After much pain, soul searching, cure searching, kicking with fins and general advise seeking, I've elected to have arthroscopic surgery to treat my "shoulder impingement syndrome" which I guess is tendonitis....The fact that I made the decision before consulting the USMC forum may be inexcusable, but, be that as it may, I'm on the docket for two weeks from today...
The surgery, as I, a layman, understand it, will widen the subacromial space allowing unimpeded movement of my supraspinatus (one of the rotator cuffs) muscle and tendon and biseps tendon....
I ain't looking for sympathy or an explanation...but I'd love to hear from someone who's had this type of procedure and can outline their recovery process...I was planning on making some waves in the 55-59 age group at Coral Gables in May but realize now I may just be a cheerleader...I'm keeping the Chesapeake Bay swim on my June calendar even if I can just kick my way across...I'd love to know what to expect..Thanks
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I had arthroscopic surgery for subacromial decompression, they said I would be back in the water in 6 weeks. I was, but not to swim. I had the surgery in August and did not swim a full workout until Dec. In Jan I swam the hour swim. No fly allowed until later. I was 55 or 56 at the time. I had an RC full thickness tear repaired in april 2005 and was ready to swim in July, I don't know if that was the dr. or what (different surgeons). Now I have a tear in the left shoulder and the MRI showed all kinds of arthritis there, which the right shoulder never had, so this makes me wonder if the first operation didn't set up the conditions for arthritis to develop.
I had arthroscopic surgery for subacromial decompression, they said I would be back in the water in 6 weeks. I was, but not to swim. I had the surgery in August and did not swim a full workout until Dec. In Jan I swam the hour swim. No fly allowed until later. I was 55 or 56 at the time. I had an RC full thickness tear repaired in april 2005 and was ready to swim in July, I don't know if that was the dr. or what (different surgeons). Now I have a tear in the left shoulder and the MRI showed all kinds of arthritis there, which the right shoulder never had, so this makes me wonder if the first operation didn't set up the conditions for arthritis to develop.
