Surgery - UPDATED on September 28th

[FernandoDuarte]

Hey guys! How are you all???

I'm going to make a surgery on my shoulder this friday... I got "S.L.A.P. lesion", I don't know much about what is it, but it's kinda like the biceps have made a cut in the ligament of the shoulder... It'll need to be nailed to the bone again...
I'm not sure how explain what is it, but it's something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAP_tear
The Labroum has a cut on it...

All doctors are saying it's a simple surgery and I'll be back 100%, so I'm trying not to worry much...
This is a old lesion, first pain came in June... Went in 2 doctors that help NOTHING and them went in a super-specialist, paid big money and have the problem discovered... I'm not sure if I'll play Rugby again, if I do, I'll change the position to Flanker or Eightman... But I'm thinking in only come back if I discover that I really good at it, what I doubt completely...
That's it, thought that somebody perhaps would like to know...
Perhaps I'll be a little away from a while, but nothing serious going on...

Cheers

[38thBeatle]

Best of luck Fernando-I am sure it'll go well. I won't say "pics or it didn't happen".

[MDV]

Hey fernandybaby, you'll be fine but best of luck anyway!

Apendectomy, plate and screws put in ankle, plate and screws taken out of ankle, last two done conscious (epidurals) all still present, correct and fully functional, no big deal - sounds like yours is a similar sort of level of procedure. You'll breeze through.

The maybe not playing rugby again, that sucks; fingers crossed for light at the end of the physio tunnel!

[Philly Q]

Hope it all goes well, Fernando!

Has it been giving you much pain/trouble up until now?

[ToneMonkey]

Good luck mate, hope it all goes well......... and Flanker is the best position on the field anyway, so it could be a good move.  Remember it's English tradition that the one on the blind side is a dirty cheating bar-steward and we expect the same of those in Brazil.

[hunter]

Good luck and hope you'll be back 100% and playing again in no time!

[horsehead]

Hope it goes well buddy!

[Afghan Dave]

Good luck mate!

[Roobubba]

Sorry to hear you're pretty much out of rugby. :( I'm sure you'll make a speedy recovery, and best of luck with the operation. What position did you play? I always preferred prop, but I kinda grew too tall for that, which is a shame - I disliked playing 2nd row intensely! Mrs Roo made me stop playing before we got married because I kept getting injured. Hey, I just love the rucks and mauls, what can I say. But believe me, there is also life after Rugby - just remember to change your diet now you've stopped playing - or take up some other exercise ;)

Best of luck,

Roo

[PhilKing]

Good luck Fernando - sometimes the body is stronger after healing, so don't rule out anything yet.

[choucas09]

Best wishes that all goes well Fernando you young gentleman you..

[dave_mc]

good luck :)

[FernandoDuarte]

Hey guys, thank you all for the kind words :D

The surgery is a "arthroscopy", not sure how explain what it is... They won't make a big cut, will use something like a endoscope and will "nail" the ligament to the bone...

I used to play as Loosehead Prop, the injury is on the right shoulder, that's why I think I may change the position... Props have a lot stress on shoulders...
I'm not tall to play on 2nd row and beside I've some speed when I'm trainning regulary and thinner, I'm not sure if I'm the right guy to play on backs.
Seems like I'll need to be Nš7 as I think rugby players should have a gentleman behavior, to show footballers the difference between men and kids :lol: This doesn't mean that I play "softly", I just don't need to punch, kick or step over others players to be effective...


PhillyQ,  don't have pain on it often, as I've made some physical therapy and I'm not using the right arm a lot since January... But if I do anything that used strenght, it burns... sometimes, after small effords, the muscles get painfull, something alike they're trying to compensate the instability...

[ToneMonkey]

This doesn't mean that I play "softly", I just don't need to punch, kick or step over others players to be effective...

I'm from Rugby Town, we play properly (plenty of puching and kicking  :lol: ).  I wasn't fast enough to be on the open side as you need to be a lot quicker.  On the blind side, you've got to be good at tackling.

I've had an athorscapy on both my knees at the same time.  Nothing to worry about really you'll be fine in no time, I went shopping the next day (and was then back in hospital the day after as I'd blow my stiches and my knee was full of blood   :oops:)

[Johnny Mac]

Hope it goes well for you