So there are a few biology things to put out there, up front, for anyone that is interested in what happened but not real informed on the physical makeup of a pitchers shoulder. I emphasize pitcher because there are parts of this that are relevant to me being a throwing athlete.

The first piece to this is regardless of what anyone in the medical profession has ever told you about MRI’s, even Gadolinium MRI’s (which is an MRI where they inject a fluid into your shoulder to give the images much better contrast, hopefully giving the experts reading the images more information on the condition of the joint being examined) it’s as inexact a science as there is. MRI’s are a very nice way to get an idea of a potential problem, but at best they are very obscure and inexact. (more…)

I’ve been busy, sort of, and apologize for neglecting the blog. I’ll post an update this week and talk about the teams first half as well.

As far as rehab goes, it’s coming along, albeit slowly. There is/was a lot more pain than I expected after this one and these first few weeks bring 1995 back in a big way. Basically the daily program right now is using a pulley 3x a day to raise my right arm in 3 different angles as well as beginning to address ankle mobility issues Coop believes are at the root of all the other problems. I was told that when I was under they did a mobility test on my right ankle and it’s literally ‘frozen’ in place.

I was planning on posting pics and a break down of the surgery for those that can stomach it.

Needless to say my bicep was ‘rotting’ in the canal and actually was split in two, with pictures to show of all.

So I’ll get post an update later this week.

Congratulations to JD on the MVP and to the AL for once again securing home field. Love to see that home field turn into Fenway again.