hornetz3B,
Got your e-mail " in one of your posts,you said your son was able to swing a bat after tj surgery.was this while he was still recovering? how did that turn out,no pain or additional strain? " and tried to reply through e-mail but it wouldn't go thru.
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My son Andrew had his tj surgery on 8/3/07. He started swinging a bat shortly after he started his throwing program,which was on 1/3/08. Your rehab people will have a very structured program to follow and you should follow it to the letter. Alot depends on what position you play. Position players come back much faster then pitchers. Andrew was a pitcher so our game plan was for him to just dh for his high school junior year. He never had any problems with his hitting(soreness or pain). We actually slowed down his throwing program on the mound and the surgeon ok'ed him to play 2nd base since it was a shorter throw. After the season was over he back tracked some on his long toss program and then started throwing off the mound. As to results he was hitting full strength by 3/1/08 and hit .431 with 19 rbi 7 doubles,3 triples,and a home run as the #4 hitter in the line up. His team also went to the 3a state championship.He made 1st team all division,1st team all-county and 2nd team all-metro mostly because of his hitting.Posting the numbers are not meant to brag about my son but to show you that the hitting is one of the first things to come back.
Would also like to give you a little advice. If you get this surgery be very patient. When you are doing your rehab you are doing it for the future. You don't just want to get ready for the next year. You want to be strong ten years down the road. My son had many teams contacting him about pitching for them. Alot of colleges that wanted to see him throw. We decided not to rush him back. If this means he has to go the juco route so be it. The important thing is to come back as strong as possible.What age are you and what position do you play? In Andrew's case he just wanted to be as strong as possible and be ready to pitch his senior year,and then he will weigh his options.
Hope this helps. If you have any questions you can call me on my cell 410-245-1929
Bob Huber
,tried to send a e-mail back but couldn't get it to go thru.