After I swam for a month in Oct. in pain,I had an X-ray and then MRI to show that I have a partially torn rotator cuff. Doc says it "should heal by itself, given time" How long an my age of almost 75 will this take and no guarantee to a positive result is unknown to me.
Have any of had this type of surgery done and what are your results?
How long is recovery?
What do think of the repair after going back to swimming?
I have been pretty good at IM and fly.
Will I be able to recovery enough to continue these strokes?
Thanx to all that offer advice.
My favorite was the sleeper stretch. Not really “favoriteâ€...but most painful.
Dan Don't know sleeper yet. Sounds as if i will not.
Side straight out lifts while laying face down with 3lb wis. seem to be the most difficult for me so far!
P T is going well but. I am decidedly spooked about doing too much to the rotator cuff injury . The P T says I can go back to swimming "gently" to gauge how I am doing in working more muscle around the cuff area. Now I need to try to schedule pool time around the "noodlers" that seem to sign up at the 1st minute allowed and float around taking up an entire lane not moving for an hour !!!
P T is going well but. I am decidedly spooked about doing too much to the rotator cuff injury . The P T says I can go back to swimming "gently" to gauge how I am doing in working more muscle around the cuff area. Now I need to try to schedule pool time around the "noodlers" that seem to sign up at the 1st minute allowed and float around taking up an entire lane not moving for an hour !!!
Keep us posted on your return to the pool! The "noodler reservations" could be a great new thread! Our pool is getting really busy with new memberships (giving away a free month!, college kids and random teams. So annoyed with instructors who reserve a lane to talk to the student in another lane.
Update - 4 weeks of Athletico exercises and it still hurts when I reach back and up!
The P T Lady wants me to get in and swim "to see where we are in the rehab" ???
I don't think this is the time to put pressure on the Cuff till I have another Doc. appt. and see what he thinks.
It can't repair itself in 4 weeks -- can it?
Well -- you know when it rains it pours!!!!! My flip turn that hit the deck top in Oct. has been really hurting so a MRI now shows bone chips and torn ligaments! Off to surgery on Wed. the 27th to repair and a cast then a walking boot for 4 weeks - no weight bearing. So, I guess no pool time for at least 6 weeks and still having PT on my shoulder. I'm thinking of building an Ark!!
