Bicep Tear and Small SHoulder Tear
(3 discussions)
Apparently I discloted my shoulder about a year ago, had physio for a few months and it was better, but movement in my arm has become very restricted and I have had to stop weight training almost altogether.
Pain came back worse 3 months ago and physio not helping.
Spesensoredt is telling me surgery ios the opnly thing that will fx it but I really want to hear from people that have had surgery to repair bicep and shoulder tears.
I’m 45 and what are the chances that I will get a full range of motion movement back and be able to get back to the gym?
3 comments
dario espinoza
BICEPT TEAR AND SMALL SHOULDER TEAR
Joe Proctor
Bob, Id love to offer the info I can. I’m still going through the recovery process. Had shoulder arthoscopy and bicep re attached (long head rupture). Its been PAINFUL!!! I’ve broken my back and neck had a lot of other brakes and such, but this one takes the cake (motorcycle racers never learn). Good news is, though, before the bicep actually ruptured I had been having a alot of pain… used to love working out, but had to back off due to pain and limited motion. Bench press fell back from 275lbs (no prob)to about 160lbs (much discomfort), curls… 55lb dumbbells to 20…everything fell off…Well, I’m now about 10 weeks out of surgery and things are finally starting to look up. Already I’m up to the 160 bench and curls are at 30lbs as well as “I can do fly’s again!!!!”. Flys are one motion my shoulder would not tollerate before surgery. Sure, there’s still a lot of pain, and I look funny with 1 18″ arm and 1 14″, but things are gett’n better. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Get the surgery, prepare yourself mentally for the pain (you’re gonn’a have it)…but I am feeling better than I have in YEARS. The pain gets less and less everyday, and like I said, the pain I experience in the gym now is less than I experienced before, and this is less than 3 months after surgery. Good luck, and when it comes to sleeping, just make sure you have lots of pillows around for the first 6 weeks of recovery. Sleeping was the hardest thing… put a fluffy pillow at your chest/stomach, and strap that arm to it. It will allow you to roll a bit when sleeping without your arm slipping around causing joint pain or risk of retear. I’m 33 years old and typically a fast healer so 3 months could be quick, but still, I know next year I wont even remember going through this, you may want to think of it the same way. You got a lot more than 1 year left in you, know what I mean. Its a small sacrifice in the long run. You’ll be wakeboarding at 47 no prob. Good luck1!!!Joe
STUART
On 11/11/04 I had arthroscopy on my left shoulder to repair a SLAP Lesion, with a bicep tear, a cyst(resulting form the SLAP Lesion) and a bone spur removed. so far it has been pretty ugly. got out of the sling in 7 weeks and still have not been allowed to start any real rehab. my big problem has been sleep. hot showers and a steady rotation from the chair, the bed and the couch are a nightly routine. the pain is rarely actually in the shoulder. it is a radiating pain in the bicep elbow, forearm and wrist. from everything I can research I haven’t been able to find why my rehab is so slow in starting. I will start strenghening exercises on 01/04/05. maybe things will start to improve then. I don’t regret the surgery but it is sure testing my constitution. hope no one else gets to have what I got.