just had the third glenoid repair since my attempted return to masters 5 yrs ago. the first was the thermacapulorraphy- heat wand, the second 3 clips to hold it, this one 4 screws to hold it. yeah-i want to swim real bad....to go thru this for it!
anyone else have a labrum repair? success? failure?
and, to any orthopedic md/swimmers out there- is there a stroke that's less likely to loosen the labrum specifically?
note- years and years of being a butterflier is great prep for surgery...post op pain still isn't as bad as the last 75 yds of a 200- plus you can breathe!
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no- you are not destined to have a shoulder immobilizer as a wardrobe accessory in every color, as i do. i'm sure it sounds scary, us with the multiple surgeries. but a lot of my problem is neglect. it was injured in college, then when i swam masters 20 years ago, i was a hard core fly swimmer- 1000-1500 yds, 6 days a week. with a shoulder that was slipping around. when i tried to make a comeback to swimming, it all kind of caught up with me and they've been sewing, clipping and now screwing me together to try to fix it all.
with a traumatic injury, versus years of chronic problems, and good physical therapy you probably won't have a problem. take it slow and supplement the swimming with good rotator cuff strengthing exercises- the "baseball" series from Kerlan-Jobe are the best- ask your doctor. Expect the recovery will be months- but the benefit is, burning off your frustration on a treadmill or elliptical trainer (with no arms) in the meanwhile will build up your kicking!
no- you are not destined to have a shoulder immobilizer as a wardrobe accessory in every color, as i do. i'm sure it sounds scary, us with the multiple surgeries. but a lot of my problem is neglect. it was injured in college, then when i swam masters 20 years ago, i was a hard core fly swimmer- 1000-1500 yds, 6 days a week. with a shoulder that was slipping around. when i tried to make a comeback to swimming, it all kind of caught up with me and they've been sewing, clipping and now screwing me together to try to fix it all.
with a traumatic injury, versus years of chronic problems, and good physical therapy you probably won't have a problem. take it slow and supplement the swimming with good rotator cuff strengthing exercises- the "baseball" series from Kerlan-Jobe are the best- ask your doctor. Expect the recovery will be months- but the benefit is, burning off your frustration on a treadmill or elliptical trainer (with no arms) in the meanwhile will build up your kicking!
