Rotator Cuff revisited
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AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Well had my follow up to discuss my MRI results.
Got a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. We'll know in two weeks how much it will help. I got a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. My doctor seems to think I'd need the shoulder repaired and the bicep tear as well.
I'm excited to potentially be pain free for a bit.
Cortisone shots for shoulder pain are like you have died and gone to heaven! Enjoy your pain free time. My shoulder issue was different but I feel your pain.
My daughter had shoulder surgery for chronic impingement (also had a hooked acromion) - once you get to that point I think there is not much else to be done. She was very young when she had it (16) but a competitive swimmer whose shoulders were just not built for swimming and we tried everything, physio, cortisone, accupunture. Unfortunately after years of pain and damage she had to have the repair and give up swimming.
Haha I have a downward sloping acromion, a near full thickness of one tendon and my bicep is prone to split. Hoping for relief for a bit.
Is it supposed to hurt a lot after the shot? My range of motion is way down too. Not happy
Yeah downward sloping is the same as hooked acromion I believe. Her surgery involved removing about 1 cm (I think - it was almost 10 years ago) of bone from the acromion to release the impingement and open up the space for the tendons and such. She didn't have any full thickness tears but the impingement had become chronic and would just not heal without surgery. She was in constant pain.
My cortisone shots were for frozen shoulder/tendonitis. I am not a doctor so maybe getting this wrong, but from what I can remember I had one in the tendon which didn't do much, but the second one shot cortisone into the capsule and that one was literal heaven after a year of chronic pain. I don't recall them hurting much after the shot in either case. My range of motion was pretty limited already so can't really comment on that. I hope you get some relief out of it. Not gonna lie my daughter had one for her impingement problem and got maybe a week relief out of it. I feel like it really helped my problem though - I had one shoulder freeze completely and when the second one went bad I got shots right away and I feel that stopped it from progressing like the first one did. But I know that results are mixed with cortisone.
I like your news haha. My dr suggested the downsloping acromion coupled with activities I have spent a lifetime doing are what have caused this because every time you move your arm it rubs and wears away. I suspect this happened with your daughter
I read and the shots can cause pain right away. He was poking around to see where to put it and wow that hurt a lot. Hope this holds me over until I get to see the surgeon. He looks like a good one and treats the local sports teams and helped with the Olympic hockey team. I skate, if he understands why skaters need shoulders that helps.
My dr basically told me I'm not allowed to do my team as the hold we use is not good for me 0 -
AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Well had my follow up to discuss my MRI results.
Got a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. We'll know in two weeks how much it will help. I got a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. My doctor seems to think I'd need the shoulder repaired and the bicep tear as well.
I'm excited to potentially be pain free for a bit.
Cortisone shots for shoulder pain are like you have died and gone to heaven! Enjoy your pain free time. My shoulder issue was different but I feel your pain.
My daughter had shoulder surgery for chronic impingement (also had a hooked acromion) - once you get to that point I think there is not much else to be done. She was very young when she had it (16) but a competitive swimmer whose shoulders were just not built for swimming and we tried everything, physio, cortisone, accupunture. Unfortunately after years of pain and damage she had to have the repair and give up swimming.
Haha I have a downward sloping acromion, a near full thickness of one tendon and my bicep is prone to split. Hoping for relief for a bit.
Is it supposed to hurt a lot after the shot? My range of motion is way down too. Not happy
Yeah downward sloping is the same as hooked acromion I believe. Her surgery involved removing about 1 cm (I think - it was almost 10 years ago) of bone from the acromion to release the impingement and open up the space for the tendons and such. She didn't have any full thickness tears but the impingement had become chronic and would just not heal without surgery. She was in constant pain.
My cortisone shots were for frozen shoulder/tendonitis. I am not a doctor so maybe getting this wrong, but from what I can remember I had one in the tendon which didn't do much, but the second one shot cortisone into the capsule and that one was literal heaven after a year of chronic pain. I don't recall them hurting much after the shot in either case. My range of motion was pretty limited already so can't really comment on that. I hope you get some relief out of it. Not gonna lie my daughter had one for her impingement problem and got maybe a week relief out of it. I feel like it really helped my problem though - I had one shoulder freeze completely and when the second one went bad I got shots right away and I feel that stopped it from progressing like the first one did. But I know that results are mixed with cortisone.
