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Remember That MRI I Was Getting? Got the Results.
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No, probably impingement syndrome from chronic cervical DJD. My parents each had joint and spinal problems of several different types, I seem to have inherited everything from both of them
I've been lifting since my late 20s and I believe that, combined with a good chiropractor and my TempurPedic mattress, has been what has kept me functional and reasonably pain free up until now. I only wish I had started peptides sooner, then I might have bypassed this problem entirely. However, if I hadn't torn my rotator cuff I never would have had the guts to try them and they've benefited me in a lot of other ways.
I'll tell you one thing, if this DOES work and I can get back to lifting I'm so totally gonna kick ass when my PT is over
After the last pagan festival I've come to the conclusion that I'm not a naked person and I'm okay with that, you should be, too.
Besides, everyone knows I don't post pics of myself, it's part of the mystique
Good luck on the PRP. I have had THREE...yes, THREE PRP procedures ! The one thing I can tell you about PRP is youhave to remember that what it is doing, is essentially healing that area and adding more scar tissue.
Muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc...they all repair from compounding scar tissue. Not like a bone that breaks and is then healed back to normal, which is why when we hear athletes break something, they are back on the field quicker than a torn ACL or MCL.
The reason why the second time hurt so much, could have been due to the lack of lidocaine injected into your area as some doctors feel the second , third and so on, treaments can be hindered with lidocaine and almost "water down," so to speak the good platelets that are used. I know, those needles suck ! They are usually 5-7' long and bendable, so they can get around the tendons and other areas they need to by pass, so even if you are a little numb, you feel every little twing and twang of the muscle, ligament or tendon hit. It sucks ! The good thing is that they find the area by using that ultra sound and can pretty much pinpoint it to where they want the blood platelets to go. Provided they also have a very good MRI to review as well.
One STRONG bit of advice. After your last PRP, lets say a month goes by and you start to feel better. Please DO NOT, thing you are healed! I had my last injection and about two months after, didnt feel the pain, slipped on the ice as mine was my knee and it twisted and I was back to square one. Make sure you get some very, very light rehab.
Hopefully they do a fat graph of some sort. I have read where some people with cartilage issues have actually had bone marrow aspiration or (BMAC) taken from their hip and then had the same type of procedure with the PRP together. They put in the bone marrow/cartilage, to the affected area and then add the PRP on top as sort of a [Miracle Grow] fertilizer of sort to help it grow. Maybe bring this up to your doctor and see what he/she suggests. Unfortunately PRP is good for minor issues but it sounds like you ripped the heck out of your shoulder, so although it may heal, it is going to take some time !
I joked with my doctor and asked if I added dome Deca would that help, he didnt hestitate to tell me, off the record, that yes, it would help.I was surpirsed to hear him tell me that and then proceeded to ask for a prescription, which he laughed at me and said, no way.
Not sure if that would work for you as Im not familiar with the affects Deca has on women but nonetheless...if you do use anything, maybe something similar may help.
Lastly, again, the only thing I can strongly tell you is please, please, please dont think that just because you feel better in three months that you are healed ! It is scar tissue and you need a lot of it to cover that type of injury. So, see what he/she has to say, ask them what kind of re-hab they suggest and give yourself a solid year to rehab that area. I know it sucks and sounds like a long time, but I am going on 5 years of Synvisc injections, PRP, surgeries, constant rehab, etc. and mainly the last three were because I pushed it to fast !
Good luck and PM me if you want any side info, as I am very familiar with PRP and other procedures.
Muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc...they all repair from compounding scar tissue. Not like a bone that breaks and is then healed back to normal, which is why when we hear athletes break something, they are back on the field quicker than a torn ACL or MCL.
The reason why the second time hurt so much, could have been due to the lack of lidocaine injected into your area as some doctors feel the second , third and so on, treaments can be hindered with lidocaine and almost "water down," so to speak the good platelets that are used. I know, those needles suck ! They are usually 5-7' long and bendable, so they can get around the tendons and other areas they need to by pass, so even if you are a little numb, you feel every little twing and twang of the muscle, ligament or tendon hit. It sucks ! The good thing is that they find the area by using that ultra sound and can pretty much pinpoint it to where they want the blood platelets to go. Provided they also have a very good MRI to review as well.
One STRONG bit of advice. After your last PRP, lets say a month goes by and you start to feel better. Please DO NOT, thing you are healed! I had my last injection and about two months after, didnt feel the pain, slipped on the ice as mine was my knee and it twisted and I was back to square one. Make sure you get some very, very light rehab.
Hopefully they do a fat graph of some sort. I have read where some people with cartilage issues have actually had bone marrow aspiration or (BMAC) taken from their hip and then had the same type of procedure with the PRP together. They put in the bone marrow/cartilage, to the affected area and then add the PRP on top as sort of a [Miracle Grow] fertilizer of sort to help it grow. Maybe bring this up to your doctor and see what he/she suggests. Unfortunately PRP is good for minor issues but it sounds like you ripped the heck out of your shoulder, so although it may heal, it is going to take some time !
