Shoulder Surgery

[tiderollsonu]

3 in 5 years! Are you good now?

Can't bench over 145lbs and sore from time to time but yeah all good

 

[shiv]

Can't bench over 145lbs and sore from time to time but yeah all good

So once you get a shoulder fixed, you are going to be permanently limited in the weight room? Or is it a case by case basis?

 

[tiderollsonu]

So once you get a shoulder fixed, you are going to be permanently limited in the weight room? Or is it a case by case basis?

I'm sure everyone is different, i limit myself as a precaution cause I don't want to go through it again. However once you get cut on it will never be as strong imo

 

[shiv]

I'm sure everyone is different, i limit myself as a precaution cause I don't want to go through it again. However once you get cut on it will never be as strong imo

Thanks. Trying to get informed on all this.

I’ll know a lot more after MRI

 

[imprimis]

Thanks. Trying to get informed on all this.

I’ll know a lot more after MRI

Is the reason for the delay for the MRI due to your schedule or due to MRI not being available until then? Just curious.

 

[tiderollsonu]

Is the reason for the delay for the MRI due to your schedule or due to MRI not being available until then? Just curious.

Also depends on your insurance, crappy insurance companies will make you wait or go through therapy before approving an MRI.

 

[TheNJNole]

So once you get a shoulder fixed, you are going to be permanently limited in the weight room? Or is it a case by case basis?

Depends on the extent of the surgery. Mine was pretty serious. Two years in now, I can do 75lb dumbells on the bench for reps and I feel a little muscle soreness afterwards. However, I have changed my workouts to be more intense with no less than 8-10 reps.

My standing press has lost lot's of power. You can work to rebuild it.

 

[shiv]

Is the reason for the delay for the MRI due to your schedule or due to MRI not being available until then? Just curious.

MRI is a week from today. It was ordered Tuesday and I scheduled it yesterday

 

[shiv]

Depends on the extent of the surgery. Mine was pretty serious. Two years in now, I can do 75lb dumbells on the bench for reps and I feel a little muscle soreness afterwards. However, I have changed my workouts to be more intense with no less than 8-10 reps.

My standing press has lost lot's of power. You can work to rebuild it.

I like doing all the power clings and snatches and stuff. I hope I can do them again, but I really don’t have a lot of options anymore

 

[TheNJNole]

I like doing all the power clings and snatches and stuff. I hope I can do them again, but I really don’t have a lot of options anymore

YEah.... that will go on hold for a bit.

Get with a great sports surgeon and pt specialist

Being such a fan of the Circus Elephant, perhaps they will allow you to use their rehab facilities.

 

[shiv]

YEah.... that will go on hold for a bit.

Get with a great sports surgeon and pt specialist

Being such a fan of the Circus Elephant, perhaps they will allow you to use their rehab facilities.

Yeah I’m done for now anyways, just a matter of if I’ll ever be able to do it again

I’m hoping I can get everything straight in time to have something scheduled for the week of thanksgiving. My vacation time at work is wearing thin

 

[tiderollsonu]

YEah.... that will go on hold for a bit.

Get with a great sports surgeon and pt specialist

Being such a fan of the Circus Elephant, perhaps they will allow you to use their rehab facilities.

Yeah DO NOT use the PT at your ortho office if they have one. Find a sports rehab facility if you know someone that is in HS sports they can usually tell you the best ones to go to. Cost is the same assuming it is on your insurance.

 

[shiv]

Yeah DO NOT use the PT at your ortho office if they have one. Find a sports rehab facility if you know someone that is in HS sports they can usually tell you the best ones to go to. Cost is the same assuming it is on your insurance.

What are the details behind this?

 

[tiderollsonu]

What are the details behind this?

Because an orthopedic office PT are usually fresh off the boat. Sports Rehab facilities are have much better experience especially if you want to get active again.

I used Flemming Rehab in Mobile and they do all of the High School athletes rehab and colleges in the area (outside of University of South Alabama)

 

[imprimis]

Also depends on your insurance, crappy insurance companies will make you wait or go through therapy before approving an MRI.

I get most of my health care at the VA. Strangely, I generally approve of their care and treatments. But, I learned early on they would not adjust their rules for me so I adjusted my views to work within their system. Makes it much easier to navigate. Every MD I've seen is associated with UT Southwestern Medical School as the VA is a teaching hospital for the med school as well as having residency programs for their MDs. Since most of us are "olds" we have lots of issues for them to get exposure to and practice with/on.

If they want an MRI, ultrasound, X-ray or anything else they get it done quickly. But, I can't just go get any of these without my primary MD requesting it. I had a procedure recently and was asked if I wanted a contrast dye injected. We spoke about it and was told, "this would cost your insurance extra on the outside and they might not approve the dye usage. But, we're the government and cost is no object." I said go ahead.