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I have completey torn my bicep muscle tendons on my right arm at the elbow end by over active DIYing and the consultant that I have seen says that he does not think it necessary to reattach them but will if l want him to.

As anyone else suffered the same and what did they do?

My main worries are competiton with my Ruger Old Army and the ability to fully operate my VZ58 straight pull.

I am right handed.

Any thoughts would be appreciated as l am waiting for a call to have the surgery done as it needs to be done within two weeks of the injury.

Get it sorted, I say. If you have an opportunity to get it fixed, then why wouldn't you? If you don't, you're going to have reduced strength in your dominant arm for the rest of your life, that would suck.

Not quite the same, but I completely tore my left pectoral muscle off at the arm end. I had it fixed ASAP. It's never been quite the same, but I have about 75% of my strength back now.

My missus who is a surgical nurse and has worked on a fair few of these says get it done. Left undone you will see 30% to 40% decrease in strength, mainly in twisting the forearm (supination). Also be aware that it takes around 3 months to heal and you must follow post op instructions to the letter. HTH.

Blu

Blu wrote:My missus who is a surgical nurse and has worked on a fair few of these says get it done. Left undone you will see 30% to 40% decrease in strength, mainly in twisting the forearm (supination). Also be aware that it takes around 3 months to heal and you must follow post op instructions to the letter. HTH.

Blu

The other thing you have to worry about is what the arm will do to compensate, that could hurt like hell for a while too.

My back has just taken umbrage about my lack of cores stability/general fitness and by Christ it hurts all over where my upper back etc is trying to compensate.

Maggot wrote:

Blu wrote:My missus who is a surgical nurse and has worked on a fair few of these says get it done. Left undone you will see 30% to 40% decrease in strength, mainly in twisting the forearm (supination). Also be aware that it takes around 3 months to heal and you must follow post op instructions to the letter. HTH.

Blu

The other thing you have to worry about is what the arm will do to compensate, that could hurt like hell for a while too.

My back has just taken umbrage about my lack of cores stability/general fitness and by Christ it hurts all over where my upper back etc is trying to compensate.

I'm told that the arm will be completely immobile during the initial healing process using either a soft cast or splint. Surgery can be carried out in one of two ways. The tendon is attached with stitches through holes drilled in the bone. Or small metal implants are used to attach the tendon to the bone, the work up to arm mobility is slow and gradual however SWIMBO tells me that the chances of the tendon tearing/rupturing again are very slim.

Keep in mind that the procedures SWIMBO mentions here are the American way of doing it, things may be done differently in Blighty but she doesn't think that's the case. She was somewhat surprised though that the consultant did not think it necessary to reattach given the amount or arm strength that would be lost but then that's over there and this is here.

Blu

Sorry about the double post

My back has just taken umbrage about my lack of cores stability/general fitness and by Christ it hurts all over where my upper back etc is trying to compensate.

Aw you sound knackered mate, if you were a horse they'd take you out and shoot you tongueout

Blu

Blu wrote:

My back has just taken umbrage about my lack of cores stability/general fitness and by Christ it hurts all over where my upper back etc is trying to compensate.

Aw you sound knackered mate, if you were a horse they'd take you out and shoot you tongueout

Blu

I was. I am taking up CSR next year and using it as a damned good excuse to get/stay fit.

Lost a stone, on the way down and getting there

Bloody sore at times, but of anyone wants my advice, look after yourself. The rot set in for me when I stopped hunting/hawking and turned into an F class grade A couch potato tesnews

Maggot wrote:

Blu wrote:

My back has just taken umbrage about my lack of cores stability/general fitness and by Christ it hurts all over where my upper back etc is trying to compensate.

Aw you sound knackered mate, if you were a horse they'd take you out and shoot you tongueout

Blu

I was. I am taking up CSR next year and using it as a damned good excuse to get/stay fit.

Lost a stone, on the way down and getting there

Bloody sore at times, but of anyone wants my advice, look after yourself. The rot set in for me when I stopped hunting/hawking and turned into an F class grade A couch potato tesnews

Keeping up the fitness is what it's all about mate. When I left the Army I had to stay fit for the job and now that I'm retired I still go out every morning with the dogs for a jog. Winter time when the snow is deep I usually go swimming. Gonna be 59 next month and I can still do a mile and half in under 11 minutes zzzzom

Blu

Thanks for the feedback.

General impression was that they wanted to save money.

Have had the MRI scan and pre-op med check so just waiting for the call.

Will spend the next three months developing left handed skills with the K22 and ROA.

Thanks again.

Hope everything goes well for you, no reason why it shouldn't.

All the best

Blu