Shoulder Update
Today is 1 day short of 7 months since surgery. I saw the doctor 2 weeks back (and failed to blog about it, I know) and he has cleared me for all physical activity. Yeah!
Of course, that doesn’t really mean that I’m completely healed. The skin around the incision still doesn’t feel normal; there’s a bit of decreased sensitivity there. Strength is good, due to the weightlifting I’ve been doing. Flexibility is pretty good — actually, it might even be too good. The doctor thought that my ligaments are probably a bit more lax than most people’s, which could explain when I get so many soft tissue injuries.
There still is pain, and the doctor said that it will take until a year after the surgery before that fades nearly as much as it is going to. I’ve been backing of of Kali practice, since that aggravates my shoulder more than anything. I’m cleared to return to BJJ, but I’m going to hold off on that for another month and a half, at least, until I have my 3rd dan TKD test.
This past Saturday I was doing flip falls and dive rolls without incident, so I’m good to go with falling (I’ll give front falls a pass for a while longer, though). Some of the muscles around the shoulder are kind of spasming with all the overwork I’ve been giving it, but all in all it isn’t too bad. Kind of a tepid endorsement, I know, but major injuries are slow to heal.
Chiming in late, but glad to hear that the doctor gave you the go-ahead. It’s progress, but like you said, the major injuries take a while.
Also, smart move on postponing the return to BJJ until you’ve finished up your 3rd Dan test. I think we discussed this when I saw you last, but the last thing you need is someone trying to slap a bent arm lock or shoulder lock of some sort on you during rolling while you’re still recuperating.