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Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« on: February 05, 2009, 11:05:04 AM »
If so, how long were you not able to lift and how long was youre recovey?
Did they us any screws or other hardware in the shouolder?
Are you glad you had the surgery?
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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2009, 11:07:15 AM »
chainsaw, is this injury from fighting off the entire LVPD?  ;D

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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2009, 11:18:09 AM »
chainsaw, is this injury from fighting off the entire LVPD?  ;D

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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2009, 11:23:29 AM »
If so, how long were you not able to lift and how long was youre recovey?
Did they us any screws or other hardware in the shouolder?
Are you glad you had the surgery?

I had a SLAP tear, torn rotator and grade 2 separation all in the same shoulder in 2000 but elected not to have surgery.

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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2009, 11:34:02 AM »
I had a SLAP tear, torn rotator and grade 2 separation all in the same shoulder in 2000 but elected not to have surgery.

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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2009, 11:37:12 AM »
I had a SLAP tear, torn rotator and grade 2 separation all in the same shoulder in 2000 but elected not to have surgery.


Wow!!  How long was recovery?  Im gettin better everyday and wonder if I should just leave it alone for a while.
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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2009, 11:39:34 AM »
But Groink, you're not mortal.  8)

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Re: Anyone here ever have SLAP tear surgery on the shoulder?
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2009, 11:52:35 AM »

Wow!!  How long was recovery?  Im gettin better everyday and wonder if I should just leave it alone for a while.

About 3 months of physical therapy before I started light lifting again, within 6 months i was training full steam.

There are a lot of reasons why i didn't have the surgery, the first being my orthopedist said if i wasn't in any pain, don't fuck with your shoulder. It's the most complex joint in the body and there is no gaurantee that surgery will improve it. Not to be a bragging asshole, but he said that my delts were very thick and the muscle is compensating for the instability of the joint, so i don't even realize how fucked up my shoulder really is.

The second reason i didn't have surgery is my daughter had just been born and I couldn't afford to be laid up for a year, although I did get PAID in the long run. But i left the medical open on my comp case so if I EVER decide to have the surgeries done, it's covered.

I don't know your exact situation but if it's improving, give it some time. If there are legal aspects involved, do what your Doc tells you.