I like your news haha. My dr suggested the downsloping acromion coupled with activities I have spent a lifetime doing are what have caused this because every time you move your arm it rubs and wears away. I suspect this happened with your daughter
I read and the shots can cause pain right away. He was poking around to see where to put it and wow that hurt a lot. Hope this holds me over until I get to see the surgeon. He looks like a good one and treats the local sports teams and helped with the Olympic hockey team. I skate, if he understands why skaters need shoulders that helps.
My dr basically told me I'm not allowed to do my team as the hold we use is not good for me
Yep exactly what happened with my daughter.
Do you skate synchro?0 -
AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Well had my follow up to discuss my MRI results.
Got a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. We'll know in two weeks how much it will help. I got a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. My doctor seems to think I'd need the shoulder repaired and the bicep tear as well.
I'm excited to potentially be pain free for a bit.
Cortisone shots for shoulder pain are like you have died and gone to heaven! Enjoy your pain free time. My shoulder issue was different but I feel your pain.
My daughter had shoulder surgery for chronic impingement (also had a hooked acromion) - once you get to that point I think there is not much else to be done. She was very young when she had it (16) but a competitive swimmer whose shoulders were just not built for swimming and we tried everything, physio, cortisone, accupunture. Unfortunately after years of pain and damage she had to have the repair and give up swimming.
Haha I have a downward sloping acromion, a near full thickness of one tendon and my bicep is prone to split. Hoping for relief for a bit.
Is it supposed to hurt a lot after the shot? My range of motion is way down too. Not happy
Yeah downward sloping is the same as hooked acromion I believe. Her surgery involved removing about 1 cm (I think - it was almost 10 years ago) of bone from the acromion to release the impingement and open up the space for the tendons and such. She didn't have any full thickness tears but the impingement had become chronic and would just not heal without surgery. She was in constant pain.
My cortisone shots were for frozen shoulder/tendonitis. I am not a doctor so maybe getting this wrong, but from what I can remember I had one in the tendon which didn't do much, but the second one shot cortisone into the capsule and that one was literal heaven after a year of chronic pain. I don't recall them hurting much after the shot in either case. My range of motion was pretty limited already so can't really comment on that. I hope you get some relief out of it. Not gonna lie my daughter had one for her impingement problem and got maybe a week relief out of it. I feel like it really helped my problem though - I had one shoulder freeze completely and when the second one went bad I got shots right away and I feel that stopped it from progressing like the first one did. But I know that results are mixed with cortisone.
I like your news haha. My dr suggested the downsloping acromion coupled with activities I have spent a lifetime doing are what have caused this because every time you move your arm it rubs and wears away. I suspect this happened with your daughter
I read and the shots can cause pain right away. He was poking around to see where to put it and wow that hurt a lot. Hope this holds me over until I get to see the surgeon. He looks like a good one and treats the local sports teams and helped with the Olympic hockey team. I skate, if he understands why skaters need shoulders that helps.
My dr basically told me I'm not allowed to do my team as the hold we use is not good for me
Yep exactly what happened with my daughter.
Do you skate synchro?
I took up synchro skating about 15 or 16 years ago. I grew up skating but not synchro.0 -
AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Well had my follow up to discuss my MRI results.
Got a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. We'll know in two weeks how much it will help. I got a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. My doctor seems to think I'd need the shoulder repaired and the bicep tear as well.
I'm excited to potentially be pain free for a bit.
Cortisone shots for shoulder pain are like you have died and gone to heaven! Enjoy your pain free time. My shoulder issue was different but I feel your pain.
My daughter had shoulder surgery for chronic impingement (also had a hooked acromion) - once you get to that point I think there is not much else to be done. She was very young when she had it (16) but a competitive swimmer whose shoulders were just not built for swimming and we tried everything, physio, cortisone, accupunture. Unfortunately after years of pain and damage she had to have the repair and give up swimming.
Haha I have a downward sloping acromion, a near full thickness of one tendon and my bicep is prone to split. Hoping for relief for a bit.
Is it supposed to hurt a lot after the shot? My range of motion is way down too. Not happy
Yeah downward sloping is the same as hooked acromion I believe. Her surgery involved removing about 1 cm (I think - it was almost 10 years ago) of bone from the acromion to release the impingement and open up the space for the tendons and such. She didn't have any full thickness tears but the impingement had become chronic and would just not heal without surgery. She was in constant pain.
