MRI Question

[Michaelthomasj]

Ok so last November I tore my pec. well at least I tore something in my chest. Not sure if it was muscle,tendon etc. At the time I injured my shoulder I did not have health insurance, because i was just laid off. My question is, If i went to have an mri taken, could it show what damage was done? I have just started training again, and i feel ok. No pain in my chest, but i do feel where the injury happened. I am afraid to go over a certain weight for fear of this happening again. Has anyone ever been in my shoes? Meaning not being able to get a test done at the time of injury, and going to get an mri 12 months later? My doc is away until jan 4 and this is on my mind.

 

[ericinbc]

i tore my right pec a couple years ago and had my mri within hours and had several follow up mri's. all the follow up mri's done after the first one showed very good detail of how i was progressing. if your covered get it done so you can help recoup in the best possible way by knowing just what was really injured.

 

[jetset]

Yes it will show the damage, unless it was very minor. Then they might not see much because of the time you have had to heal. If you had a major tear you would now it major brusing and the shape of your pec will be different and you would definatly know if you tore a tendon, you wouldn't be able to workout. Know that being said you could have a partial tear to a tendon and you could still use it. but now it will be more likely to completely go because its not 100%. This is why you really need to get that mri done so you will know whats wrong.

 

[rotty]

Bruises aren't always a sign of a major tear or break. It depends on your body. If it was a major tear, you would see it. My friend tore his pec while benching on a Smythe machine and you could see the dent in his chest where it ties into the shoulder. Not all tears need surgery either. It depends on what is torn and what you want your lifestyle to be like. When my friend tore his pec, the doctor told him he didn't need to have surgery if he didn't want, he would be able to lift but if he wanted to have it repaired it was mostly cosmetic. If it was a major tear, you wouldn't be able to use that tendon anymore either. They would have to remove it and use a different tendon. If its a minor tear, you should have been doing PT the last year. You probably could have went online and found a lot of exercises to help it. And depending on how small it is, it might not visible to the first doctor. MRIs are not easy to read and you can take an MRI to 3 different doctors and they might have 3 different opinions

 

[qbkilla]

the radiologist said in mine u couldnt tell because of an artifiact (my heart beat) so they head no idea of my pec was torn. stupid.

 

[c2diezal]

the mri will show any damage to the soft tissue