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TJ recovery advice....
My son is recovering from TJS and I wanted to ask those who have gone through it, either as a parent or a player, advice on the recovery. He is currently at 12 months on a planned 16 month recovery time-table. Are there anything that you or your son would have done differently? What was most helpful? Did he encounter any arm/shoulder pain along the way? if so, how did he get over the physical or mental hurdle? Were there certain exercises that helped? Flat ground over mound work? How long...
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Tommy John...again.
We’ve just gotten some rough news. Despite having pretty clean mechanics and not overusing his arm, our son injured his elbow the summer after his junior year in high school. On his doctor’s advice, he tried to rehab it conservatively for a year, which ultimately did not work and ended up in TJ surgery the summer after graduation. The good part was that he still ended up with a baseball scholarship to his dream school. They never stopped believing in him and remained supportive throughout,...
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Partially Torn UCL right before senior year
Hey guys, After seeing two doctors, the second being Dr. Ciccotti (Phillies), I have been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL. I still have a dynamic ultrasound test next week to determine the severity of the tear but just wanted some opinions. I'm a pitcher going into my senior year of college. This past season is when I started dealing with elbow pain but I pitched through the season and took a couple weeks off to see how it was but the pain came back even worse a few weeks later after 2...
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Re: Partially Torn UCL right before senior year
Did Dr Ciccotti talk to you about the "Primary Repair" technique? I have read that it significantly reduces rehab time, but the surgeon won't know for sure whether or not you're a candidate until the scope is in your elbow. May be worth investigating. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/...my-john-alternative/
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Re: Partially Torn UCL right before senior year
Thanks! He didn't discuss surgery much since hes hoping I can rehab it but I'll bring it up to him at my follow up appointment in 2 weeks. Although if I have the surgery in August, 6-7 months recovery would bring me back during the first month of our season, it may be worth considering.
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Re: Partially Torn UCL right before senior year
Based upon orthopedic advice, my son sat out 6 weeks at the end of his senior HS season. He then rehabbed from approx. May 20 thru July 10. Got to college, nothing hurt, per se but his velocity was down 3-4 MPH and then slowly dropped further until he called and said elbow was hurting again. Had to have TJ surgery. Was told PRP would make it feel better but that in the Ortho's opinion (Kremchek), it was a short term fix and son would be right back in 5-6 month needing TJ surgery. He elected...
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Re: Partially Torn UCL right before senior year
Thanks for sharing your experience! That's exactly what I don't want to happen and it adds on to the similar stories I've heard. Obviously I wont make any final decisions until I see my doctor again and discuss with him but I'm leaning towards surgery because with grad school as an option it seems to give me the best chance to play my 4th year.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm impressed with your boy's attitude so far, though. Must be a testament to your love and care for him. I hope he stays part of the team, if he wants to, and that whatever decision he makes, the results are kinder to him.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Couldn’t agree with smoke more! That’s the scenario that us pitchers dads just hate to think about but always know is a possibility....sounds like your son is handling things with unbelievable grace and attitude!
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, So sorry to hear about this. An injury is never easy to deal with. A "re-injury" just seems cruel. I wish I could offer sage advice, but you are in rare territory with a re-injury and your son seems to have a more than reasonable plan to address it. When my son was injured after his sophomore year all he could think about (besides school) was getting back on the field, and competing again. It was strong motivation. There were a handful of challenges along the way to recovery and...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, Such a difficult turn of events. Baseball can be so very, very cruel at times. We're dealing with an injury right now too so I have some idea of what you're going through. I wouldn't even want to think about doing it twice. Just when you think you are on a path, it sometimes takes a bad turn. Please keep us updated on his progress and best of luck with whatever treatment path you end up on.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, as the dad of a pitcher that has been through the non-surgical rehab for a UCL injury as a HS sophomore, then nerve transposition surgery in the fall of his freshman season only to end up having TJ surgery that same December, I can somewhat empathize with you. My son's recovery from the TJ was not the "smooth" path that so many attest to. He is 26 months post surgery. I will tell you there are days he calls me and says, "Dad, my arm is bothering me again." It's just words that crush...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Sorry to hear this, best of luck to your son and him getting healthy. Here's another perspective he should seriously consider. There is more to life than baseball. My son played for 4 years, was injured and lost most of a season, came back and finished and had a nice Sr year. He went on and got his masters (fully paid because of summer internships) and now has a nice life working for a rapidly growing tech company. He enjoyed it but has completely moved on without baseball. It happens to...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
