Help with bruised bicep

[Stump]

Friday a couple of ladies in my section needed help relocating 5 filing cabinets that weighed around 300-400 lbs each, so my buddy and I did the job and later that night my right bicep started to hurt. Well when I woke up saturday morning I had a bruise from the bottom of my bicep up to my shoulder. I'm in just a little pain, can't bend it so my question is did I bruise it, pull it or tore it. As of today it feels a little better. Thanks

 

[GeneralClean]

It kinda sounds like you might of had a slight tear. Can you give more info on it like where exactly the bruise is, maybe a photo would do, and did you hit your arm on anything while moving?

 

[Bio]

If you posted a pic of your bicep, I'm sure somebody here could tell you what it is by looking at it.

 

[Stump]

Tried posting a picture but it says something about my file being full, only have a few pictures in the pet section....but I will try and explain it better. It starts at the bottom of the bicep where the inside bend of the elbow and goes up to the armpit/shoulder area, it is not on top of the bicep but more on the inside portion of it. Don't remember hitting it or anything. Just felt a liitle discomfort that night till I woke up saturday with the bruise and pain. Hopefully this will help out. Thanks

 

[thebrick]

Stump, I tore a bicep some years ago and I def felt it when it happened. Maybe since you didn't feel it at the time, its a severe strain? I also had a lot of swelling in that area with mine that happened quickly. Do you have any swelling? Do you see any deformities in the muscle shape?

 

[Stump]

Stump, I tore a bicep some years ago and I def felt it when it happened. Maybe since you didn't feel it at the time, its a severe strain? I also had a lot of swelling in that area with mine that happened quickly. Do you have any swelling? Do you see any deformities in the muscle shape?

Brick, yes there swelling but nothing else other then the big ass bruise....bruise is starting to go away in some areas and still have a little pain. Guess time will tell and heal. Was starting to make progress in gym so now we will see.

PS...hows things going with you?

 

[thebrick]

Brick, yes there swelling but nothing else other then the big ass bruise....bruise is starting to go away in some areas and still have a little pain. Guess time will tell and heal. Was starting to make progress in gym so now we will see.

PS...hows things going with you?

Hey Stump, sounds like things are headed the right direction with that at least. Just be careful and watch it for a while. Give it plenty of time to fully heal. When I tore my bicep years ago, I had actually stressed it a couple weeks prior doing preacher curls. It didn't tear at that time, but it felt "not right". I let my arm extend down too far into a fully extended position with the weight. Stupid. Two weeks later, boom, I put the icing on the cake. I should have listened to my body instead of pushing too hard.

Things are good for me. I am 2 weeks back in the gym and strength is coming back already. Feels good to push some iron. Even used some of TPs Buzzsaw yesterday prior workout I told my surgeon that I was disappointed my scars are already fading away on my neck. I told him I thought they might help me look like a "bad-ass", but no such luck. He thought that was pretty funny. One of those rare time you can actually make a doctor laugh. He told me about a MMA guy he did this procedure on and his incisions did scar (keloids). He said the MMA guy liked it.