robert Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I just got back from seeing a shoulder specialist and he is recommending arthroscopy to fix a frayed labrum. He said that it was quite possible that I could be back to working out in 10-14 days after the surgery. I was wondering if there is anyone who has had a frayed labrum cleaned up and what their experience was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Robert, I'm in the same boat. I was slammed into my windsurfing board shoulder first in July, thought it was fractured but carried on with multiple climbing trips after the initail x-rays were negative. It hurts but it's getting better. I had a mri, may have it scoped after returning from el Potero in early Jan. Post what you decide to do...I'm a bit reluctant since I'm still doing what I always do and you just never know even with the least invasive surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 I am probably going to have the surgery. I will let you know how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I am probably going to have the surgery. I will let you know how it works. DFA tore his labrum a few years back (a SLAP tear - i.e. Superior Labrum, Anterior to Posterior - i.e. where the biceps tendon attaches to the labrum, it was tearing from too much sporty sporty training ), and the orthopaedist said it was either get surgery, or never heal. DFA was out for like 6 weeks, in a sling, doing nothing but passive range-of-motion exercises, and certainly not "working out" (beyond like two-pound weights in PT) for many months, and not climbing until about six months after. Maybe you don't have such severe wreckage going on, though. Either way, good luck, and hopefully you have a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 My Doc does not think that the tear is bad enough to warrant repair. He just wants to clean it up like you would with a meniscus. The surgery is arthoscopic, not open as yours was. In truth we really don't know the extent of the damage as the MRI didn't show a tear that he says he can feel on examination. I guess I won't know the truth until after the operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 Robert, Post what you decide to do...I'm a bit reluctant since I'm still doing what I always do and you just never know even with the least invasive surgery. I had the surgery on the 23rd of December, so tomorrow will be two weeks. It turns out that the labrum was in pretty good shape. There was a small fray that he trimmed, but that was not what was causing the pain. It was a huge number (+/- 300 according to the doctor) of little bits of cartilage. In the video it looks like it is snowing in my shoulder. The pain was from the bits getting caught between the humoral head and the glenoid. The surgeon sucked them all out of the capsule. They were not visible in the MRI, but I am glad that I had the surgery even though it there wasn’t anything obviously wrong in the images. I could feel there was something wrong and so could the doctor. I can lift my arms above my head without pain, which I couldn’t do before. I am not sure when I will get back to climbing, but I am hoping for the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hey, right on! That's good news for you, although this Doctor is always a little jealous when someone else with a shoulder injury gets off with a quick recovery... Lucky! Oh, well, hope you get back to craggin' soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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