canamfan wrote:I posted this on the xtrainer group thought I'd inquire here. I caught my front fork on a vine while in second gear and did an abrupt halt around 2 months ago. When I caught that vine I felt my left shoulder pop and had immediate pain but it got a little better over the next few days and I thought it would just go away. So 2 months later I go in for an MRI because I'm tired of the popping and pain when I move my shoulder to certain positions and my hand going numb. So they say the tendon is completely torn from the bone and retracted, I suppose from waiting so long. They didn't explain much, is this the same as a rotator cuff tear? I go see an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow morning, so I'll see whats up from him. I suppose surgery?
Darkside wrote:yep. surgery is in your future. don't let them cut your bicep tendon. they sometimes do that. unfortunately, you're in for a lot of pain and PT. you're looking at a long rehab time frame before you can ride again
They tell me there is little to no functional difference when they cut the bicep, but often a huge decrease in pain symptoms....sometimes the bicep can get what the call "Popeye'd" (a little bulge) but so far mine looks just like the other side. keep in mind they are just talking about the long head of the bicep, not the complete bicep.
Darkside wrote:They tell me there is little to no functional difference when they cut the bicep, but often a huge decrease in pain symptoms....sometimes the bicep can get what the call "Popeye'd" (a little bulge) but so far mine looks just like the other side. keep in mind they are just talking about the long head of the bicep, not the complete bicep.
You're crazy if you believe that BS. they are severing part of your functioning muscle from the tendon. How can that be anything but bad. My female friend had that happen to her. when her bicep was oddly shaped "popeye" she questioned the doctor who's response was that women aren't as active and didn't need it. She had to get a lawyer and threaten malpractice. Finally found another doctor to reattach her bicep muscle but the other doctor was reluctant to testify that the first doctor had not acted in her best interest. My brother had a non riding injury and had to have his rotator cuff repaired. It took him almost a year of PT before he was cleared to return to work as a fireman. I don't know what you consider as a short time of rehab but you're 4 months into it and probably another 4 before you're cleared to do anything as strenuous as dirt bike riding. I'm not trying to scare anyone, just not sugar coating it either.
canamfan wrote:I saw the orthopedic surgeon today. one tendon is separated from the cuff, and retracted about 2cm. He said that was not unusual (for the tendon to be retracted) I asked him how long he went to school. He said 14 years after high school and one year was spent entirely on learning to repair shoulder injuries. This is his specialty (shoulder injuries) He does them every week. A nurse at the local clinic recommended him, as she had a family members knee repair done by him. He told me he would do this arthroscopically, through several incisions, probably take an hour. Same day surgery. He also said they don't cut the bicep muscle but do have to pass through it to access this tendon. I asked how do you go thru this muscle, he said they make a small incision that follows the grain of the muscle not across the muscle. It sounds like they estimate 4 months to 6 months to go back to work, as I do heavy lifting. He also said if your not serious about doing the PT then don't have the surgery, because the PT is very important in strengthening the muscles that surround the shoulder. It will help keep you from having a repeat. Also the first couple of weeks are important in that you don't stress that shoulder or it won't heal or maybe tear again. One thing I don't know what to think about is he said they could do a pain block right after the surgery, which would keep me pain free for around 24 hours. Don't know if I want to do that or just take pain pills.
canamfan wrote:Five weeks since surgery, doing pretty good. PT is painful, hope it's worth it.
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