Rotator Cuff

[Rutherford The Brave]

So, I'm very scared, I'm having my rotator surgery today. I will probably be back mid-day tomorrow. I'm being completly honest, Im scared out of my mind. Even though Noor will be there she has to leave at like 9 (no visitors after 9) and she has to sleep because she has school. I could really use some words of encouragement.

[Nihilus]

Good luck!!! Wheres your rotator cuff? I hope everything goes well.

[Rutherford The Brave]

The rotator cuff is the network of four muscles and several tendons that form a covering around the top of the upper arm bone (humerus). These muscles form a cover around the head of the humerus. The rotator cuff holds the humerus in place in the shoulder joint and enables the arm to rotate.

Rotator cuff tear is a common cause of pain and disability among adults. Most tears occur in the supraspinatus muscle, but other parts of the cuff may be involved.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00064

[Rutherford The Brave]

So I just woke up from my surgery, Im going home. Feels like a rabbit is gnawing through my arm. Jeez, Im on the shelf for four months.....

[byee]

Oh, I'm sorry I missed the send off! I'm glad it went Ok and you're on your way home. With Noor there, i suppose you'll be in very good hands, indeed.

[LifeIsMyJoke]

Hey KGTM! Ahh I wish I saw this post a little earlier, I missed 18 months of cricket a few years back having surgery on my SupraSpinatus, the dominant tendon of the rotator cuff. I basically tore it right through trying to throw a ball too hard (so to speak).

It was about a 4-6 month full recovery period, and the shoulder is nearly as good as new now, a year and a bit later.

Which Rotator Cuff tnedon are you having surgery on?

[Rutherford The Brave]

all of them....

[LifeIsMyJoke]

All of them? You must have contracted a disease of sorts ... Its not normal to tear all 4. SupraLabral, Anterior Labral are alot less common to tear by themselves, let alone all in conjunction - was it an accident or something?

[Rutherford The Brave]

Yeah, I feel on it awkwardly and I abosolutly could not move it. I still cant at this point the pain is unbearable and even getting poked makes me scream.