Congrats. welcome to the club :)
I got my Grade III (ortho said verging on IV) on 2/5 of this year, 10 weeks out from IMAZ. I was pretty aggressive with ROM exercises (pendulum), and physical therapy. Used the sling on and off for 3 days then got rid of it. My doc said the ligaments were gone, I couldn't do any more damage, so my only limitation was pain management. In that respect, better than a 2 since I could continue to train
I was back in the pool within 5 days (kicking and one armed swim only), and was back to 3K + workouts in 2 weeks. I was sore at the end, but I got through it. Other than a little "crunchiness" in the shoulder and a bump, no lingering effects.
I was on the trainer in 3 days, and running within a week. Actually, running was the worst long term, as those ligaments that were formerly holding up the scapula aren't there any more, and I could feel my whole shoulder blade sagging after about 8 miles, got pretty sore. PT on the areas as well as kinesio tape helped, and that's pretty much gone.
Cycling, hurt moving from hoods to bullhorns or aero bars, but once in position, was OK. Did 70+ 10 days after my crash, but a couple big bumps HURT.
Made it to the start line of IMAZ with my swimming stronger than ever. And as someone else said, I have been told my stroke actually improved.
Ortho said surgery may or may not work (there's various methods), and I'd be trading a scar for a bump, plus recovery time. Could be done at any time. He recommended against it unless I had to do overhead lifting or throwing.
Only time it bothers me is if I sleep too long on it, in the night it will hurt
Just went and bought a suit, the tailor noticed and had to put a pad in the shoulder since it's a bit droopy. And yeah, people will stare at it, it just shows how tough you are :)
I got my Grade III (ortho said verging on IV) on 2/5 of this year, 10 weeks out from IMAZ. I was pretty aggressive with ROM exercises (pendulum), and physical therapy. Used the sling on and off for 3 days then got rid of it. My doc said the ligaments were gone, I couldn't do any more damage, so my only limitation was pain management. In that respect, better than a 2 since I could continue to train
I was back in the pool within 5 days (kicking and one armed swim only), and was back to 3K + workouts in 2 weeks. I was sore at the end, but I got through it. Other than a little "crunchiness" in the shoulder and a bump, no lingering effects.
I was on the trainer in 3 days, and running within a week. Actually, running was the worst long term, as those ligaments that were formerly holding up the scapula aren't there any more, and I could feel my whole shoulder blade sagging after about 8 miles, got pretty sore. PT on the areas as well as kinesio tape helped, and that's pretty much gone.
Cycling, hurt moving from hoods to bullhorns or aero bars, but once in position, was OK. Did 70+ 10 days after my crash, but a couple big bumps HURT.
Made it to the start line of IMAZ with my swimming stronger than ever. And as someone else said, I have been told my stroke actually improved.
Ortho said surgery may or may not work (there's various methods), and I'd be trading a scar for a bump, plus recovery time. Could be done at any time. He recommended against it unless I had to do overhead lifting or throwing.
Only time it bothers me is if I sleep too long on it, in the night it will hurt
Just went and bought a suit, the tailor noticed and had to put a pad in the shoulder since it's a bit droopy. And yeah, people will stare at it, it just shows how tough you are :)