so sorry I cant even imagine. hopefully the revision surgery works out and he gets to contribute.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, I'm so sorry that your son has been through such an ordeal. Do you know if he's a candidate for "Primary Repair". If so, that might mean a less difficult rehab.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Thanks to everyone for your kind and supportive words. Younggun, I am wishing your son all the best and thinking good thoughts for him every step of the way. As a mom, it is helpful for me to hear perspectives from dads. My husband hasn't said a lot but I know he is really struggling with this. After all those years of playing catch together day after day, it broke my heart to hear him say maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Our son does seem to be taking it fairly well. It helps that the...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Best of luck to your son. It really sounds like his head is screwed on right.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Listening to your story certainly brings back memories with our son and the multiple physical setbacks. I feel your pain but I feel a strong sense of calm with the way you describe your/his scenario. It is obvious that your son is balanced and well grounded and will adjust well to these changes in life that will continue to present themselves long after baseball days. Even with the support of the school and the best doctors involved, I know it is emotionally difficult. But, once a direction...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
As a parent of a pitcher that had setbacks, its frustrating. Best of luck to your son. I mean it sincerely.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
I totally feel for your son, and your family. I agree with others that it is definitely a cruel twist of fate, but from your story, I believe your son is going to make it! He seems to have a strong resolve, a good head, a positive outlook, and a good support system. Those are all ingredients of a successful comeback. Please keep us posted...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Is your son a candidate for internal brace repair? See if he can be referred to Dr. Dugas or Dr. Poletta. Faster comeback. May not be possible with an existing graft, but all options are worth exploring.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, My heart just sank reading this.....hang in there. My son had shoulder surgery last year and for a baseball kid and a baseball family it's rough . It's also absolutely impossible to fully understand unless you've been through it. But to go thru major surgery and endure the rigors of rehab only to discover that another surgery was necessary ? I don't know how athletes and their families deal with this . On this site , Most of the discussion is about recruiting . It's good. And it serves...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR as a Father of a kid who had surgery last year I can empathize with you totally. I blamed myself and was angry at others about it. But I thought I'd share our experience for what it's worth if it maybe helps. My 2019 will be 6 months post Internal Brace Repair surgery by Dr. Dugas on March 8th. He is doing well with his long toss program and is out close to 200'. His HS tryouts are Monday March 5th and he feels ready. He even went to the Harvard baseball camp last weekend (3B, not...
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Re: Tommy John...again.
Thanks to all for sharing. The medical consensus seems to be that damage to son's graft is extensive and unfortnately a full revision is needed. He will have it done next Friday. They will use the hamstring rather than the palmaris this time. He has a strong support system in place for the rehab and at this point just wants to get it done and start moving forward.
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Re: Tommy John...again.
ETR, best of luck to your son and family. Not that it makes it any easier, but at least he knows what to expect. Will be thinking of him.
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
Going to a JuCo at less than 100% healthy is a recipe for disaster. Good JuCo baseball is WAY more competitive than most people realize. Post grad or gap year are your options.
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son got injured the first game of travel post junior summer. All the schools who wanted to see how much he improved from the previous summer disappeared. He chucked the sling (separated shoulder surgery from falling while rehabbing from torn MCL/PCL) two weeks before senior high school season began. He had a good season. But he wasn’t college prospect strong. My son had nothing to gain academically with a PG year. So the strategy was to get stronger over post senior summer and play Legion...
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
With a JUCO he’s using up a year of NCAA eligibility. With post-grad he is not. D1 coaches are always looking for pitchers who throw 90+. If you choose the JUCO route, I’d advise being extremely careful as to which coaching staff you choose, and make sure they are on the same page as far as how many innings they think is appropriate for an 18-19 year old coming off of Tommy John. And do your research as far as whether you can trust what they say. If it was my kid, coming off of TJ, I would...
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Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son is a 6'0 190lb 2021 RHP. He is rehabbing from TJ and had surgery almost a year ago. He is recovering nicely, but it is a slow process. He had D1 looks before the injury and 91mph fastball but with TJ and Covid he's been advised to look at Post Grad programs instead of JUCO so that he can develop. What advice would you give? Will D1 coaches look for players from JUCo before post grad programs? Thank you.