Shoulder Poll

True and not true. Intense Pain? The pain on the last surgery really wasn't there. Yipee!! They put a pain pump in the incision that delivered a really good anesthetic right into the joint whenever you need it and it lasts for the first three days!!! Possible re-tears. Sure you can reinjure your shoulder. I did. But the surgeons told me that once the wound is fully healed, any new tear would be at a new spot... In other words, you won't tear the scar tissue. Reduced ROM. Before each surgery, they told me my ROM could decrease to about 70% of what it was before each injury. If that were true and acutally happened, my ROM would be at about 24% of what it was before my first injury... But as it stands, my ROM is 100% I'm 45, and my strength is higher than it was before my first shoulder surgery, because all I did was swim with no weight training before my injuries. But I've lifted religiously 3x per week for 12 years since the first rehab. Slowing down. Not true either. It took a lot of time and effort, but the speed comes back! Yipee!!! I just drink more whey protein than I did 10 years ago. (-: I agree 100% with 100% of what you said! Before my surgeries I was hardly able to bring my arms past chin height (esp. in the mornings). Like i mentioned earlier...within a day or two of the surgeries I was able to put my arm into streamline. My surgeries did not effect my ROM in any negative respect, and I am thankful for having decided to have it done. My surgeon also indicated as yours did that once a surgical repair for a tear is made, the chances of re-tearing that specific location is the same as for any other location of the muscles there...if not slightly lower because the scar tissue and surgical intervention gives that location a little more substance and strength if you follow the correct PT post-operation. And I had no pain after surgery--ever--and I did not have a pain pump or take any medications for pain, not even over the counter stuff. I was in a sling for literally 24 hours post each operation as needed (mostly to prevent me from using it when it should be resting, not because it was helpless or in pain), then I was free to do whatever I so desired with the arm. Best decision of my life as far as my athletic future was concerned. I swam harder, faster and better post-operation, I just wish I had chosen a better college program that could have really made use of my brand new shoulders.

True and not true. Intense Pain? The pain on the last surgery really wasn't there. Yipee!! They put a pain pump in the incision that delivered a really good anesthetic right into the joint whenever you need it and it lasts for the first three days!!! Possible re-tears. Sure you can reinjure your shoulder. I did. But the surgeons told me that once the wound is fully healed, any new tear would be at a new spot... In other words, you won't tear the scar tissue. Reduced ROM. Before each surgery, they told me my ROM could decrease to about 70% of what it was before each injury. If that were true and acutally happened, my ROM would be at about 24% of what it was before my first injury... But as it stands, my ROM is 100% I'm 45, and my strength is higher than it was before my first shoulder surgery, because all I did was swim with no weight training before my injuries. But I've lifted religiously 3x per week for 12 years since the first rehab. Slowing down. Not true either. It took a lot of time and effort, but the speed comes back! Yipee!!! I just drink more whey protein than I did 10 years ago. (-: I agree 100% with 100% of what you said! Before my surgeries I was hardly able to bring my arms past chin height (esp. in the mornings). Like i mentioned earlier...within a day or two of the surgeries I was able to put my arm into streamline. My surgeries did not effect my ROM in any negative respect, and I am thankful for having decided to have it done. My surgeon also indicated as yours did that once a surgical repair for a tear is made, the chances of re-tearing that specific location is the same as for any other location of the muscles there...if not slightly lower because the scar tissue and surgical intervention gives that location a little more substance and strength if you follow the correct PT post-operation. And I had no pain after surgery--ever--and I did not have a pain pump or take any medications for pain, not even over the counter stuff. I was in a sling for literally 24 hours post each operation as needed (mostly to prevent me from using it when it should be resting, not because it was helpless or in pain), then I was free to do whatever I so desired with the arm. Best decision of my life as far as my athletic future was concerned. I swam harder, faster and better post-operation, I just wish I had chosen a better college program that could have really made use of my brand new shoulders.