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Hey everyone, I’m 54, and having rotator cuff surgery in August. Do you think HGH, would help in healing and recovery? Maybe IGF-1?
This comes from someone who was seldom injured much beyond needing to take off a week or so and work back into the gym slowly, so temper what I have to say with that. I had one surgery that put me out of the gym. My arm was in a sling for 5 weeks and rehab after that for 8 weeks. After that time, I was allowed to bench the bar. Yeah, the big ass 45 lb bar.
With being at the top of my PR bench and considering my age, the Dr. was not very encouraging that I could return to my former self. He told me that he couldn't tell a healthy 47 Y.O. that he would be able to bench my max prior to my injury let alone someone he fillet open. Maybe lifting should not be as important to a person as it was/is to me but the thought of being mortal was a bit too much to bear.
There are going to be times that you get frustrated and depressed but keep your eye on the prize. You need to attack your therapy in the same manner you did your training. Attack each therapy session as if it were a bench day and you'll come out of this fine.
Had it done, same age, same surgery. A little test/wk, and a whole lot of PT was the ticket for me to a fairly quick recovery. I had the surgery last June.
This comes from someone who was seldom injured much beyond needing to take off a week or so and work back into the gym slowly, so temper what I have to say with that. I had one surgery that put me out of the gym. My arm was in a sling for 5 weeks and rehab after that for 8 weeks. After that time, I was allowed to bench the bar. Yeah, the big ass 45 lb bar.
With being at the top of my PR bench and considering my age, the Dr. was not very encouraging that I could return to my former self. He told me that he couldn't tell a healthy 47 Y.O. that he would be able to bench my max prior to my injury let alone someone he fillet open. Maybe lifting should not be as important to a person as it was/is to me but the thought of being mortal was a bit too much to bear.
There are going to be times that you get frustrated and depressed but keep your eye on the prize. You need to attack your therapy in the same manner you did your training. Attack each therapy session as if it were a bench day and you'll come out of this fine.