I've got massive rotator cuff tear. DR. suggests a reverse shoulder replacement. Will I still be able to swim afterward? If anyone out there has been through this surgery I'd like to know how it impacted your swimming. I'm a 66 year old male who has been competing for 12 years.
Bob, so what did you do about the massive rotator cuff tear? I have a massive rotator cuff tear that they are saying might be repairable if they can pull back and repair enough of the infraspinatus in order to put a cadaver patch on the top to pose as the supraspinatus to keep the humerus down. Right now my humerous is hitting the joint every time I move my arm and upward direction. I suppose mine is degeneration with impingement syndrome. If they are unable to do the patch then a few years later when I’m in more pain and my mobility is less than they are suggesting a reverse shoulder replacement. Cannot do a shoulder replacement in that you have to have a rotator cuff in order to have a shoulder replacement. But I’ve also read that too many shoulder surgeries are performed in the United States and that they are trying to come up with new ways for shoulder problems. The cadaver patch to help the arm bone stay down has only been in existence for 10 years and has not been proven to be effective for swimmers yet. Maybe not enough data or tests yet.
Bob, so what did you do about the massive rotator cuff tear? I have a massive rotator cuff tear that they are saying might be repairable if they can pull back and repair enough of the infraspinatus in order to put a cadaver patch on the top to pose as the supraspinatus to keep the humerus down. Right now my humerous is hitting the joint every time I move my arm and upward direction. I suppose mine is degeneration with impingement syndrome. If they are unable to do the patch then a few years later when I’m in more pain and my mobility is less than they are suggesting a reverse shoulder replacement. Cannot do a shoulder replacement in that you have to have a rotator cuff in order to have a shoulder replacement. But I’ve also read that too many shoulder surgeries are performed in the United States and that they are trying to come up with new ways for shoulder problems. The cadaver patch to help the arm bone stay down has only been in existence for 10 years and has not been proven to be effective for swimmers yet. Maybe not enough data or tests yet.
