Quote from mrbill:
Are you OK? I had knee surgery 20 years back, and damnit, it still beats the crap out of me. How did you tear the tendon?
My sincere prayers are with you, PT.
Not sure, I had a previous repair in 91 then the other shoulder the following year. No surgery is scheduled for the rotator cuff.
The vascular surgeon today was a bit surprised I didn't complain of more pain in the leg because he believes I had a blood clot, but it did not show by the time I had the first ultrasound done.
When I was told no DVT the first time (just before thanksgiving ), I thought I was in the clear and surprised when the DR office called (last thurs)for me to see a vascular surgeon set for today.
They've got to do a more definite ultrasound not just looking for clots.
I pretty much know what's happened. The Master has kicked me there ,twice that caused heavy bruising for 2 weeks each time.(good thing he was only putting 10-20% of force into it).
Looks like he may have permanently crushed my great saphenous vein which will probably require minor surgery.
Like I said we are full contact, 2 years ago I fell wrong on the concrete and had a complete tear of right distal biceps (which of course requires surgery). The reason I went back for the MRI was shoulder pain was limiting my biceps recovery.
I'm a little bit famous at my DR's office because in 2008 they thought I had a cancerous tumor about the size of a baseball under my left scapula.
When they did surgery to remove the tumor they found it was just an accumulation of infection( of unknown origin). So not only did I walk out of the hospital, I carried the luggage myself the next day.
About 18 months later it grew back even bigger.
I went to KF that saturday, was really hurting and somewhere about the 4th hour of training I got punched in the back.
I was really hurting by the time I got home but I didn't want to go (wait all damn night ) to the local ER.
So, I cut it out myself in the bathroom and that's how I got my nickname in kung-fu.
(obviously leaving out lots of detail)
I saw my Primary care physician that tuesday and she was amazed.
Saw the original surgeon 2 weeks later and she said "No more DIY"
PS: My hats off to the little old ladies with OA they are by far tougher than me.