Shoulder surgery questions

[dgarr21]

My right shoulder keeps dislocating at random times doing normal everyday things. How many of u know or have done the shoulder surgery route to keep it from dislocating again. Did it workout fine or was it a nightmare!?

Thank you for your time and posts

 

[hurtin]

had a torn labrum which resulted in chronic dislocations. surgery was PAINFUL and i was out of commision for 3 months. 50% improvement at best.

 

[jalsmiley]

ironic post..i was about to post for my training partner...he torn labrum but does not have dislocation issues...but doc wants him to have surgery...ive read a lot of labrum injuries dont need surgery..what you guys think

 

[Flex2019]

I went through this about 12 years ago after dislocating my right shoulder more than 10 times. It got to the point where I would wake up in the middle of the night with it popped out because I moved the wrong way. The surgery will vary depending on the amount of damage done and the reason for your particular dislocations. In my case, the labrum was repaired, and I was found to have a Hills-Sachs lesion (a deformity on the ball of the humerus caused by repeated trauma over time). To keep this from causing further dislocations, my subscapularis muscle was tightened by about a cm, restricting external rotation in my shoulder.

It was a very painful surgery and I was kept in the hospital overnight. I have a feeling that methods have probably come a long way since then and it might not be so bad anymore. I have a 6 inch scar running down the front of my right shoulder. Recovery took a long time. I was out of the gym for six months and didn't train heavy for a while after that.

I still deal with pain in the shoulder and it does sometimes limit my training a bit since I don't have the flexibility to perform certain movements (like flat barbell bench press for instance), but my shoulder feels tight and strong still. Overall, I'm glad I had the surgery done. It's very unnerving to feel like your shoulder is loose and unstable and could dislocate at any time. Just remember, the longer you wait to have it looked at, the worse it's going to get. More damage is done every time the shoulder dislocates.

Hope this helps.

 

[dgarr21]

Excuse me if this is a stupid question but here it goes...Would hgh help heal my shoulder? I always hear how fast this is at healing injuries. Just being out of the gym for six months and having the possible range motion of 50% percent does NOT make me feel any better but this has to be corrected soon its getting outta hand lately.....so any views on hgh and healing my shoulder problem?

Any input?

Thank you

 

[dgarr21]

Okay i did some quick reading and it looks like HGH does pretty well on healing injuries...but i still dont understand BW u add to the powder and such. Like always i am going to pour hours into researching something before i even think about it but any help with this would be great.

 

[Flex2019]

You should find out exactly what is wrong with your shoulder before you try and decide how to fix it. There are more than one cause for dislocation and some of them (a badly torn labrum, for instance) probably won't see a great deal of improvement from HGH.

 

[Moen]

I recently had a partially torn labrum (with an overall instable shoulder) surgically repaired by means of 'thermal shrinkage'. Can't tell if it helped since I havent trained yet. (second shoulder needs to be done as well )

 

[kscowboy]

I had total shoulder reconstruction on my left shoulder back in 2000. I dislocated it 5 times and tried my own rehab. At first i thought i had it healed and then it came out again. Long story short, it came out a total of 5 times and i decided to go to an orthopedic surgeon and get it fixed. I tore the labrum to shreds and also tore the biceps tendon. I have 6 screws in my shoulder right now. My range of motion is limited some but over all i am so glad i had the surgery. Those type of tears cannot heal without surgery no matter what you take or how you rehab. It does hurt when i do certain exercise but all in all i just have to make sure i lift strict and precise.

DO yourself a huge favor and go to an ortho and get it taken care of. KS

 

[dgarr21]

Dang it i was afraid of these posts...I hate surgery and the downtime with them but thank u very much for your posts and more info keep it coming. I may do hgh for health benefits (real low dose of course), not sure yet

 

[kscowboy]

HGH wont help with labrum or tendon tears. They can only be repaired by surgery. The body cannot repair those by itself (With or without HGH).

 

[dgarr21]

HGH wont help with labrum or tendon tears. They can only be repaired by surgery. The body cannot repair those by itself (With or without HGH).

Thank u kscowboy . Yeah i was not being realistic just hoping surgery wouldnt be the only option. Now i see it is my only option so looks to be a long six months after i get cut open....