My cortisone shots were for frozen shoulder/tendonitis. I am not a doctor so maybe getting this wrong, but from what I can remember I had one in the tendon which didn't do much, but the second one shot cortisone into the capsule and that one was literal heaven after a year of chronic pain. I don't recall them hurting much after the shot in either case. My range of motion was pretty limited already so can't really comment on that. I hope you get some relief out of it. Not gonna lie my daughter had one for her impingement problem and got maybe a week relief out of it. I feel like it really helped my problem though - I had one shoulder freeze completely and when the second one went bad I got shots right away and I feel that stopped it from progressing like the first one did. But I know that results are mixed with cortisone.
I like your news haha. My dr suggested the downsloping acromion coupled with activities I have spent a lifetime doing are what have caused this because every time you move your arm it rubs and wears away. I suspect this happened with your daughter
I read and the shots can cause pain right away. He was poking around to see where to put it and wow that hurt a lot. Hope this holds me over until I get to see the surgeon. He looks like a good one and treats the local sports teams and helped with the Olympic hockey team. I skate, if he understands why skaters need shoulders that helps.
My dr basically told me I'm not allowed to do my team as the hold we use is not good for me
Yep exactly what happened with my daughter.
Do you skate synchro?
I took up synchro skating about 15 or 16 years ago. I grew up skating but not synchro.
Ah funny! I figure skated as kid and did synchro for a few years as well in my 30's. Yeah you def need your shoulders for that.0 -
AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Well had my follow up to discuss my MRI results.
Got a cortisone shot to relieve the pain. We'll know in two weeks how much it will help. I got a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. My doctor seems to think I'd need the shoulder repaired and the bicep tear as well.
I'm excited to potentially be pain free for a bit.
Cortisone shots for shoulder pain are like you have died and gone to heaven! Enjoy your pain free time. My shoulder issue was different but I feel your pain.
My daughter had shoulder surgery for chronic impingement (also had a hooked acromion) - once you get to that point I think there is not much else to be done. She was very young when she had it (16) but a competitive swimmer whose shoulders were just not built for swimming and we tried everything, physio, cortisone, accupunture. Unfortunately after years of pain and damage she had to have the repair and give up swimming.
Haha I have a downward sloping acromion, a near full thickness of one tendon and my bicep is prone to split. Hoping for relief for a bit.
Is it supposed to hurt a lot after the shot? My range of motion is way down too. Not happy
Yeah downward sloping is the same as hooked acromion I believe. Her surgery involved removing about 1 cm (I think - it was almost 10 years ago) of bone from the acromion to release the impingement and open up the space for the tendons and such. She didn't have any full thickness tears but the impingement had become chronic and would just not heal without surgery. She was in constant pain.
My cortisone shots were for frozen shoulder/tendonitis. I am not a doctor so maybe getting this wrong, but from what I can remember I had one in the tendon which didn't do much, but the second one shot cortisone into the capsule and that one was literal heaven after a year of chronic pain. I don't recall them hurting much after the shot in either case. My range of motion was pretty limited already so can't really comment on that. I hope you get some relief out of it. Not gonna lie my daughter had one for her impingement problem and got maybe a week relief out of it. I feel like it really helped my problem though - I had one shoulder freeze completely and when the second one went bad I got shots right away and I feel that stopped it from progressing like the first one did. But I know that results are mixed with cortisone.
I like your news haha. My dr suggested the downsloping acromion coupled with activities I have spent a lifetime doing are what have caused this because every time you move your arm it rubs and wears away. I suspect this happened with your daughter
I read and the shots can cause pain right away. He was poking around to see where to put it and wow that hurt a lot. Hope this holds me over until I get to see the surgeon. He looks like a good one and treats the local sports teams and helped with the Olympic hockey team. I skate, if he understands why skaters need shoulders that helps.
My dr basically told me I'm not allowed to do my team as the hold we use is not good for me
Yep exactly what happened with my daughter.
Do you skate synchro?
I took up synchro skating about 15 or 16 years ago. I grew up skating but not synchro.
Ah funny! I figure skated as kid and did synchro for a few years as well in my 30's. Yeah you def need your shoulders for that.
Awesome!! It's fun and a nice way to continue skating with people. It's such a solitary sport.
