Have you ever had surgery? What for?

I’ll just answer this with the two most recent ones.

2020 it was an exciting Mountain bike ride that ended with a torn rotator cuff, bicep tendon, and labrum.

Tried physical therapy a few times to ditch that surgery. Epic fail left shoulder surgery 2021.

Fast forward to Christmas 2024 right side . I tore my bicep tendon it was a fun shoulder workout pulling from behind my head (yes I know better) But to my defense I really had thought I just pulled a muscle until the real pain set it about a month later.

Went to the doctor scheduled surgery to have my bicep tendon disconnected. That’s simple and only a quick 4 week recovery.

Well the doctor said I had zero restrictions and could lift weights until my surgery. Joke was on me one of my last workouts first pull on the lat pull down and I was in tears. I figured maybe with all of the fluid in my shoulder and the torn tendon I just pulled to much and aggravated it but the reality ended up being at that moment my bicep tendon snapped and tore my rotator cuff off of my shoulder.

Talk about confusing your doctor when he opens you up for a quick surgery scratching his head thinking maybe he ended up with someone else’s MRI 😂

I’m still recovering from my surgery in March my bicep surgery was an open surgery and the rest was done laparoscopic.

So between both shoulders I’m full of screws, clips, and wires.

Go big or go home . Nice prompt today since I woke up hurting pretty bad but still hit the gym to do my physical therapy.

This time recovery is a little rough since they had to take me out of my sling 6 weeks early because my arm needed to hang down for the biceps to heal. I still have a long road ahead of me but that’s okay I’ll make it.

I make people laugh all the time since I can only move around 2.5 lbs on my right side so I often ask for help and end up saying sorry I only have one arm. The confusing look I get as people look at both of my arms is funny I guess in my mind they can still see the sling that I do not have.

Hopefully this won’t be a life long patten for me would love to keep my shoulders after I’m healed from this one.