Has anyone ever had Shoulder Surgery? I tore the Labrum in my left shoulder and may need surgery. Just wondering what i'm looking at in terms of pain and lack of ability.

no surgery, but i suffered a small lateral crack in the upper part of the humerous adjacent to where the spinatus attaches. Not severe enough to cast so I spent 6 weeks in a sling to immobilize until therapy began. The pain was pretty bad for a while since any attempt to move the shoulder tugged at the break causing extra pain in addition to the constant ache of the break itself. The dr also suspected some other minor soft tissue damage due to the nature of the injury but again, no other action was taken other than to keep in a sling. Because of all this discomfort, getting restful sleeping was a major problem for me. The lack of any mobility for that 6 weeks caused a lot of atrophy of strength and flexibility to the shoulder, bicep, tricep, forearm and back muscles. doing anything physical such as therapy would trigger quite a bit of pain and soreness since it was so weak. just when i had the static pain of the injury subsiding, the physical therapy wicks the pain factor up again and sleep went straight out the window. My only advice is that if they give you any stretches or exercises to do while you heal, definitely do them since loosing that mobility severely impacts your progress later. Good luck and feel better!

My son had the Right Labrum done, he was 16 when it happened. The surgery was easy enough, swelling and pain for a few days after which needed some serious painkillers. After that he had PT for a few months. The main issue for him was baseball, he loves it. He could swing the bat with no pain before surgery, but could not throw the ball. Now he can throw, but still with pain, so even though it is repaired, he is still limited. Good Luck.

I had rotator cuff surgery two years ago, I had a full tear which means they had to cut my shoulder open, no problems at all, no pain or swelling , only a 3 inch scar. I did have to be immobilized for 10 days and 30 days of PT after that, now its as good as new.

Old lady in car vs. me and my motorcycle (ran me off the road) in September of last year resulting in a massive, full thickness/full width rotator cuff tear. Had the open surgery in October. They numbed my shoulder into my chest which felt fine when I got home. When it wore off, I woke up at 3:00 AM sitting on the edge of the bed dripping in sweat. Absolutely the most agonizing pain I ever felt in my entire 50 years. They kept me in a sling for 12 weeks (too long some may say). Even had to sleep in it. PT for 4 months, out of work on disability for a total of 6 months.

 

It still hurts, but not nearly as bad as after the accident and surgery.

lol none of this is sounding like fun to me...

Surgery should be a last resort. Make sure your doctor tries all other treatments 1st.

I have never had shoulder surgery but had some other surgeries due to injuries and it is never fun.

 

Good luck.

Greg

just freaking cause if I got through 6 weeks of PT and at the end it doesn't help I will be angry lol.