BBcatch posted:The school trainer mentioned going home with something akin to the cryo cuff but surgeon said he did not feel he needed it. Matter of fact he was pretty ticked off that trainer even mentioned it. Probably would be great once PT starts.
Our Surgeon was Dr. Craig Morgan in Delaware, he did Kurt Schilling's shoulder. IMHO, ask some parents/players who have gone through this process for their feedback. Weight the results and move forward.
Good luck.
BBCatch
The surgery went fine and the rehab was long and arduous. His surgery was in Oct of 2017 and it was a full year at least to start to get back to where he was. There is no way he could have played in 2018. Maybe, and I say maybe he could have come back in 2019. Being an athlete he worked hard at rehab, and once released continued to work at it (rehabbing exercises) while he worked out. He made the decision to retire after the surgery, he was 25, in love and ready to start a life outside of baseball. I don't know if he could have continued to play, he's still getting calls from high level independent league teams checking to see if he'd like to play again but he's comfortable in his decision. The one thing that he said really hasn't come back is over head strength, like putting up a ladder or chopping wood.
So where is he now? He's 27, engaged, he's working in a management program for a fortune 500 company, he has a dog and can actually go to the beach or out with friends, something he hadn't been able to do since he was 9. He still loves baseball and doesn't regret for a minute all he gave it or all it has given to him. He's in his second year coaching youth travel teams for a large national championship level organization.
Advice, follow the doctors orders, take a red shirt year, be patient. When he does start playing again be aware he will not be at the level he is now, it might take a year or two to get it back. Work on his grades, prepare for life after baseball.
I wish your son the best. He's got youth on his side, he can afford to miss a year or two and still have a great career in baseball. Just don't hurry him back. If you want I can put him or you in touch with my son and he can discuss his experiences with the surgery and rehab.
can-o-corn posted:BBCatch
The surgery went fine and the rehab was long and arduous. His surgery was in Oct of 2017 and it was a full year at least to start to get back to where he was. There is no way he could have played in 2018. Maybe, and I say maybe he could have come back in 2019. Being an athlete he worked hard at rehab, and once released continued to work at it (rehabbing exercises) while he worked out. He made the decision to retire after the surgery, he was 25, in love and ready to start a life outside of baseball. I don't know if he could have continued to play, he's still getting calls from high level independent league teams checking to see if he'd like to play again but he's comfortable in his decision. The one thing that he said really hasn't come back is over head strength, like putting up a ladder or chopping wood.
So where is he now? He's 27, engaged, he's working in a management program for a fortune 500 company, he has a dog and can actually go to the beach or out with friends, something he hadn't been able to do since he was 9. He still loves baseball and doesn't regret for a minute all he gave it or all it has given to him. He's in his second year coaching youth travel teams for a large national championship level organization.
Advice, follow the doctors orders, take a red shirt year, be patient. When he does start playing again be aware he will not be at the level he is now, it might take a year or two to get it back. Work on his grades, prepare for life after baseball.
I wish your son the best. He's got youth on his side, he can afford to miss a year or two and still have a great career in baseball. Just don't hurry him back. If you want I can put him or you in touch with my son and he can discuss his experiences with the surgery and rehab.
Spot on. He tried to rush back after his 2nd surgery in Dec 2016. His Juco team was very good, lost to Parkland in the 2017 finals. He was throwing hard but could not locate. He lacked the patience to work the process.
Sounds like your son made the best of his situation. Leaving something that had been a significant part of his life since a young age has got to have been heartwrenching. I already see the disappointment in my son's eyes as he attends the games of his peers. But, we are trying to remind him that the surgeon appeared confident and that hopefully in time he will be able to return, perhaps not as a catcher, but still as a ball player. I think what gets him the most was that he went into surgery with a torn labrum, only to find out later that he had not only the Slap III tear but also a full thickness rotator cuff tear. The first words out of his mouth was ,"I'm f*****" of course we have reminded him that he has several years of baseball left...we encourage him to focus on college...but at 19, so close to the draft, all he can think of is baseball. He honestly was never much of a scholar, focused more on his friends, his social life and baseball...more baseball...actually ice hockey was his passion for a good portion of his youth, until a lengthy struggle with post- concussion ended that dream, but by than he was already eating, sleeping and breathing baseball. One day this will be behind him...meanwhile I have faith that be will work hard to achieve his goal. Your son sounds like a great young man, thank you for sharing his story, it is inspiring!