When growing up, I got caught up in the late seventies, early eights obsession with weight lifting. 6 times a week for 10 years. I got pretty big (6" 225lbs) for a while and then figured out that nobody cared about it but me. Fast forward 20 years to today. I've had my share of MRI's and diagnosis, (Impingements, rotator tears, and generalized pain). Still able to do mostly anything but certain weightlifting maneuvers that I would avoid. Fell the other day shoveling snow over a covering of ice and racked my left shoulder pretty bad. Torn labrum and infraspinatus portion of rotator. I have trouble putting on my jacket or generally reaching for anything. Scheduled to have another MRI to check. Facing the facts that I may not be able to do much with my hands above my head without pain. I'm hopeful some rehab will eliminate the pain, but I am contemplating surgery if not. The surgery sounds like a major *****. 3 months of recovery, with at least one month with absolutely no use of my left arm. Oh yeah, the right is almost as bad. Wondering who out there has had successful surgery and regained most of the use they once had. Growing old sucks!
