Nervously waiting for

[joenali]

My dr to call...

[kams]

Come on Doc, WE ARE ALL ON PINS & NEEDLES! I hope it's sooner than later!

[joenali]

I'm still waiting. I should have just opted to go in. And I'm lol'ing that you are on pins and needles! Technically he's 15 minutes late, so not too bad... I guess.

[joenali]

Ok here is the diagnosis: rotator cuff tendinitis with partial tearing of the rotator cuff. Possible small tear on the labrum. Pt for six weeks, reevaluate, if not better, surgery. And no swimming for at least another month. I can continue to ride a little, run and do some yoga.

So I guess no racing for now.

[kams]

Augh!!! But it is hopefully comforting to have some actual info. I know all you probably want to do is swim, but hopefully the other things you can do will make this time in between manageable.

[joenali]

I knew, just knew something wasn't right in my shoulder. I'm going to an outside provider for pt, because they work with athletes and give an hour per appointment instead of 30 minutes.

I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing, short runs, hot yoga, bike once or twice a week. I really miss swimming. That calm i get in the water I can't get anywhere else.

[kams]

That sounds like a good option for PT. I'm sorry about swimming . I will be so anxious to hear how things are progressing now that you have this dx.

[sadlebred]

Good luck with PT! I'm a huge believer in it. At least you now have a diagnosis!

[joenali]

I guess this also means I can't use my month of crossfit that I won. Sad panda!

[taratru]

Six weeks isn't so bad! Can you postpone the Crossfit thing?

[Deleted]

At least you have a plan!  I hate it has taken so long for you to get answers.  Hopefully PT works!

[joenali]

Apr 16, 2014 22:04:48 GMT -5 taratru said:

Six weeks isn't so bad! Can you postpone the Crossfit thing?

Yes. But since I'm not training for anything big I wanted to give it a try. There is no expiration, so that's good.

[runaways]

I'm sorry, but I'm glad you have some concrete info now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for PT to do the trick!

[mainewifey]

At least you have answers, a plan and a time frame! That's pretty huge progress.

[shauni27]

Apr 17, 2014 7:15:24 GMT -5 mainewifey said:

At least you have answers, a plan and a time frame! That's pretty huge progress.

This is where you should focus your energy.  Improvement over last week for sure!  Still, I am sorry that you have to deal with this at all.  Yuck.

[gt7301b]

At least you have a diagnois!!! Hang in there.

[cinco]

I'm sorry I hope with a diagnosis and PT it will be healed up quickly.

[mrsjthompson]

I'm sorry, but I'm so glad you finally got a diagnosis.

[runblondie26]

I'm glad you finally got some answers. Hope your recovery is quick!

[biomaj5]

I'm glad that you have answers! Not knowing what's going on can me so mentally exhausting.

[AAM2012]

Apr 16, 2014 21:08:50 GMT -5 joenali said:

Ok here is the diagnosis: rotator cuff tendinitis with partial tearing of the rotator cuff. Possible small tear on the labrum. Pt for six weeks, reevaluate, if not better, surgery. And no swimming for at least another month. I can continue to ride a little, run and do some yoga.

So I guess no racing for now.

Not to be a negative Nancy. But I bet if you ask the doctor if the PT is really necessary he/she likely will say no and you can expedite surgery. I say this because my DH's ortho told him they only refer patient's to PT for insurance purposes.

My DH had a labrum tear but I've also heard the same for RCT. Sorry

[joenali]

Apr 17, 2014 19:21:39 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

Apr 16, 2014 21:08:50 GMT -5 joenali said:

Ok here is the diagnosis: rotator cuff tendinitis with partial tearing of the rotator cuff. Possible small tear on the labrum. Pt for six weeks, reevaluate, if not better, surgery. And no swimming for at least another month. I can continue to ride a little, run and do some yoga.

So I guess no racing for now.

Not to be a negative Nancy. But I bet if you ask the doctor if the PT is really necessary he/she likely will say no and you can expedite surgery. I say this because my DH's ortho told him they only refer patient's to PT for insurance purposes.

My DH had a labrum tear but I've also heard the same for RCT. Sorry

I bet you're right. But I'm going to try this and still pretty much know surgery is most likely going to happen. In fact 6 weeks from now is when I get done with school so it actually works out schedule wise.

[jamalynn]

Good luck with PT! I hope it works.

[derbycitycook]

Good luck!

[jess]

It's great to know what you are dealing with now!



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[MrsE]

Ugh. Insanely frustrating, but yay for answers? It's a double edges sits for sure. Hope you heal soon and avoid surgery.

[hannahb]

Ugh. I don't want to be all Debbie downer but in my experience given what you want to get back to surgery is likely. PT will help get those stabilizing muscles stronger and hopefully get some relief from pain, but getting back to your previous swimming level may not happen. Now I could be completely wrong. Hopefully I am and it works for you!

[trigal]

Good luck with the PT!

[shorewife]

I'm so relieved for you that you finally have a diagnosis and a plan!!

[emilyinchile]

Glad you have a diagnosis and I hope that this means you can heal quickly!