went well,removed spur and smoothed surface.repaired rotator anchored it and cleaned up frayed labrum,only thing the Dr forgot to do was to completely cut out the nerve bundle man it hurt when the nerve block wore off

when do you start therapy?

in 5 more weeks,Glad I dont throw batting practice.We have our 1st practice tonight.Believe me these kids are going to get the speech about arm care.

Lodi- I found this site when I was looking for answers to questions for my rotator and labrum operation I had one year ago tomorrow. Stick with the physical therapy. I think I went 80 times and worked on it every night. I played catch with my son the other day for the first time and it was worth all the work. I know people that slacked on the pt and they still have pain today. I gave the arm care speech many times as I was in agony. They seem to listen when they see the scars.
Good luck.

It is interesting to see the various thoughts on when to start therapy

I had both shoulders done a few years back, my left had a rotator cuff situation as well as a torn labrum---three hour surgery procedure--in and out on a Friday---next morning, Saturday, in the PT office at 8 AM to begin therapy---OUCH--- they did like to wait--even had me doing exercises 4 times a day in my office and then to them at night---the therapiast handled the Jets and the Rangers, Devils and Islanders so I had confidence in him

Both shulders are fine now---full mobility and use

Does anyone remember the painful walk up the wall, post surgrey. I to this day still think that was the most painful thing I did in all of rehab.

My therapist called himself Dr Pain and he was not kidding but I have full mobility back in both shoulders and have been pain free since the end of therapy

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It is interesting to see the various thoughts on when to start therapy

This is very true. While I can't (thankfully) speak with experience about shoulder rehabs, both my son and wife's cousin's husband (he pitched briefly with Tampa and Detroit) have had Tommy John surgery. They had completely different rehab guidelines. Cousin's husband, we'll call him JJ, was operated on by the surgeon his MLB club sent him to. After surgery, he went home to California with instructions to stay in his bandages and splint for 4 weeks. My son was operated on close to home, in San Francisco by Dr. Ken Akizuki, and he was told to begin moving his arm to the degree he could without any pain or strain, 48 hours after surgery. My son was in to the Physical Therapist within 10 days of surgery, and moving his arm quite a lot within 4 weeks. At the same point post-surgery, JJ was still in his splint. My son had a relatively effortless and very successful rehab, while JJ had more difficulty and his pro career ended at 28 years old. Looking back, he has wondered if having his arm imobilized for so long made the initial part of rehab slow and somewhat painful.

While I in no way am suggesting that one method is better than the other, I will suggest you ask which protocol is right for you. When you're having your surgery done far from home, it is tough for the surgeon to do much for you post-op. We were able to drive to my son's surgeon every couple weeks for follow up checks. That might be something to consider for people faced with arm injuries. Another thing I'd suggest is finding a PT who is very familiar with rehabbing arm injuries for baseball players. I am convinced that will make a difference.