Anyone here ever have a torn labrum?

[Frosty]

I have been having problems with my right bicep and shoulder for a while now and finally got around to going to the doctor about it. They poked and prodded but basically said to try physical therapy before doing a MRI to actually see what's going on.

The PT decided I might have a partially torn labrum, where the bicep tendons attach to the shoulder joint. He didn't seem very positive about the whole PT thing and kind of insinuated that I might have to learn to live with it. It severely limits the range of motion so that would suck.

Reading about it online, it sounds like surgery may be the only option but it introduces other issues (adhesions and scar tissue). So I was wondering if anyone here has had the surgery - especially if you are older - and had it be a success. Or if anyone has gotten better just with PT. So far, PT has mostly just made it hurt more but I am open to the idea it may work.

Just for reference, the issues I am having is limited range of motion and pain when pushed too far. I can touch my left shoulder but not my back over the shoulder like I can with my left. If you "make a muscle" (think Billay) and then rotate your forearm from 90° up to 90° down, I can only go about halfway down (parallel to the floor, not perpendicular). Pulling down on something, like closing a double hung window, flares intense pain in my bicep and shoulder. Reaching behind myself, like to tuck in a shirt, is awkward and painful.

Ok - commence labia jokes now. However, I am hoping to get a few serious answers too.

[LiL stumppy]

i rolled my ankle once. hope this helps

[OnTheWarpath15]

The labrum might be the only part of my shoulders that is still in decent shape. (maybe)

Both of mine sound like a cement mixer grinding away - either rotating at the joint, or even just rotating my forearms.

Good times. I've lived with it getting progressively worse for 25 years. I've heard such horror stories about shoulder surgeries, I'll consider getting them done when I literally can't use my arms any longer.

Good luck, man.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by LiL stumppy

i rolled my ankle once. hope this helps

[Rasputin]

That doesn't sound very pleasant. Dang.

Hope it heals quick and you are on good pain meds and get through this.

[listopencil]

I've bruised a view labia. Does that help?

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I've heard such horror stories about shoulder surgeries, I'll consider getting them done when I literally can't use my arms any longer.

Me too, which has me worried. That's partly why I was asking. Unfortunately, I am moving very quickly towards the "not being able to use my arm" stage.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Hope it heals quick and you are on good pain meds and get through this.

No drugs yet. It's a general ache that goes from a 2 or a 3 to a 7 or an 8 in a heartbeat if I move wrong. The losing range of motion is more of a worry at this point.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by LiL stumppy

i rolled my ankle once. hope this helps

Not really but thanks.

Originally Posted by listopencil

I've bruised a view labia. Does that help?

And there it is.

[ChiefsCountry]

Welcome to my life. Tore it high school football. Didn't get it fixed then. Just took pain pills. Rehurt it two years later reaching for the remote. Did the physical therapy route. Probably should have done the surgery. My cousin tore his in college wrestling, he did the surgery. Good as new for him. Me I can tell when the weather is going to change now. Any lifting or above the head activities can have a sore shoulder and pain.

[Dayze]

Labrum? It nearly killed him.



ah,...I got nothin'.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Welcome to my life. Tore it high school football. Didn't get it fixed then. Just took pain pills. Rehurt it two years later reaching for the remote. Did the physical therapy route. Probably should have done the surgery. My cousin tore his in college wrestling, he did the surgery. Good as new for him. Me I can tell when the weather is going to change now. Any lifting or above the head activities can have a sore shoulder and pain.

This is the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks.

The thing I've read about the surgery says it's pretty successful when you get it as a young athlete. When you are an old couch potato like me, it isn't always as successful.

It feels stupid to have sudden pain when simply putting on or taking off a shirt.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Dayze

Labrum? It nearly killed him.



ah,...I got nothin'.

I should have specified in the shoulder. I guess there is one in the hip too. I didn't even know what the damn thing was before this.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Frosty

This is the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks.

The thing I've read about the surgery says it's pretty successful when you get it as a young athlete. When you are an old couch potato like me, it isn't always as successful.

It feels stupid to have sudden pain when simply putting on or taking off a shirt.

Reaching for shampoo is always a fun one in the shower as well. Good luck it's a pain in the ass injury.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I've bruised a view labia. Does that help?

Like a medical diagram?

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I should have specified in the shoulder. I guess there is one in the hip too. I didn't even know what the damn thing was before this.

Yep, a woman I work with had surgery to repair a torn labrum in her hip. She's still in pretty rough shape after 6 weeks of rehab.