The report came back positive, Micro trauma of the supraspinatus and the infraspinatus of the rotator cuff which allows movement of the humeral head in the glenoid. To compound the matter, the cartilage in the shoulder socket is degenerating from repetitive overhand motion (throwing).. The prognosis is not good. The baseball career may be over. It all started a month or so ago with a twinge in the shoulder and advanced to a more severe pain. The MRI was done last week and the results came back today. I didn’t want to tell anyone...It’s hard to take. I asked the doctor about baseball and he said it was probably the end of the game. They did a cortisone injection into the shoulder and said they would start nonoperative treatment (therapy) three days a week for a month and if nothing improved they would do exploratory surgery in the spring. I had flashbacks of when I was young and how I felt when I stepped on the mound...The solid feeling of a good swing meeting the ball... The thrill of victory...
How is my son taking the news? He’s fine. He knows I’m an old man and he knew my shoulder was bothering me but he has his own challenges now... I hope he can pick up where I left off... If only my shoulder had held out a few more years...No telling...
Fungo
