Triceps tendon surgery - Recovery log

[M@NU]

Hey Guys just the short update about the situation with my triceps tendon.

I left the clinic today and I'm back home eating my old food sitting on my own chair and I am looking forward sleeping in my own bed.

Pain is still there but tolerable. the incision is about 15 centimeters long but the wound is already looking quite good according to the doctors. since yesterday I did my steps

and today I'm planning to go to the gym for a very easy pump session of my left side...I think maybe 40 minutes or something like that.

I'm planning to stay active and incorporate more intense cardio after wound has healed completely because I don't want to sweat too much right now.

The tradition will be back to maintenance or slightly higher than maintenance and I'm down to TRT and 10 ius of hgh + 2mg bpc + 2mg tb500 daily split in 2 to 3 shots.

Also I'm taking 20 milligrams of Anavar, 5g of novasol curcumin, 3x2g vit c and an enzymes mix high dosed.

I will report more later now I'm just arriving home and want to be on my couch and watch some TV

 

[M@NU]

So guys small update today. it's now 5 days post-surgery. My hand his massively swollen but according to the docs the wound looks good.

Today I had a little incident. I've wanted to sit down on my chair and somehow the chair moved back and I fell on the ground. luckily ive moved my arm

up and just fell on my ***. It still hurts quite a bit in the arm due to the impact with the ground but I assume it's nothing with the tendon but if anything maybe the wound opened up at one side.

All pain is tolerable and my sleep is not too bad it's always bad but it's not worse than normally or not much worse.

Today I was at the gym and I've trained my left chest arm and side lateral.

Also did 2 long walks and I'm now at 15,000 steps. Attached you can find some pictures off my before form, my cast and my swollen hand.

and sorry for the crappy quality with crappy lighzt. i feel ashamed posting those since i think they dont reflect reality

 

[UnholyAlliance]

So guys small update today. it's now 5 days post-surgery. My hand his massively swollen but according to the docs the wound looks good.

Today I had a little incident. I've wanted to sit down on my chair and somehow the chair moved back and I fell on the ground. luckily ive moved my arm

up and just fell on my ***. It still hurts quite a bit in the arm due to the impact with the ground but I assume it's nothing with the tendon but if anything maybe the wound opened up at one side.

All pain is tolerable and my sleep is not too bad it's always bad but it's not worse than normally or not much worse.

Today I was at the gym and I've trained my left chest arm and side lateral.

Also did 2 long walks and I'm now at 15,000 steps. Attached you can find some pictures off my before form, my cast and my swollen hand.

and sorry for the crappy quality with crappy lighzt. i feel ashamed posting those since i think they dont reflect reality

Ouch brother, lucky you are OK but get the incision checked to ensure it's not burst.

 

[danieltx]

So guys small update today. it's now 5 days post-surgery. My hand his massively swollen but according to the docs the wound looks good.

Today I had a little incident. I've wanted to sit down on my chair and somehow the chair moved back and I fell on the ground. luckily ive moved my arm

up and just fell on my ***. It still hurts quite a bit in the arm due to the impact with the ground but I assume it's nothing with the tendon but if anything maybe the wound opened up at one side.

All pain is tolerable and my sleep is not too bad it's always bad but it's not worse than normally or not much worse.

Today I was at the gym and I've trained my left chest arm and side lateral.

Also did 2 long walks and I'm now at 15,000 steps. Attached you can find some pictures off my before form, my cast and my swollen hand.

and sorry for the crappy quality with crappy lighzt. i feel ashamed posting those since i think they dont reflect reality

I'm glad you posted physique pictures and I don't know why you waited so long - you look much better than you've always made it seem.

 

[3BILLS]

Best wishes on the recovery brother. I tore my bicep and had surgery in 2013. You will be back at it in no time

 

[M@NU]

Ouch brother, lucky you are OK but get the incision checked to ensure it's not burst.

i have it checked on monday.
wound check at the doc every day of the week (MON- FRI)
forgot to mention i also have to take antibiotics (amoxicillin 875mg + 125mg clav>) till tomorrow evening as prevention due to open surgery.

@danieltx
thanks alot coming from you. i dont like those pics, i look fatter than i am xD
have to work on vacuums intesivly though and on my arms

 

[M@NU]

Best wishes on the recovery brother. I tore my bicep and had surgery in 2013. You will be back at it in no time

not when i drop on my ass some more times xD
those everyday situations are dangerous. yesterday i dropped my hgh syringe and what is the body trying to do?
grab it with the right hand.
i have to be absolutely concentrated^^

 

[3BILLS]

not when i drop on my ass some more times xD
those everyday situations are dangerous. yesterday i dropped my hgh syringe and what is the body trying to do?
grab it with the right hand.
i have to be absolutely concentrated^^

Haha that's normal brother. Just wait till you wake up in an awkward position while sleeping

I still trained everyday. Either cardio, legs and I trained the left side of my body .

