Hi everyone!

I recently dislocated my shoulder and while the pain is mostly gone (and the movement is coming) I’m facing mental blocks.

I feel like when I lean against something like the back of a chair the pressure on my shoulder is going to push it out of place. Every time I feel even a little twinge I get nervous. I guess I just want to see if others faced these thoughts and how they got over it/worked on it

I woke up at about 5am with i kid you not my left shoulder out of place and it was so painful but I never ever remembered dislocating it and falling or something and since than my shoulder has been aching it randomly put itself back in place when i fell back asleep since i was too tired.? What can someone explain

I was praying to a higher power I could get my bankart tear repaired with PT. I slacked in the middle. Idiotic of me. First thing my doctor said today was "so, what would you like to do?" and then he said "we've been going at PT for 7 months and nothing is working."

My strength was 4/5 ER on that side, but is now 3/5.

I can't do surgery. I just fucking can't. It'd leave so many clinical hours (I'm premed) on the table. I also can't live with a 3/5 strength. I'll gladly live with 4/5. I'll manage pain by popping Ibuprofen like Dr. House (lol).

Today was genuinely the first day I was physically shaking in the exam chair. I'm fucking terrified. I'm 19, I oughta be more mature than this, but I'm genuinely terrified. I'm getting weaker and part of it was my own stupidity, but I'm terrified nonetheless.

I mean punched for the title. Been reading a lot of Reddit posts about falls after surgery

Had surger ypost op 8 weeks out. I have been punched directly on the shoulder last week. ive kept it in the sling with no problem up until today and have been icing daily. I did PT for the first time today since the punch and lord it hurts !! off the sling on the sling all the fucking time. its been swollen and is really swollen today. Do u guys think i messed up the surgery. Btw my shoulder was against my body and it absorbed the punch. It didn’t swing at all

It still feels a bit loose a little swollen. I can do everything with little to no pain right now but my external rotation is worse than it was before I got punched. I am so fucking scared please any consolation or advice will help. I’m just so anxious about it all I cannot sleep

hi

i had arthroscopic surgery two days ago for paralabral cyst and suspected labral tear

labral tear was minor so they removed the cyst and did labral debridement. no anchoring

5 incision points. surgery about 5 hours from fall asleep to wake up.

day 1 was miserable - numb hand and no movement, the surgical smells, side effects of anesthesia and more than anything the throat effects of intubation. no appetite. overnight in surgical recovery.

day 2 - also not great - released from hospital. pain ups and downs and hot / cold cycles in my body. regained some hand movement but still feels numbness a little. sweat soaked the entire bed but slept well. was able to go for a short walk. ate a little food.

day 3 - today - arm in a sling have not moved it at all - pain has subsided. appetite is strong. hand still a little numb. decided to not take pain killers today. maybe i should anyways? went for a longer walk.

bowel movements smell terrible as the general anesthesia gets out of my system.

unclear if the pain that led to the surgery is gone now. did i fix the problem?

post-op follow up is day 8. expect to be back to normal after 2 weeks?

wondering when i can experiment with some mobility? no post op instruction from hospital except meds.

I injured my shoulder lifting a patient at work around November time. I ignored it and thought it was a sprain until it got worse and i started physio in January.
I get pain going from my c7 vertebre into my shoulder blade and down my upper arm. I did have numbness to my right had for around a month but deep tissue massage seems to have mostly relieved this.

I have had around 12 physio sessions now. No diagnosis and no onward referrals for further investigation. The physio exercises don’t seem to provide much relief. I have had some deep tissue massages which give me a couple days pain relief. However i have been told i am hypermobile and that too much deep tissue would be bad for me.

I have booked a GP appointment but the next available one is in a month’s time. Just wondering if anyone could advise on anything else I could do or what the GP may be able to do for me as i will refuse to be sent away with pain relief and more physio. I need a diagnosis. Its starting to effect my work due to the amount of pain i am in.

Hi all,

Last Sunday, during a Brazilian jiu jitsu competition, I dislocated my shoulder. The pain was immense... the worst i have ever experienced, and I had to be taken by car across a city to an a&e to have my shoulder reset under morphine and penthrox. During the accident itself, I had my arm extended whilst posted when my shoulder dislocated, which then made me also fall on my shoulder. I'm +100kg, so I fell hard.