Shoulders are kind of important. My dr mimicked the action and was like ya that is not good don't do that0 -
Just diagnosed by MRI with several tears of the rotator cuff as well as adhesive capsulitis and appt with orth surgeon scheduled! Pain in lifting arm above shoulder level and with tasks like drying my hair, toweling off my back after showers, PUTTING ON/TAKING OFF T shirts, etc. Any up dates on your situations and/or recommendations for me? Pain is bad but have a high level of tolerance and stubbornness! Also just 11 months ago had a TKR and that is supposed to be one of the most painful surgeries and recoveries but I came thru that OK (back to jogging 12 minute miles)! Is this worse than a TKR?0
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Don't know what a TKR is but I had 2 rotator cuff surgeries and they weren't that bad to me.0
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Just diagnosed by MRI with several tears of the rotator cuff as well as adhesive capsulitis and appt with orth surgeon scheduled! Pain in lifting arm above shoulder level and with tasks like drying my hair, toweling off my back after showers, PUTTING ON/TAKING OFF T shirts, etc. Any up dates on your situations and/or recommendations for me? Pain is bad but have a high level of tolerance and stubbornness! Also just 11 months ago had a TKR and that is supposed to be one of the most painful surgeries and recoveries but I came thru that OK (back to jogging 12 minute miles)! Is this worse than a TKR?
I saw the surgeon I'll be getting surgery in October.
I have hyper mobile joints so only I really nothing any issues with range of motion but the t shirt taking off if I cross my arm across my chest is horrible.
He said no planks or weight bearing like that, i.e. push ups, no overhead press and no lateral raises. So upper body workouts aren't really much. I've also a bicep issue they need to check out
He said 6 weeks in a sling and then 6-8 months until you're done rehab.
Oh j had a cortisone shot. Took the edge off for a couple of weeks so not worth it at all. But for some it works might be worth a try. He said I'd you've tried therapy and shots and nothing takes it away surgery will take the pain away. Might not get full range of motion back but the pain will be gone good luck1 -
TKR = total knee replacement? I haven't had any work done on my knee so I don't know how it compares.Just diagnosed by MRI with several tears of the rotator cuff as well as adhesive capsulitis and appt with orth surgeon scheduled! Pain in lifting arm above shoulder level and with tasks like drying my hair, toweling off my back after showers, PUTTING ON/TAKING OFF T shirts, etc. Any up dates on your situations and/or recommendations for me? Pain is bad but have a high level of tolerance and stubbornness! Also just 11 months ago had a TKR and that is supposed to be one of the most painful surgeries and recoveries but I came thru that OK (back to jogging 12 minute miles)! Is this worse than a TKR?
I "only" had adhesive capsulitis - no tears in my rotator cuff. The pain was unbearable. Cortisone shots helped for about three weeks and then pain came back.
I'm about 3 weeks post-op and I'm about 90% back with my range of motion and getting better every day. Strength is still way down. I'm not doing any real upper body workout except what I'm doing at PT - mostly standing rows and a bunch of different stretches. We were doing a workout last week where I would pass a 1 pound dumbbell from one hand to the other in a circular motion above my head and then behind my back. I thought it was going to be easy since it was just 1 pound, but it wasn't easy. At least I was able to raise my hand up, unlike before surgery. Crossing my arm across my chest is still difficult and hooking my bra behind my back is still impossible but I think I'm getting closer.
Surgery was a good experience. I don't remember anything from the surgery at all. All I remember was hopping on to the surgery table and that was it. I don't remember being administered anesthesia. They gave me a nerve block on my shoulder and general anesthesia. Surgery took about an hour and I came to an hour after that. I wasn't loopy or anything but I was definitely in no condition to drive. My arm was completely numb for about 24 hours and it took about 48 hours for the nerve block to completely wear off. I wore my shoulder sling for two days. I was on pain meds for 7 days. There were 3 small incision points which was a little sensitive to the touch for about two weeks.
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I had my rotator cuff repair on Wednesday.
I woke up to the surgery fellow saying it was worse than anticipated. The surgeon eventually told me it was fully torn, that explains the day of constant pain I had and the other day when I couldn't use my hand. They looked at my bicep and it was fine. I decided that was a win.
I too had a nerve block and was numb until about 2 am Thursday. I had the surgery at 10:30 am on the Wednesday. I had decided I didn't need the Percocet but woke up very uncomfortable and took the Percocet. I also was prescribed an ice/compression machine which might be helping with the recovery.
The Percocet were horrible so I switched to extra strength advil on the Friday and today, 5 days post op, being home alone with my son, I only just took an advil to sleep because I just can't get comfy. I've 4 holes, one is bruised and tender so I assume that's where they went in to do the repair.
All in all it was ok. I see him again next Tuesday and he said I should be able to stop wearing the sling 24/7 and start physio. He said I could be back skating laps in 6 weeks. My physio guy thinks this sounds like a very aggressive recovery plan so we shall see whether he was just being nice or its possible. I heard form every dr I'm very fit which will help with recovery. We shall see4
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