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MikeyLikesJuice
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i think you pulled the hell out of it, sorry to hear that
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Lift Or Die
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There is no way to know for sure how bad a tear it is until you get an MRI.
When I went to the emergency room that night, the ER doc said it was probably just a slight tear in the muscle belly of the pec and would eventually heal. The next day I followed up with my orthopedic doc and the MRI revealed a complete tear right off the bone.
When the injury happened it hurt quite a bit but I wasn't in pain as bad as I thought a tendon tear would hurt. It all depends how high your pain threshold is.
Good luck Mike and go see an orthopedic doc.
When I went to the emergency room that night, the ER doc said it was probably just a slight tear in the muscle belly of the pec and would eventually heal. The next day I followed up with my orthopedic doc and the MRI revealed a complete tear right off the bone.
When the injury happened it hurt quite a bit but I wasn't in pain as bad as I thought a tendon tear would hurt. It all depends how high your pain threshold is.
Good luck Mike and go see an orthopedic doc.
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Lift Or Die
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If it is a complete tendon tear off the bone what you have to look forward to is about 5 months of hell, maybe more.
After I had the surgury to reattach the tendon to the bone my arm was strapped to my body and imobilized for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks they took out the staples and now I have a lovely scar almost 5 inches long. Then I start physical therapy which is nothing more than stretching and trying to regain flexibility. The stretching was pure hell. I could barely move my arm. I went to therapy 3 times a week and the days I didn't go I would would do the same stretching exercises at home 4 or 5 times a day. About 2 weeks after starting therapy I had regained almost all flexibilty. The therapists and doc were amazed it was healing so fast as I was about a month ahead of recovery.
Finally 2 months after the operation I was able to start very light resistance training. I didn't have the strength to bench much more than the bar. Everyweek my strength improved and I got stronger. Now almost 10 months later I would estimate my left pec is at about 90% of what it was. The doc said it would never be as strong as before but its still too early to tell. I hope to prove him wrong.
After I had the surgury to reattach the tendon to the bone my arm was strapped to my body and imobilized for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks they took out the staples and now I have a lovely scar almost 5 inches long. Then I start physical therapy which is nothing more than stretching and trying to regain flexibility. The stretching was pure hell. I could barely move my arm. I went to therapy 3 times a week and the days I didn't go I would would do the same stretching exercises at home 4 or 5 times a day. About 2 weeks after starting therapy I had regained almost all flexibilty. The therapists and doc were amazed it was healing so fast as I was about a month ahead of recovery.
Finally 2 months after the operation I was able to start very light resistance training. I didn't have the strength to bench much more than the bar. Everyweek my strength improved and I got stronger. Now almost 10 months later I would estimate my left pec is at about 90% of what it was. The doc said it would never be as strong as before but its still too early to tell. I hope to prove him wrong.
solidspine
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lift or die is right on you need and mri pronto, some tears need to be reparied immediately or can't be done at all!
mike peters
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Thanx for your replies of info bros. I'm on my way to the doc now. I bet they don't carry stronger pain meds than what I have in my on arsenal, ha, ha. I let you know what they say.
mike peters
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Those bastards did nothing for me today. Showing that I still have full range of motion in my left arm. the scheduled me for an appointment tomorrow and told me to continue w/ motrin. I asked for something stronger and the nurse said maybe the doc will get me some tomorrow. It's a good thing I keep my own shit (valium, temgesic and the nasty nubain). the hell with them, I'll give my chest a break and squat my ass off until the chest heals.
mike peters
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Af of this morning, no bruise at all. Just sore and tolerable. It's minor and I'm glad.
