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Adopt me please !
So I am known to be the independent sort that doesn't like to ask for help. A few years ago I ended up in surgery for over-using my arm/shoulder and I thought that was bad. Not! I overdid it even worse this time and not only sustained another labrum and rotator cuff tear, I also almost completely ripped my bicep attachment off also.
So I had surgery almost 2 weeks ago to correct the newest (and hopefully the last) surgery to my right arm (I am right-handed so life is difficult now)). The surgeon at my last follow-up appointment draws a diagram for me to show how he relocated my bicep attachment, and he shortened my bicep in the process of the reattachment. Has anyone here had their bicep reattached and shortened? If so, can you share any pros or cons to that please.
The surgeon warned me that either I lighten up and stop abusing my body, or I may not be fixable the next time. Hmm, so now I am thinking .... I guess I'm not 25 any more, oh well.
"The biceps tendon is the attachment of the biceps muscle to the bone. The biceps muscle is named because there are two tendon attachments (therefore, "bi"-ceps) in the shoulder, and there is also a tendon attachment of the muscle below the elbow. The biceps muscle is important both in bending the elbow (flexion) as well as turning the forearm upwards (supination). Biceps tendon tears can diminish the strength of these movements, and can also cause a deformity of the biceps muscle. "
This is what I found online about it: http://orthopedics.about.com/od/surgicalprocedure1/qt/Biceps-Tenodesis.htm
So I had surgery almost 2 weeks ago to correct the newest (and hopefully the last) surgery to my right arm (I am right-handed so life is difficult now)). The surgeon at my last follow-up appointment draws a diagram for me to show how he relocated my bicep attachment, and he shortened my bicep in the process of the reattachment. Has anyone here had their bicep reattached and shortened? If so, can you share any pros or cons to that please.
The surgeon warned me that either I lighten up and stop abusing my body, or I may not be fixable the next time. Hmm, so now I am thinking .... I guess I'm not 25 any more, oh well.
"The biceps tendon is the attachment of the biceps muscle to the bone. The biceps muscle is named because there are two tendon attachments (therefore, "bi"-ceps) in the shoulder, and there is also a tendon attachment of the muscle below the elbow. The biceps muscle is important both in bending the elbow (flexion) as well as turning the forearm upwards (supination). Biceps tendon tears can diminish the strength of these movements, and can also cause a deformity of the biceps muscle. "
This is what I found online about it: http://orthopedics.about.com/od/surgicalprocedure1/qt/Biceps-Tenodesis.htm