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That stinks. Baseball doctors would know about the shoulder, though - I hope you don't need surgery.

Leslie, that sucks ... though knowing what it is will hopefully get you more quickly fully repaired. I, too, hope it is not surgical.

Be careful on the running, though. My wife has had to significantly cut back her running due to knee problems. Getting old sucks, especially when folks like us who try to stay fit and healthy get derailed by injuries.

Originally Posted by pwb

Leslie, that sucks ... though knowing what it is will hopefully get you more quickly fully repaired. I, too, hope it is not surgical.

Be careful on the running, though. My wife has had to significantly cut back her running due to knee problems. Getting old sucks, especially when folks like us who try to stay fit and healthy get derailed by injuries.

Thanks Patrick. I don't plan on much running. My knees have been a little twitchy with all the kicking. They're probably the next thing to PRP, with my luck. I blame my crap shoulders on all that mega distance training as a kid.

Originally Posted by ekw

That stinks. Baseball doctors would know about the shoulder, though - I hope you don't need surgery.

Exactly, and he's supposed to be a shoulder expert who does not push surgery. So many orthopods immediately want to cut; it's their first instinct.

Leslie,

I would highly recommend a second opinion. Several years ago I had my annual physical and they did an ultra sound due to a bilirubin reading on my blodd work and discovered a shadow on my liver while doing an ultra sound. I was sent for a full MRI and later found that the shadow was a figmant on the original image rather than anything wrong with my liver and the billirubin is naturally high in my family and is actually a genetic condition. Its my experience that often doctors jump to conclusions without really knowing everything necessary to make a diagnosis. I hope the second opinion from a sports specialist gives you a better course. Good luck and I am so sorry to hear about your shoulder challenges.

Thanks Stewart. Fortunately, sports medicine is a hot specialty in Pittsburgh, so there are quite a few good docs. I was pretty depressed about it yesterday, but feeling more optimistic today. I've had shoulder problems off and on since starting masters swimming, including the entire first two years, so I'm kind of used to it. My instinct tells me this is not surgical. Doing daily PT exercises has already helped some.

So sorry! Sending positive thoughts your direction! And lots of prayers!

Originally Posted by Celestial

So sorry! Sending positive thoughts your direction! And lots of prayers!

Thanks Celeste!