Distal Biceps Tendon Tear

[Beserker]

Thanks again everyone…

Going in for surgery tomorrow, it will be 7 days after the injury to surgical procedure, so that’s a relief to get the #1 Ortho booked within a week. He was able to pull me up on his schedule significantly.

 

[CJ]

Thanks again everyone…

Going in for surgery tomorrow, it will be 7 days after the injury to surgical procedure, so that’s a relief to get the #1 Ortho booked within a week. He was able to pull me up on his schedule significantly.

Good deal. Heal up quickly bud!

 

[The Phoenix]

Best of luck today. Get well soon and quick recovery.


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[Bullseye Forever]

Thanks again everyone…

Going in for surgery tomorrow, it will be 7 days after the injury to surgical procedure, so that’s a relief to get the #1 Ortho booked within a week. He was able to pull me up on his schedule significantly.

Good luck msn


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[Bullseye Forever]

My rotator cuff is the main thing they are operating on he’s gonna detach my bicep tendon and move it so it won’t tear anymore from my labrum ligament thank goodness no long incisions just a scope surgery


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[The Phoenix]

My rotator cuff is the main thing they are operating on he’s gonna detach my bicep tendon and move it so it won’t tear anymore from my labrum ligament thank goodness no long incisions just a scope surgery


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Ouch, I just hurt thinking ‘bout it!


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[Bullseye Forever]

Ouch, I just hurt thinking ‘bout it!


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I know man I dread it too,i had the same thing done to my left shoulder in 2011


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[AlleyFox]

Good luck man and hope it all goes well, especially with the bicep tendon in a new location.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

Good luck man and hope it all goes well, especially with the bicep tendon in a new location.

Thanks bud ! I’ll need it


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[Beserker]

6 days post-op. Doctor said all is well, surgery was a great success. 90degree brace and sling ditched in favor of a custom splint. Couldn’t be happier, sling was killing me.

My repair is allowing me to start at a 40 degree angle, with 10 degree adjustments every week moving forward. Doc will evaluate on 10/27 and possibly give me the ok to begin strengthening slowly. 3 basic movements for now 3x a day to begin moving things around.

The day after surgery tickled a bit, but was manageable without meds. I’m not taking opiates and ibuprofen, just tossed those scripts away. I took 2 800mg ibuprofen and ditched the rest. Why mask the pain, you want to know when something is going too far…

Funny story… doc calls me the day after surgery and asked how’s it feeling… I said why do you use the sledgehammer In surgery… he chuckled and said naw I just used a sawzall and a drill gun. Then he says can you wiggle your fingers? Yup. How bout your thumb? Yessir. Good, I accidentally knicked that nerve…. Awww thanks doc, glad to know!

 

[Beserker]

A few pics of pre-op right biceps, left for comparison. Arms were a little over 18” before the mishap.

Looking to be back at full strength by April, Lord willing.

 

[Telephone]

Funny story… doc calls me the day after surgery and asked how’s it feeling… I said why do you use the sledgehammer In surgery… he chuckled and said naw I just used a sawzall and a drill gun. Then he says can you wiggle your fingers? Yup. How bout your thumb? Yessir. Good, I accidentally knicked that nerve…. Awww thanks doc, glad to know!

Your ortho must really trust you... who admits they accidentally made a mistake?

I'm late to the chat, but I was there in 2012. I can't remember how long the total recovery took, but 3-4 months sounds about right. I don't think my repair called for PT. Could have and I don't remember it.

A 2x16x20 prolly weighs 120-140lbs? That's not much weight, but those uncontrolled movements are what get you. I tore mine bear hugging while rotating with a 250cf argon cylinder. Total weight couldn't be more than 120lbs. I've done that same movement a 100 times, just pulling a cylinder off a loading dock and into my truck. That uncontrolled movement got me.

"I'll never forget that tearing sound and pop.... like velcro giving way to a suction cup."
And you will never forget that sound. After nine years, I still remember the tearing sound and the sinking feeling afterward. Imagine grabbing ten pieces of notebook paper and ripping in half.... that's the sound I heard.

After recovery you'll be 100%. Since my surgery, I haven't noticed any pain or discomfort at all. Scare healed much better than what it looks like in pic. You wouldn't even notice if I didn't point it out.

I guess you're good to go by now.

 

[The Phoenix]

A few pics of pre-op right biceps, left for comparison. Arms were a little over 18” before the mishap.

Looking to be back at full strength by April, Lord willing.

Wow ! Now that’s a beard.


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[Pooh6369]

Ok we're showing our bi injuries..lol.
Mine was a proximal tear from the shoulder. Plus tore the rotator cuff also. Had the surgery hopefully back at the gym next month, that would be close to 3 months recovering!

 

[BoilerPAC]

Really glad I found this. I completely ruptured mine on 12/3. Had surgery on 12/13. Tomorrow will be two weeks post-op. I feel really good. Had minimal pain post-op, and have no pain now. I got my splint off and sutures out on 12/22. He put me in a hinge brace and locked it at 90 degrees. He said that he keeps everyone at 90 for 4 weeks. From what I’m reading, it seems like a lot of rehab protocols (and other people’s experiences) allow for starting to work on range of motion between 2-4 weeks post op. Given how good my arm feels, that seems reasonable. I’m starting to realize that my surgeon is really conservative, and told me at my first post-op (after I told him what my deadlift goal in 6 months was) that he doesn’t really know much about weightlifting. He said most of these injuries don’t actually come from weightlifting. Regardless, I want to be ambitious, but not stupid. Unfortunately, I’m not getting much guidance from surgeon. I was hoping someone else who’s been through this can give their thoughts.

 

[Pooh6369]

I'm 2 1/2 month post op
cuff and bicep tear. Just doing band work now. He's telling me at 3 months can head back to the gym to start of REAL conservatively.
I'm figuring realistically six months to be hitting any serious pounds again!!

 

[BoilerPAC]

I'm 2 1/2 month post op
cuff and bicep tear. Just doing band work now. He's telling me at 3 months can head back to the gym to start of REAL conservatively.
I'm figuring realistically six months to be hitting any serious pounds again!!

I told him at my initial appointment (pre-op) that I wanted to be back to over 400 lbs deadlifting in 6 months. He said that was reasonable, but then in recovery he told my wife “you have to tell him to stop lifting so heavy.” When I told him I was confused by the conflicting the messages, that’s when he said he didn’t know anything about weightlifting. My only thought is that he was thinking of the weight that caused the injury (it was a rack pull, so it was a lot heavier). Either way, I want to be ambitious with this. I don’t want to just sit on this and make it take that much longer to get to not only being functional, but lifting seriously again.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

I'm 2 1/2 month post op
cuff and bicep tear. Just doing band work now. He's telling me at 3 months can head back to the gym to start of REAL conservatively.
I'm figuring realistically six months to be hitting any serious pounds again!!

I had my rotator cuff redone and my bicep tendon reattached September 11th and I’ve been doing band work and officially go to the gym back full throttle first week of January,I’m still sore and can’t do all movements but he says it Will Come With time


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[Pooh6369]

I had my rotator cuff redone and my bicep tendon reattached September 11th and I’ve been doing band work and officially go to the gym back full throttle first week of January,I’m still sore and can’t do all movements but he says it Will Come With time


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That's funny I tore mine Sept 11..lol.
I'll be closely behind you starting back again. Good luck on your comeback!!

 

[Bullseye Forever]

That's funny I tore mine Sept 11..lol.
I'll be closely behind you starting back again. Good luck on your comeback!!

You to man! Was yours painful after the surgery?


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