Recovering from shoulder surgery; feeling crummy...
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and actually considering giving up swimming. I am so discouraged these days....
I fell and hurt my shoulder about 9 years ago. I didn't have surgery at the time (was told I didn't need it) and thought I healed correctly. Fast forward to today...after swimming 6 years I start to feel an ache in my "bad" shoulder when I swim longer than a mile. So off to the sports med doc I go....I get an MRI which looks like I might have torn cartilage, which is causing the pain. Surgery is scheduled....they find nothing. Nothing is torn; nothing to fix. So now I will have to swim with the pain....
I know that some of the tension is a result of an imbalance in my freestyle...I always breath to my left, which means I pull harder with my strong (right) side. When I try to breath to the right it all falls apart. I don't feel balanced in the water; I am sure there are a million things wrong with my stroke...I should kick more...blah blah blah.
I just started swimming again...been in the water for the last few days and I am very discouraged. I'd love to hear from folks out there who have taught themselves to breath to their uncomfortable side.... and how you did it, how long it took, etc.
Anyone else out there going through a discouraging time...or if you have in the past, how'd you get over it?
Ande - what are your thoughts?
I used to box...maybe I should just go back to the ring and stay out of the water....:(
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Well something is causing the pain. What explanation did the surgeon give you? What was the diagnosis?
Keep track of when and where you feel the pain. According to the ASCA, 90% of shoulder problems are from impingement and can be helped with stroke modification. There are medical causes besides just technique. To ask you to swim in pain is not acceptable.
I've had my moments of dispair lately over injuries, but it's not going to stop me from swimming. Don't let it eat away at your confidence.
Well something is causing the pain. What explanation did the surgeon give you? What was the diagnosis?
Keep track of when and where you feel the pain. According to the ASCA, 90% of shoulder problems are from impingement and can be helped with stroke modification. There are medical causes besides just technique. To ask you to swim in pain is not acceptable.
I've had my moments of dispair lately over injuries, but it's not going to stop me from swimming. Don't let it eat away at your confidence.
