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...e front of my shoulder and I can actually press into my shoulder and feel my biceps tendon with my fingers. Probably not a good thing ;) . Oh well, I've left a message with my OS's assistant about it ...

2. Re:Leanne\'s Shoulder Saga
(Forum/Surgery)

... didn't stick around. I now have 12 stitches and a 2-3 inch incision in between my shoulder blades which is probably the worst place to have them as I can't protract or retract AT ALL. so, of course w...

3. Re:Upcoming surgery.
(Forum/General Discussion)

...t prepared. It also has some good recovery timelines and things like that. a recliner and ice packs will probably become your best friend lol Leanne...

4. Re:Slap and volleyball
(Forum/General Discussion)

...rself to be 100% at only 8 months. In a perfect world a professional athlete with the best care 24/7 would probably not be 100%. In my case, I was allowed to begin overhead motion at 6 months(tennis...

5. Re:Slap and volleyball
(Forum/General Discussion)

...rself to be 100% at only 8 months. In a perfect world a professional athlete with the best care 24/7 would probably not be 100%. In my case, I was allowed to begin overhead motion at 6 months(tennis...

6. Re:Tenodesis - Open or Arthroscopic?
(Forum/Surgery)

...hought he'd be finished in an hour, with straws pointing in every direction, and alas , not enough time and probably a botch rushed job by a "not-so-experienced" OS. So a Mini Open, which turn into ...

7. Re:Operation rehab.. finally :)
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ght arm, and I can use that arm to help when dressing too. Only thing missing is tying my hair!! I will probably start jogging some pretty soon (maybe next week) and will be going back to the gym ...

8. Re:new member
(Forum/General Discussion)

...d at the beginning this is usually quite jumpy. so as soon as you start using your shoulder again, you will probably have a lot of muscle guarding. also, with all the swelling and fluid in there from ...

9. Re:Time off for healing
(Forum/General Discussion)

...of modified work, typing, telephone, filing ect you could be back like the other posters have said and will probably be going stir crazy anyway at home. If they will not give you a modified, no lifti...

10. PT for SLAP II & BUFORD COMPLEX without surgery?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...s not too bad and my range of motion has not really been greatly affected. I have continued to lift weight (probably foolish, yet it is my passion so stopping is SO hard). I have eliminated over the h...

11. Help w/ SLAP II Lesion & Buford Complex
(Forum/General Discussion)

...s not too bad and my range of motion has not really been greatly affected. I have continued to lift weight (probably foolish, yet it is my passion so stopping is SO hard). I have eliminated over the h...

12. Re:Tenodesis - Open or Arthroscopic?
(Forum/Surgery)

...ery was a major RC repair and included the subscap and my OS advised me that even if he did arthro he would probably have to do some open for the subscap. So the whole thing was done open and I think ...

13. Re:Rotator cuff MRI help
(Forum/General Discussion)

...will always, or should always depend on your symptoms. If everything in the MRI is symptomatic then you are probably looking at repair of the supraspinatus and possibly subscapularis (depending on how...

14. Re:6 month post-op update
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...lot of inflammation so there's another sign that surgery was the way to go. I plan on deadlifting today but probably won't go over 135 lb. on it either. Havent done them since way before surgery. N...

15. Re:Posterior tear/Impaction Fracture
(Forum/General Discussion)

...m. If it is just absolutely critical that you continue with ball sports, then go down the diagnostic and probably surgical road of a SLAP repair for which you will spend the better part of a year, ...

16. Re:Bicep tenodesis - did I over do PT?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...n the socket (eg not rotating out across labrum). My PT had me doing behind the back active exercises that probably are the reason that my humeral head cartilage (with cartilage defect now made bigge...

17. Posterior tear/Impaction Fracture
(Forum/General Discussion)

... The OS was suprised that I hurt myself swinging a bat, as am I. I was a college baseball player who has probably swung a bat 10,000+ times in my life and NEVER hurt myself before. Sorry for t...

18. Re:2nd Times a Charm - I hope!?!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...n you see the new doc you can resolce some of this. Took a vicodin last night the shoulder was so sore but probably the first in at least 4 weeks....

19. Re:External movement of the arm
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...llow up with the OS? best to bring it up then and see what there is to say, but 80 degrees is excessive and probably reaching the limits of functionality. Leanne...

20. Re:Leanne\'s Shoulder Saga
(Forum/Surgery)

...sary if I have the shoulder stabilized, to keep from pushing the humeral head forward, because he said it's probably my HH sitting so far forward that eventually stretched everything out again. He ...

21. Beginning to End (Problem to solution hopefully)
(Member Blogs/DJ's SLAP chronicles)

..., did not work.  Finally Vioxx helped the pain.  It was finally diagnosed to be a stretched nerve probably from shrugs lifting weights (which is why Vioxx worked).  My current left sho...

22. 13 years is a long time......
(Member Blogs/13 years is a long time......)

...embered asking the nurse if it was OK to eat grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. She told me that it probably would upset my stomach and make me sick, but I didn't believe her. Feeling good...

23. Microfracture of Humeral Head and Bicep Tenodesis
(Member Blogs/Microfracture of Humeral Head, Bicep Tenodesis, SL)

... of motion by week two if a further cartilage tear could happen so easily?" Apparently the loose cartilage probably caught on the labrum when I was doing some behind the back exercises in week 3-4. ...

24. Post Op tips for girls :]
(Member Blogs/First Few weeks post op)

The first week after surgery is probably the most difficult. I found it toughputting on a bra, so what I did was I cut the strap of the affected shoulder and used a sports bra. Then I just stepped int

25. Overview - SLAP Tear
(Member Blogs/Greg's SLAP Tear Blog)

An overview of my SLAP tear surgery.Well, I probably should've started this 6 weeks ago but was in too much pain to do anything.  I apparently incurred my SLAP tear back in Feb 2009 duri

26. My Story So Far
(Member Blogs/Type II SLAP in the Face)

...erapy.  The PT lasted for six weeks with no improvement.  At that time, the therapist said that I probably had a torn labrum.  Went in for an MRI, torn labrum was confirmed, and surgery...

27. Surgery Day
(Member Blogs/Tom's SLAP Tear Journey)

...at can only be described as if someone had shoved a white hot spike through my right shoulder.  It was probably the worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life - no joke.  The agony relent...

28. The Beginning.
(Member Blogs/My SLAP tear 'good' experience thus far)

...e to leave on a trekking trip in the Himalaya's one week from the injury, and after 4 days decided I should probably have it looked at. Well long story short it was a SLAP tear needing surgery. I told...

29. Do I need the surgery?
(Member Blogs/Long term risk of declining surgery)

...ive 36 year old triathlete and baseball coach, I have been diagnosed with a SLAP tear in my right shoulder, probably a result from years of throwing a baseball and lifting weights.  The doctor ad...

30. First time
(Member Blogs/Dive16's shoulder)

...ked my shoulder and told me i was done for the day.  the next day i went to the trainer he said it was probably sprained.  it got worse and i went to the doctor.  he really wasnt sure w...