 

[M@NU]

Haha that's normal brother. Just wait till you wake up in an awkward position while sleeping

I still trained everyday. Either cardio, legs and I trained the left side of my body .

i went to a gym 25min away from the clinic on tuesday.
went there in the afternoon.
funny thing: the doc that did surgery on me on monday drove by when ive entered the gym xD
next day: "hey, not at the gym yet? i was baffled, stumpled then he said "dont overdo it and NOTHING WITH THE RIGHT ARM"
we all laughed xD

 

[3BILLS]

i went to a gym 25min away from the clinic on tuesday.
went there in the afternoon.
funny thing: the doc that did surgery on me on monday drove by when ive entered the gym xD
next day: "hey, not at the gym yet? i was baffled, stumpled then he said "dont overdo it and NOTHING WITH THE RIGHT ARM"
we all laughed xD

Awesome. Once your fully recovered you will appreciate training that much more.

Every negative has plenty of positives to it.

 

[M@NU]

So short update again.

Today I did not go to the gym instead I did a long walk 13,000 steps and I went to the physio and to the doc

the physio did lymphdrainage but my doc did not agree with this procedure. She said we should not waste our receipt with such things because I will need those physio appointments as soon as I can actively move my arm.

I will need them because with a torn triceps tendon it's always a challenge to get full extension again and this is where the physio has to come into play.

Also she prescribed me another tour of antibiotics as a safety measure. She said the wound is slightly red and better safe than sorry before there is an infection.

It's pretty hot in Germany right now and it will get hotter in the next days so I would probably have issues with sweating. The doctor allowed me to change the bandage on my own if it's slightly sweaty.

Pain is tolerable. I only take ibuprofen as needed right now. Currently once daily before bed.

 

[M@NU]

i hope you guys already finished eating

 

[lifter]

i hope you guys already finished eating

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Brutal. Looks somewhat familiar. Mine was same length but they used staples.
Vitamin E oil helps to minimize the scarring.

You are on the path to recovery. Hope it is going well.

 

[M@NU]

Brutal. Looks somewhat familiar. Mine was same length but they used staples.
Vitamin E oil helps to minimize the scarring.

You are on the path to recovery. Hope it is going well.

according to the doc, the wound looks good. I assume he only means medical-wise because aestetic wise its horrible xD

 

[lifter]

according to the doc, the wound looks good. I assume he only means medical-wise because aestetic wise its horrible xD

Yeah, I feel ya. Im no doc but it looks good to me meaning I don't see any major redness or sign of infection. Hopefully stays that way and heals normal or faster than normal.

 

[M@NU]

Yeah, I feel ya. Im no doc but it looks good to me meaning I don't see any major redness or sign of infection. Hopefully stays that way and heals normal or faster than normal.

yeah they want to remove the stitches on monday.
i also had physiotherapy today and the therapist was amazed how much ROM i already have. Up to 90° flexion without any pain

 

[AllLoadedUp]

i hope you guys already finished eating

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Holy shit you got my pic beat. You must have needed far more work than me. Glad you're doing ok. When I saw that hand pic I was like WTF. Must be normal for what you had done. I didn't have much swelling. I was in a sling for a week and that was it. Had me start moving it after that. No lifting of any kind of course. You look great man. Jealous of your full chest. Ha ha. Keep healing.

 

[M@NU]

Holy shit you got my pic beat. You must have needed far more work than me. Glad you're doing ok. When I saw that hand pic I was like WTF. Must be normal for what you had done. I didn't have much swelling. I was in a sling for a week and that was it. Had me start moving it after that. No lifting of any kind of course. You look great man. Jealous of your full chest. Ha ha. Keep healing.

haha.. atleast 1 thing i am beating others at
you had a shoulder surgery if im co´rrect. i think those are not "open surgerys" but minimal invasive, correct?
we were 6 people who had surgery last week monday at the shoulder/elbow clinic.
5 were shoulders, only mine was elbow.
the next day they were all sitting in their shoulder chairs wjich automatically move the shoulder in abduction. Around 0° to 20°
i was the only one who had a physio therapist moving my arm for 15 minutes
thanks. Chest,back and legs are okay. the remaining parts not so much. As you can see on the bathroom pic my triceps pretty much atrophied due to not being able to stimulte it

 

[M@NU]

so time for another update:
stitches were removed on monday. Wound looks good from a medical perspective - from the aesthetic side it not so much
can finally shower again without putting my arm in a bag which is nice
also, the amount of flexion i am allowed to do was increased. I can now to 10-50° in my brace. at 50° the elbow still has some tension to it but all in all its getting better from day to day.
physiotherapist is happy with the progression.
of course without the brace the atrophy is very visible but i am sure this will quickly come back as soon as i can train the arm again.
i will snap a pic today or tomorrow to give you some impressions
regards,
Manu

 

[M@NU]

some picture porn:
pic without stitches is from monday. it looks much better than that already and just some "crusts" from the stitches left. without those crusts is looks quite clean


also, some pics from my atrophied body, haha i tell you, if i remove the cast for shower i always have the urge to cry.. right arm is next to nothing left xD