Had my follow up today with my Doctor, he told me he used permanent suitures

[Tommy Gunn]

Today I had my follow up appointment with my Doctor since my pectoral surgery. He said everythings looking good as planned. He did yell at me though because I havent worn my sling the last few days. I told him I would start.

I also told him I was worried I may have retorn it and he said I was worrying too much. He said that the suitures he used are strong as hell and when I asked when they would dissolve, he said they are in there permanent. Is that a good thing?

He said in 2 weeks I could start doing assisted/active full ROM stretching with my therapist and could even start doing rotator cuff strengthening at that time. He said I will do that for 6 weeks and than come August I could start lifting again but start VERY VERY lightly.

He said September, I could return to doing security work. I told him my concern that I will retair it if I restrain someone or break up a fight, he said that by the time Sept. rolls around, it should be strong enough where that shouldn't be a concern because the muscle/tendon won't be that easy to retair at that time.

The only limitation that he put on me was that when I start lifting again, he doesn't recommend I do flat bench anymore, only dumbells. And he said I shouldn't do that heavy ever again, he said I should do 12-15 reps with that particular lift. I told him I would start at that rep scheme, but within a year I would slowly like to build up to the 10,8,6 (increasing weight each set) rep scheme. He responded with "well you can try, but the heavier you go the easier it is to retair it".

Lastly he said, in a few months I can go back to hitting the heavy bag. He said my hand speed and punching power will not be affected by this injury. I explained to him that I was worried that once I went back to boxing training I would retair this, and he said if I do all my PT and weightlifting correctly, and I stretch and warm up before I workout, the pectoral shouldn't retair due to
hitting the heavy bag, punch mits, etc.

So all in all good news. 8 more weeks of PT and than come Aug. I'm back to hitting the iron (starting with 5 lbs dumbells )

[hauss man]

awesome, thats not that long to wait just follow everything they say

[KAEW44]

he is right about u worrying to much, hang in there man and take care of your body. Please PM me the name and address or website of the guy who did the surgery for u.

[Tommy Gunn]

Does the fact that he used permanent suitures mean that it will be harder to retair this once it's fully healed?

[scriptfactory]

Does the fact that he used permanent suitures mean that it will be harder to retair this once it's fully healed?

Usually when you suffer an injury like a pec tear it's easier to retear the same muscle, due to the way that the body heals, even with permanent sutures.

[Tommy Gunn]

Yeah that's great news. Just what I wanted to hear

[winny100]

I tore mine a year ago , had surgery 2 weeks after, When my brace came off i developed de quervains syndrome.
I did participate in MMA and have gone back to striking , but unsure about grappling.

I must stress PT is critical . Also you must gain your full range of motion back before you practice mma. In my case the pec major tendon tore right off the bone. MY MD said this was the an easy repair, he said the tears in the pec muscle are harder to repair.

Personally i would suggest that when you gain full range of motion and strength back then participate in mma.

I am sorry to hear about your injury and wish you good luck

[Tommy Gunn]

winny what do you think of my timeline for recovery:

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=244810

You have had this injury, surgery, and rehab before. Does this timeline seem realistic?