I noticed some parents posting about sons having labrum surgery. Can I ask, was the surgery for your sons paid for by a pro baseball team or by a college? Did any of you pay for it yourselves? And if so, how much does it cost?
My son was diagnosed with a torn labrum 4 years ago, in senior year of HS. He did rehab without surgery, and pitched for 2 years in college but usually in varying degrees of pain. I think sometimes the labrum healed partially, then would tear again and his arm would go dead (sometimes in the middle of a pitching appearance).
He gave up on pitching about 2 years ago when the pain was too bad even when he was sitting still. He is out of college but thinking about getting labrum surgery so that he could at least toss a ball again and play catch with his future children. We are just in the talking stage. He has not gone back to the sports ortho yet because even those visits are very expensive for a young guy starting out (but we are willing to help him pay of course). He has medical insurance but thinks this would be elective surgery so the insurance wouldn't cover it. Is that true? Regaining normal use of his arm seems like valid medical treatment. But he would prefer to have a baseball ortho do the surgery, in hopes that he might be able to pitch some day in a local men's league or whatever.
Any reports on how the surgery and costs went for your sons at any age would be helpful. Even if it was TJ surgery instead of labrum, the info might apply.
Thank you!
Ann
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