At the fracture clinic the following day, I was told that I also have a glenoid fracture. Despite being classed as 'urgent', I have an MRI arthrogram booked on June 15th. Initally, I thought this was way too long. However, I now understand it's best to have the MRA done when not in the acute phase of the injury, so the delay makes sense now. I was signed off work for an initial period of two weeks (I do a mix of WFH and field work but majority WFH).

I have been in some discomfort since the accident with lots of broken sleep, which is expected. My arm is in a sling, and I am still getting bouts of aching/burning pain. When I remove it to shower, it feels very unstable, and I have to hold my arm. There have been times when transitioning from standing to sitting or from standing to bed where my shoulder feels very unsteady and I can feel/sense a slipping feeling or movement, quite unpleasant. I am unable to dress myself and do many basic tasks.

I have to walk very slowly due to the discomfort in my shoulder, which can be described as a heavy feeling/pressure. Sitting for meals can also be difficult, and I can do this for no longer than 5/10 minutes. I have been prescribed tramadol and naproxen, although I try to avoid taking tramadol as the side effects for the first couple hours are unpleasant (sweating, increased heart rate anxiety etc).

This is my first major injury, so I would appreciate any advice regarding the following.

Due to my current discomfort, I think it'll be difficult to even wfh as I can not sit at a desk. Should I extend my sick leave until the MRI is completed? Sitting at a desk for prolonged periods is just something I can't do right now.

Is it correct that even though it is deemed urgent, I still have to wait 4 weeks for an MRI A scan (NHS England)?

How likely is it that the labrum and other tissues are torn? When the accident happened, I could hear and feel a tearing sound...so I guess likely. Will I require surgery? The Dr indicated this may be the case.

At 40 years old, are my Brazilian jiu jitsu days over? I really hope it isn't the case. However, with a job, a busy family life, and the memory of how much it hurts to dislocate a shoulder, is it worth the risk of it happening again.

Thank you, I would appreciate advice and reflections on similar experiences.

How long after surgery until you could start wearing a bra again?
Labrum repair with an anchor I believe it was

Tomorrow, Monday, makes three weeks and I still can’t put on a bra, but I am out of the sling. I wear a F cup and had no support for just about three weeks… You can imagine how horrible my back feels along with my shoulder.
I have tried the sports bras that you just slide over your head, but I can’t get them on with one arm and the one that I have got on just put too much pressure under the armpit that it hurt the shoulder.
I have also tried a bra that claps in the front but every single one that I tried has a strap that goes over the incision and it hurts.
If you have any recommendations, besides those sticky bras that do not work for me, please let me know. 🥲

Hey all, I have a SLAP tee and a GLAD lesion on my dominant arm, and was told by 2 surgeons I need surgery. I cannot throw but I can press heavy, row heavy, lateral raise, etc. with no pain, weakness or discomfort. In your experience is this worth the pain of the surgery? Also, for the gym addicts, how long did it take before you were back lifting (even very light loads) with your dominant arm?

Has anyone dealt with a prolonged inflammation/irritability cycle after shoulder surgery?

I'm about 8 months post-op and have been struggling with a pattern where PT or increased movement seems to flare the shoulder, but backing off too much makes it stiffen up. My recent MRI/doctor visit suggested there may be a mix of stiffness and irritation/overuse, which feels consistent with what I'm experiencing.

My doctor is now recommending a steroid injection and restarting PT, but I'm getting worried because it feels like I can’t find the right balance between too much and too little.

For anyone who went through something similar: did a steroid shot help calm things down enough to eventually heal the shoulder? How did you structure the return to movement without repeatedly flaring it?

Just hoping to hear experiences from people who had a very irritable shoulder after surgery and eventually got it moving in the right direction.

I did latarjet as an mma athlete and at week 7 now I feel amazing. I haven't started physio yet but I can already lift my hand full up and range of motion has been amazing. The only pain I am getting has only been my elbow. I am wondering if anyone else did this surgery due to a contact sport and how quickly you were able to go back?

I’m 23 and I really want to stay active and work out, but my shoulder has been stopping me for over a year now and I honestly feel stuck.

I have an inferior posterior labrum tear. Day to
day stuff usually isn’t that painful, but any actual workout load hurts my shoulder. My range of motion is mostly okay, but there are still movements I can’t do properly.
I stopped working out because of it, which has been really frustrating.

