Question about a chest injury and one other thing please I am worried..

[Injerny]

Hey guys I am new here and did not know the best forum for this. As a guest this forum says questions and answers but then it said steroid questions and answers when I made an account so if its the wrong forum please move where ever appropriate and I apologize.

Anyway to keep it as short as possible. I have worked out my entire life and ate a fairly good diet most my life. Although I have been in much better shape in the past. And lately I've definitely been slacking off although thats not my question. I was at work the other day where I contract sales for large waterproofing jobs and was up in the attic of a potential client. Well 2 college aged girls so I'm a bit embarassed to mention yes I did show off a bit. I was on the ladder going up to the attic and was holding my body in the air doing an elevated dip almost as to peak my head in the attic.

As my head is in the attic and I think I am being cool supporting myself in the air my arm moved at a weird angle and I fell down to the stairs but stopped my fall before actually falling off. Anyway as I'm falling a loud pop alarmed the 2 girls and myself included at which point I felt onto the stairs grasping for my dear life like an idiot. Managed to get my feet back on and realized I had greatly injured the part between my chest and bicep. I had done chest the day before too not sure if it would have played a role in anything but I did not injure my chest that day in anyway.

Well its been 3 days and I am going to a doctor in a few more days when the appointment is but am worrying that I will not be able to work out anymore. Like I said although I may not look like it I have always worked out religiously my whole life and it will be extremely depressing if this injury keeps me out of the gym for longer than a few weeks.

I am suspecting a ruptured tendon I can update with pics if need be but what you see here got a bit more darker later in the day. This was the morning after the night I had gotten the injury at work. Pain was extremely bad at first but now it only really gets bad like that if I move it in a weird angle.

My question is does anyone have experience with tendon ruptures or maybe someone who can ease my mind? I have always looked forward to working out in the morning when I wake up it will just be so depressing if I can't. I have still been trying to do cardio w/out moving my arm a lot in the morning but it is not a lot of fun to get through.

I'm not expecting anything spot on maybe just some speculation as to how bad it might be?

thank you so much - Randy



btw I had intended on posting 4 pictures but I can not get the other 3 to upload for some reason it has an exclamation by the upload box.

[lovbyts]

Well hopefully it's just a sprain/strain and not ripped. Typically if the tendon breaks it will ball up. If it's the muscle it can do similar but either way it can be re attached. The healing process is SLOW and long, especially for a tendon. If it is something like that dont let them talk you into leaving it. Have it re attached.

Either way I hope you are putting ice on it. 20 min on, 20 min off 5x a day at least and NO heat, that will cause more inflammation. Could the bruise be from hitting it or is it from internal? Search the injury and rehab section, you may get some insight there but either way you wont know until the doctor has a ultra sound or MRI done.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Times Roman]

Best advice? I mean besides refraining from showing off in front of the girls next time?

park it at the docs, get it fixed, and take however long is necessary for it to heal. Don't try to rush it, it will only make the healing process take longer. You are young, and will heal fast. I'm thinking you should be back on your routine in a couple of months. when you return to lifting, go slow!!!

Now you need to figure a sympathy angle with the girls so you can take them out.... right? Turn this negative into a positive!

[Times Roman]

P.S.
welcome to the board mate!
---Roman

[The Situation]

Exactly what roman said. Take care of it. I tore my pec muscle not the tendon and its no joke. Unfortunately I have trouble building my chest up even though it's been 2 years.

[Honkey_Kong]

Well, it looks like it's just a nasty bruise. But I don't know something could be torn. Until the doc tells you what's wrong, don't stress on it or how long you'll be out for. Do what Lovbyts said with the ice. I might suggest you use naproxen or ibuprofen as well. I would avoid using that arm if I were you. Not just because of the pain, but because it could make things worse.