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Posted 4/26/2014 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
My husband is having arthriscoptic surgery to repair a torn labrum. I have heard nothing but horror stories about the recovery. He is not the most pleasant PT. On a good day. I just need a heads up on what I may expect
Posted 4/29/2014 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
Star lover

My daughter had this surgery Feb. '13. She is a Freshman at college on a softball scholarship. She has finally gained almost all of her range and strength back. She also had to have her pectoral muscle moved ober to help with a loose shoulder condition though. This has slowed her rehab some.

She had quite a bit of pain for about 3 weeks and had to keep her arm in a sling for the better part of a month. She did start PT a week after surgery, but that was just small movements. She didn't start any strength PT for about a month and that consisted of core muscle work for a couple weeks and then a slow build up of weight.

She did core exercises every day with bands and light weights along with stretching. Her biggest hurdle was to get her range of motion back. She was able to swing a bat and hit in June though.

Her strength was way down until the 10 month mark and that was with daily PT with the team trainer.

She also had a hard time with the cold Spring weather keeping her shoulder loose. It has improved a lot in the last 2 months though. Her surgeon told us it would be a good year before everything was close to normal and for her that was right on the money. She also had a hard time dealing with thoughts of it being re injured because of the pain at times when doing PT and throwing.

Depending what your husband does it can be a long recovery.

Take care,
Bill
Posted 4/29/2014 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
I have had six shoulder surgeries. A lot depends on his age, the degree of the tear, other issues that may be going on. Most people do well, the horror stories are the ones that are more interesting, first of all, and the ones people tend to discuss!

Some docs do a bicep tenodesis or tenotomy instead of repairing the labrum if people are 40 or above. There is a risk of stiffness and less success the older one is.
Posted 5/1/2014 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
Thankyou for your concern to answer my post. This was no way near as bad as I thought. My husband hasn't complained of severe pain, has only taken a few Vicodin since Tuesday. He needs very little assistance. We were al set for the worse due to the horror stories, but blessed with a comfortable recovery
Posted 5/1/2014 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
I suspect the horror stories were from people who had open shoulder surgery. I've had both arthroscopic and open, and the open was a bit rough. My arthroscopic, which was done a year earlier, was pretty easy.
Posted 5/2/2014 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I found no difference between open and arthroscopic, had three each. It may have been a less involved repair. No way of knowing until you get a copy of the op report. Be sure to ask for a copy at the post op appointment. Usually they will give it to you right away. Meanwhile, that he wonderful he is doing so well!
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