I’ve tried going to several PTs, but I never felt like any of them were really helping. The longest I stayed consistent was about a month. It helped a little with the regular pain, but I still had pain with loading/exercise and my ROM still didn’t feel right.

Now I have no idea what to do. People keep scaring me about surgery and telling me I need to give PT more time, but at the same time I don’t want to waste months doing something if it’s not actually going to help.

Has anyone here dealt with a posterior/inferior labrum tear and managed to get back to working out without surgery?

Did cold plunging really help anyone for pain relief? It has really helped me. I’ve been doing it for two weeks now 5 mins at 50 degrees and for the first time I slept with no issues last night no pain at all.

I have shoulder arthritis/ torn labrum and bicep tendonitis

Anyone had success with PRP for a SLAP / bicipitolabral tear?

MRI says “nondisplaced superior glenoid labrum tear with a complex tear pattern” and “partial-thickness degenerative tearing of the bicipitolabral complex.” This has been going on for ~1 year and 2 months.

I’ve been through multiple rounds of PT with different therapists, and my shoulder still doesn’t feel right — easily aggravated, flares with overhead stuff and lifting.

Seen a few sports docs and the common recommendation has been PRP followed by another round of PT. That’s the direction I’m leaning at this point.

Has anyone had a similar injury and actually seen success with PRP + PT? Would love to hear how it went.

Or has anyone had success with Prolotherapy or Peptides (BPC157, TB500 etc)

My 18 year old son dislocated his shoulder playing a game of football (just for fun with friends) back on April 28th. He was away at college and went to the hospital where they popped it back in. Gave him after care instructions which he did NOT follow and it popped out again a few days later when he thought it "felt fine" and he did a push up.🤦‍♀️

The semester is over so we went to a follow up with an ortho back here at home yesterday. Did some xrays and are sending him for an arthogram. Obviously they are concerned about a torn labrum and a possible Hills Sach deformity. (I had to look that one up.)

She explained that the concern is chronic shoulder instability and recurrent dislocations. She mentioned the likelihood of surgery being high. He is extremely active and when he heard he wouldn't be back to full speed for 6-7 months if he had surgery, he was upset. She explained future complications - arthritis, needing a full shoulder replacement in his 30s and he thinks those things are a long way off.

I was a little surprised they didn't suggest a more conservative treatment first like PT especially for someone so young. If the MRI shows a partially torn labrum and the deformity, is it normal to go right to surgery for someone so young? He is not in any pain (so he says), appears to have full range of motion, and just said he has had some intermittent tingling in his forearm but that seems to be getting better.

I am not opposed to getting him a 2nd opinion depending on what the MRI says, but in reading through the posts here, I thought maybe someone had a similiar experience.

P.S. It's his body and his choice. Just trying to get him so additional info.

Deciding if I should move forward with Subpectoral bicep tenodisis procedure to address superior labrum tear. I'm 32 male and the injury happened six months ago after bench pressing. Initial X-ray two months ago didn’t show anything so I tried PT and at home exercises for a month which didn’t help. I got an MRI a few weeks ago which showed the superior labrum tear. 

I was initially surprised my doctor recommended sub pectoral bicep tenodis procedure over SLAP repair, but I understand the former is more likely to be successful at my age. I generally understand the procedure, but since this doesn’t actually repair the torn superior labrum,  will I eventually stop feeling the sharp pain in my shoulder when I resume lifting post-recovery? 

From a day-to-day perspective, I have full range of motion and no pain so it’s very easy to live with. The problem is I really don't see myself resuming heavy weight lifting without this getting addressed.

Damage is done on the tear but I could keep trying PT to see if I could build strength and try to manage the pain, but I'd hate to try that for three months just to still need to get surgery. I'm also in a pretty good spot work wise where I'd be able to take the next couple months to be in a sling and do the PT. Insurance is also really good and I don't anticipate this being an issue.

Besides the cost and recovery process, what else should I consider? I mostly want to understand the implications for not actually addressing the torn superior labrum and making sure this procedure has a high probability of eliminating my shoulder pain. Any other long-term implications to think about?  

It sounds like the right bicep will be smaller but hardly noticeable to someone like me who isn’t a bodybuilder, but I’m curious if the right shoulder will just always feel weaker/off or if there are some compelling reasons to not move forward with the surgery at this time. I’m leaning toward doing it since I feel pretty limited and pushing through the pain will make things worse. Appreciate any thoughts from people with similar experience