Torn pec uk

**winny100** · 07-19-2005, 05:27 AM

I thought i would share my experiences of the tearing of my left pectoral and rehab , has this information may help others

june 4th 2005 went to gym with a few mates

bench presses 1 plate a side for 10
2 plates a side for 10

then 3 plates

on the 4th rep as the bar was coming up about 5 inches of my chest i felt it tear a few people grabbed the weight of me, it hurt but not a lot

went to physio 2 hours after

he said it may be torn and arranged an Mri scan, in the meanwhile rest and ice was recommended

June 8 2005

had mri in morning , lasted an hour , hard to fit in the machine

i managed to persuade them to let me leave with mri results

june 8 2005 pm – went to sports ortho specialist, he confirmed a complete tear off the bone, but said tendon and muscle looked good, and said this is a easy repair. if the tendon had come away from muscle lots worse.

he said he would put some anchors in the bone and using a super strong stitching material fix the tendon

june 17th

had my op lasted 2.5 hours

I woke up in a special sling which fastens round waist and shoulders arm is bent 90% at elbow and facing forward.

This sling is hell to wear cannot sleep in it , spent most of time sleeping in armchair for a month.

Jul 18th went to see sports ortho. He told me operation was a success and gave me a basic cloth sling.

If I keep my upper arm straight against my body can move at elbow and hand, motion is severely restricted.

Will begin physio at 6 weeks post op jul 29th.

I have photos of injury at all stages will add.

**Schwarz** · 07-19-2005, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by winny100

I thought i would share my experiences of the tearing of my left pectoral and rehab , has this information may help others

june 4th 2005 went to gym with a few mates

bench presses 1 plate a side for 10
2 plates a side for 10

then 3 plates

on the 4th rep as the bar was coming up about 5 inches of my chest i felt it tear a few people grabbed the weight of me, it hurt but not a lot

went to physio 2 hours after

he said it may be torn and arranged an Mri scan, in the meanwhile rest and ice was recommended

June 8 2005

had mri in morning , lasted an hour , hard to fit in the machine

i managed to persuade them to let me leave with mri results

june 8 2005 pm – went to sports ortho specialist, he confirmed a complete tear off the bone, but said tendon and muscle looked good, and said this is a easy repair. if the tendon had come away from muscle lots worse.

he said he would put some anchors in the bone and using a super strong stitching material fix the tendon

june 17th

had my op lasted 2.5 hours

I woke up in a special sling which fastens round waist and shoulders arm is bent 90% at elbow and facing forward.

This sling is hell to wear cannot sleep in it , spent most of time sleeping in armchair for a month.

Jul 18th went to see sports ortho. He told me operation was a success and gave me a basic cloth sling.

If I keep my upper arm straight against my body can move at elbow and hand, motion is severely restricted.

Will begin physio at 6 weeks post op jul 29th.

I have photos of injury at all stages will add.

Would be interested in seeing the pics. Good luck bro. Something I always fear!!!

**rodge** · 07-19-2005, 06:31 AM

are you using things to speed up recovery ie. hgh or igf?

-rodge

**winny100** · 07-19-2005, 06:33 AM

deca 200mg a week
jintropin 5iu a day

thanks bro

**rodge** · 07-19-2005, 06:39 AM

that should help alot,i know it did me.

i'm glad that i'm back in the gym.

-rodge

**JdFlex** · 07-19-2005, 06:52 AM

Sorry to hear about your injury bro. I think its something we all fear.

**S.P.G** · 07-19-2005, 08:28 AM

i no how you feel that same thing Happened to me I still have trouble now 2 years later...

**winny100** · 07-19-2005, 08:32 AM

was urs a full tear s.p.g and did u have surgery

cheers winny

**S.P.G** · 07-19-2005, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by winny100

was urs a full tear s.p.g and did u have surgery

cheers winny

no it wasn’t bro lucky, but it gave me a lot of $hit had 2 months of last august and it still bothers me every time I do flat bench now. its like a warm feeling sometimes, in my chest and I had pain in my back to, I still get that now and then to..did u have surgery..

**sammerthehammer** · 07-19-2005, 10:21 AM

i did the same thing back in march, i tore the tendon off the bone and tore 2/3 of the muscle from the tendon
i had surgery and im in physio now and the doc says he expects me to make a full recovery, meaning same strength muscle size and shape
my buddy just tore his pec yesterday too, seems to be happening to everyone

**rodge** · 07-19-2005, 11:44 AM

[QUOTE=sammerthehammer]i did the same thing back in march, i tore the tendon off the bone and tore 2/3 of the muscle from the tendon
i had surgery and im in physio now and the doc says he expects me to make a full recovery, meaning same strength muscle size and shape
my buddy just tore his pec yesterday too, seems to be happening to everyone[/QUOTE

how long did it take for you to get back in the gym?
i'm asking this cause they(docs) keep wondering how i got this extreme fast recovery.i thought that it was cause of the hgh/igf but winny100 uses more hgh then me and seems to recover a bit slower and he had the exact same surgery as me as it sounds.could it be the igf that works so good then?

i hope you all recover soon

-rodge

**winny100** · 07-19-2005, 12:04 PM

my recovery probaly could be quicker but i am keeping my sling on for six weeks just to be safe. if i am correct rodge you took yours of after 2 weeks. i am following my orthos instructions exactly.

he said to me no physio till 6 weeks post op , I have already started moving my arm at elbow and below , and intend to start training 10 weeks post op. i think with the gh and deca i will come back quickly , normally i take 3.3 ius of growth a day but have upped it to 5 iu while i am injured. i will run it at this dose for the next 3 months.

Also when injured i was using a lot iranian enthanate , and had cut back on my gh ,instead of my normal stack which is mostly deca, dbol and gh

Are these injuries being caused by heavy flat bench and testostorone weakining tendons.

-winny

ps thanks for all ur input guys

**rodge** · 07-19-2005, 12:22 PM

man how do you keep up with that sling?the damn thing drove me crazy.

keep me posted on how your doing.

-rodge

**winny100** · 07-19-2005, 12:28 PM

the sling up till now was a rigid plastic and steel one.It was a torture device

i am now wearing a cloth one for next 10 days then free!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-winny

**rodge** · 07-19-2005, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by winny100

the sling up till now was a rigid plastic and steel one.It was a torture device

-winny

brings back nightmares just thinking about that damn thing.

-rodge

**winny100** · 07-25-2005, 02:55 AM

jul 18 -25

regained a lot of movement in elbow and hand

can curl small things like fruit and do triceps kick backs

will work on shoulders after physio on friday

feel good and confident

--winny