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Awesome Chris!  How the heck do you go from pool running to 16 miles so fast?  Quite a turnaround!

Thanks for all the well-wishes.  I had the doctor appt on Friday and before he even finished closing the door and sat down he blurted out, "yeah you have a labral tear".  He talked about the options and wasn't very encouraging that (given my athletic goals) simple rehab would be satisfactory so he recommended surgery.  Due to my schedule and a couple of surgeons being on vacation I can't even get in for a surgeon consult until March 2, so I'm guessing a mid-March surgery.  Initial recovery is supposed to be 6 weeks with full recovery in 3-4 months.  That put's CDA in jeopardy for being competitive. I did buy the cancellation insurance for the first time so maybe I jinxed myself   Not sure of the rules with race cancellation versus transfer.....so....maybe IMMT??   Anyway, I have a 50k ski marathon in 2 weeks that I don't plan on missing (gotta keep the 18 year string going) so it will basically be a one-armed ski and I'll carry a pole in the other hand just for balance.  Have a great week everyone.

Chris - glad you're back at it (and impressively so).

Jim, total bummer.  At least they're saying "Full" recovery in a few months, but I'm sorry to hear that it's surgical.  Adding insult to injury to not be able to schedule the operation, as well.

As for being a one-armed-bandit at a FIFTY k ski race, yikes!  Hardcore...    

Matt

Sorry to see you're facing surgery Jim - hopefully you rebound quickly, but without pushing too hard trying to make the race start.  

Originally posted by marcag

Originally posted by Birkierunner Thanks for all the well-wishes.  I had the doctor appt on Friday and before he even finished closing the door and sat down he blurted out, "yeah you have a labral tear".  He talked about the options and wasn't very encouraging that (given my athletic goals) simple rehab would be satisfactory so he recommended surgery.  Due to my schedule and a couple of surgeons being on vacation I can't even get in for a surgeon consult until March 2, so I'm guessing a mid-March surgery.  Initial recovery is supposed to be 6 weeks with full recovery in 3-4 months.  That put's CDA in jeopardy for being competitive. I did buy the cancellation insurance for the first time so maybe I jinxed myself   Not sure of the rules with race cancellation versus transfer.....so....maybe IMMT??   Anyway, I have a 50k ski marathon in 2 weeks that I don't plan on missing (gotta keep the 18 year string going) so it will basically be a one-armed ski and I'll carry a pole in the other hand just for balance.  Have a great week everyone.

Sorry to hear this Jim. Can you run and bike somewhat normally during the recovery ? I am guessing some trainer time post op ?

Not really sure how much running will affect pain levels and I'm hoping that riding on the computrainer will be do-able.  On a brighter note, this morning I managed to get the doc consult moved up to Feb 19 so surgery the first week of March is a possibility. 

Originally posted by Birkierunner

Originally posted by marcag

Originally posted by Birkierunner Thanks for all the well-wishes.  I had the doctor appt on Friday and before he even finished closing the door and sat down he blurted out, "yeah you have a labral tear".  He talked about the options and wasn't very encouraging that (given my athletic goals) simple rehab would be satisfactory so he recommended surgery.  Due to my schedule and a couple of surgeons being on vacation I can't even get in for a surgeon consult until March 2, so I'm guessing a mid-March surgery.  Initial recovery is supposed to be 6 weeks with full recovery in 3-4 months.  That put's CDA in jeopardy for being competitive. I did buy the cancellation insurance for the first time so maybe I jinxed myself   Not sure of the rules with race cancellation versus transfer.....so....maybe IMMT??   Anyway, I have a 50k ski marathon in 2 weeks that I don't plan on missing (gotta keep the 18 year string going) so it will basically be a one-armed ski and I'll carry a pole in the other hand just for balance.  Have a great week everyone.

Sorry to hear this Jim. Can you run and bike somewhat normally during the recovery ? I am guessing some trainer time post op ?

Not really sure how much running will affect pain levels and I'm hoping that riding on the computrainer will be do-able.  On a brighter note, this morning I managed to get the doc consult moved up to Feb 19 so surgery the first week of March is a possibility. 

Good news, sorry about the surgery though.  Hopefully gets you back in the swing for some later races 

I had some good 13+ very hilly mile fitness going into the injury, kept up as much elliptical as I could handle, then got back on the treadmill for as long as I could until it got tight, and then added aqua on top of that, that I did 4-5 times.  Last weekend I ran a very easy 13 flat.  So fitness wise I was almost there, and I used a run/walk for the hills.  the last mile was pretty tough but mostly downhill, but my quads now pay the price for that as none of what I was doing simulated that downhill running.

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A little bike humor for the day...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OhUJywiSUE

Jim, that's good news that you've been able to move things up. Hopefully the surgeon will be able to do the repair arthroscopically, which should shorten recovery time. I had a different shoulder repair - ORIF, plates, pins and rotator cuff - but there wasn't really any acute pain post op. I had a nerve block which helped a lot in the first 24-48 hours. Surgery was on a Thursday and I was able to work by the middle of the following week. You will probably be in a sling for at least a few weeks. I had to immobilize for 6 weeks.  In NJ it is illegal to drive in a sling - it's the equivalent of a DUI and the insurance penalty is huge. So after the first week, I just took the sling off to drive and was fine. Sleep disruption was a big challenge for longer than I expected. I slept in a chair for quite a while, but ymmv.  Good luck and hope all goes well for a successful repair and speedy recovery. 

I was extra impressed with the usage of chopsticks!

I got very used to sleeping on my side, good shoulder down, with a pillow at my chest to prop up the cut shoulder.  Took a bit over a month until I could sleep on my back without waking up from having moved inappropriately (and I don't mean toward The Better Half).  On that note, spooning and having The Better Half prop your arm up sounds good, until one of you moves. 

Hope it goes quickly.

Matt

yeah, I've had about 7 weeks of sleep disruption already to practice for my additional 6 weeks of post-surgery disruption