Is there a Dr in the house to interpret my MRI?

[yfarm]

Surgery and rehab are in your future

 

[MuleyFever]

Surgery and rehab are in your future

Amazing. Have any stock picks?

 

[CRJR45]

Amazing. Have any stock picks?

Buy low ? I could never find it on the NASDAG ?

 

[MNGrouser]

Please, whatever you do, when you meet with your Dr. next week explain how you've already gotten very good advice from strangers on the internet.

 

[CRJR45]

Please, whatever you do, when you meet with your Dr. next week explain how you've already gotten very good advice from strangers on the internet.

Hmmm , I thought I received great input ? My condition was explained completely , and it was much more fun than Googling it . The gonorrhea one was hilarious .
And there are no strangers here , just people I've yet to meet ....

 

[yfarm]

Not to denigrate generalists but my preference is for a surgeon who limits their practice to shoulders and elbows, should be no problem in south Florida.

 

[ODB]

My wife, a nearly 30-year MRI tech says: ouch!

 

[Legend]

Is there any chance you are a bowhunter? And perhaps one with a new Matthews? I'll buy it since you won't need it for a year or two.

Here to help.

 

[Bubblehide]

I'm not a medical doctor, but unfortunately have personal experience, and a good friend that went through worse. When you have a complete tear, the muscle begins to atrophy and shrink. The longer surgical repair is delayed, the more the muscle shrinks; subsequently it may no longer be possible to reattach it directly. If this is the case they attach a "balloon " i.e., elastic to restore function - mobility of the arm. However, they cannot restore strength with the latter method, as such, use if the arm is limited. My good friend experienced the latter, she will never have close to full use of that one arm again. That arm is very significantly reduced in strength. She can lift about 5 pounds once. She is exceptionally limited in the use of that arm on typical daily activites and must rest it often (imobilize it on and off throught the day). In her case, an MRI was not originally approved and she was sent to physical therapy which resulted in further extensive irreparable damage, associated directly with the subsequent delay in surgical repair.

In short, do not nor accept any delays in surgical repair, and make sure you have the best orthopedic surgeon you can find.

I've had both of my shoulders surgically repaired, my outcome is a good one. I have full use of both. My strength is not what it was, but I have no real complaints. My only complaints are directly related to rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, not my surgeries.

 

[grfox92]

You (completely) tore two of the 4 muslces that make up your rotator cuff, one of the others is fine, and the last one is partially torn. One of the biceps tendons has some swelling and inflammation at the least, also possibly torn. Labrum (the cartilage ring in your shoulder) has a tear in the front of it. Lots of swelling, some arthritis. Acromion (part of your shoulder blade) is normal. The muscles of the involved tendons have started to shrink.

Listen to this guy.

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