For the better half of 4 years I have been feeling pain in my shoulder, beginning with nagging and now more or less excruciating.
I play softball roughly 4-5 months a year (CF->COF->2B->1B->C->DH all due to my pain i felt and the hope that i can prevent it by changing positions to one that I'd throw far less, since my bat was always solid, I tried fielding at all those positions which I did fine but the throws made it worse and worse (even the throws back to the mound) last week I was DH, probably the last game I will play this season
isgusted
anywhoo over time I tried exercise, physical therapy, etc. nothing made it feel better.
I got an MRI finally yesterday (now I'm in ridiculous pain from the ink injections/holding my shoulder overhead for 10+ minutes at a time...), I have the actual films and I have to bring them when I see my orthopedist for my next appointment. The orthopedist saw the report from the Radiologist and said that he doesn't want to make a diagnosis without seeing the films, but that it appears that there's "definately some looseness" and it appears that I have a "superior labral tear" "SLAP tear?"... exercise and therapy could help this, but since I already tried it he said that he may recommend orthoscopically repairing the labrum with anchors.
Anyone ever experience this first/second/thirdhand and have any info?
much appreciated!
Don "Knotts" Rodriguez
Edit: I'm 24 BTW.
I play softball roughly 4-5 months a year (CF->COF->2B->1B->C->DH all due to my pain i felt and the hope that i can prevent it by changing positions to one that I'd throw far less, since my bat was always solid, I tried fielding at all those positions which I did fine but the throws made it worse and worse (even the throws back to the mound) last week I was DH, probably the last game I will play this season
isgustedanywhoo over time I tried exercise, physical therapy, etc. nothing made it feel better.
I got an MRI finally yesterday (now I'm in ridiculous pain from the ink injections/holding my shoulder overhead for 10+ minutes at a time...), I have the actual films and I have to bring them when I see my orthopedist for my next appointment. The orthopedist saw the report from the Radiologist and said that he doesn't want to make a diagnosis without seeing the films, but that it appears that there's "definately some looseness" and it appears that I have a "superior labral tear" "SLAP tear?"... exercise and therapy could help this, but since I already tried it he said that he may recommend orthoscopically repairing the labrum with anchors.
Anyone ever experience this first/second/thirdhand and have any info?
much appreciated!
Don "Knotts" Rodriguez
Edit: I'm 24 BTW.
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