I joked with my doctor and asked if I added dome Deca would that help, he didnt hestitate to tell me, off the record, that yes, it would help.I was surpirsed to hear him tell me that and then proceeded to ask for a prescription, which he laughed at me and said, no way.
Not sure if that would work for you as Im not familiar with the affects Deca has on women but nonetheless...if you do use anything, maybe something similar may help.
Lastly, again, the only thing I can strongly tell you is please, please, please dont think that just because you feel better in three months that you are healed ! It is scar tissue and you need a lot of it to cover that type of injury. So, see what he/she has to say, ask them what kind of re-hab they suggest and give yourself a solid year to rehab that area. I know it sucks and sounds like a long time, but I am going on 5 years of Synvisc injections, PRP, surgeries, constant rehab, etc. and mainly the last three were because I pushed it to fast !
Good luck and PM me if you want any side info, as I am very familiar with PRP and other procedures.
Hello themacster! There is so much in your post that I've heard from my doc! You know your shit. The guy I'm seeing is considered one of the top guys in this arena, his patients travel in from everywhere. I was in his office when a patient came in from Pittsburgh (8 hour drive one way, I'm in the Phila. suburbs). I asked the front desk nurse what's the farthest someone has traveled to see him, the answer: Colorado.
I got my third injection on August 1 and did get a fat graft that round. I get my follow-up in a few weeks but you're right, this is the best it's felt so far. The one tendon is well on the way to recovery, he said it didn't need anything this session. The other tendon, the supraspinatus, got the graft and PRP combo platter.
I'm being good, I'm not using this arm -- other than the easy stuff, that he's told me I can do -- until he tells me to begin PT. I really do trust his judgement. I constantly remind myself to keep babying it. I'm even leery of stretching too hard.
Oh man, BONE MARROW!?! Holy shit, I can't imagine how that feels. The fat graft was the worst (longest/most painful) recovery yet, and he I felt some of the lipo, which was extremely uuugggh. The procedure hurt like hell, I breath through it and go to my happy place and that's all you can do, it's like giving birth. The recovery was bad, I was stoned on Tylenol #3 and Oxys at double and triple doses for a week plus. Honestly, I wish he could have sent me home with a couple of vials of lidocaine, I would have shot that shit into myself I was a hurtin' pup, but it's really improved this round.
Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to just go under the knife, but what really spooked me with surgery is what if they fuck it up? I figured with the PRP, at least I can use my hand/arm, it can't make it worse, and even if the PRP doesn't take, all I'm out is time and money. I'm a neurology transcriptionist by trade, so I hear the horror stories of RSD and surgeries gone bad all the time, scares the hell out of me.
I'm not sure about Deca and females either, I'll have to check the women's forum, but honestly, I'm not able to do even much cardio (summer heat) and with higher BF levels, almost guaranteed bad scene. I went the peptide route to increase natural growth hormone levels. I've also been taking a supplement my doctr recommended that's supposed to naturally increase stem cells and a crap load of supercharged antioxidants.
I got my third injection on August 1 and did get a fat graft that round. I get my follow-up in a few weeks but you're right, this is the best it's felt so far. The one tendon is well on the way to recovery, he said it didn't need anything this session. The other tendon, the supraspinatus, got the graft and PRP combo platter.
I'm being good, I'm not using this arm -- other than the easy stuff, that he's told me I can do -- until he tells me to begin PT. I really do trust his judgement. I constantly remind myself to keep babying it. I'm even leery of stretching too hard.
Oh man, BONE MARROW!?! Holy shit, I can't imagine how that feels. The fat graft was the worst (longest/most painful) recovery yet, and he I felt some of the lipo, which was extremely uuugggh. The procedure hurt like hell, I breath through it and go to my happy place and that's all you can do, it's like giving birth. The recovery was bad, I was stoned on Tylenol #3 and Oxys at double and triple doses for a week plus. Honestly, I wish he could have sent me home with a couple of vials of lidocaine, I would have shot that shit into myself I was a hurtin' pup, but it's really improved this round.
Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to just go under the knife, but what really spooked me with surgery is what if they fuck it up? I figured with the PRP, at least I can use my hand/arm, it can't make it worse, and even if the PRP doesn't take, all I'm out is time and money. I'm a neurology transcriptionist by trade, so I hear the horror stories of RSD and surgeries gone bad all the time, scares the hell out of me.
I'm not sure about Deca and females either, I'll have to check the women's forum, but honestly, I'm not able to do even much cardio (summer heat) and with higher BF levels, almost guaranteed bad scene. I went the peptide route to increase natural growth hormone levels. I've also been taking a supplement my doctr recommended that's supposed to naturally increase stem cells and a crap load of supercharged antioxidants.
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1) It's nice to see you post MM. Please show-up more often.
2) I sincerely hope you get better.
3) And now, at the risk of sounding like an asshole (I've accepted it, it's my mileau), if you had had surgery around the original date of your post, wouldn't you be finishing-up rehabilitation by now?
2) I sincerely hope you get better.
3) And now, at the risk of sounding like an asshole (I've accepted it, it's my mileau), if you had had surgery around the original date of your post, wouldn't you be finishing-up rehabilitation by now?
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