Tore my left bicep this morning helping a customer load some log cabin replacement log I milled for him.
Let me tell ya it made a ripping noise and then smarted some .
It's the last thing I needed happen right now.
Another sign of gettin' old, Old Man Popeye Arm. ;) Ripped both of mine, did in the second arm about a year after the first.
I did my left arm.The right has a torn rotator cuff .Isn't that just dandy?
Is a bicep tear something that will heal of does it need surgery to tie it back together?
A partial tear may somewhat heal. A complete tear would require surgery. With a complete tear the bicep will ball up when ripped off and give ya dat permanent Popeye Muscle.
I went to the Doc for my first one, as the brusing was quite severe. His responce was 'we don't bother repairing it on old farts'. :-\
I had a complete tear of my upper quad muscle . Had surgery to reconnect the next morning .
Tore the left one when I slipped climbing up into the skidder. Broke a rib sliding back down. Thats how I found out about the cancer. real bummer :( .
Bruno did it look like this one.
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Yikes, I mean OUCH! :o
I couldn't imagine!
You Win elk42 !!! :o
Ouch Elk.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. 8)
ELK42, that looks wonderful!
My garsh, that looks horrible!!
No
I'm lucky
That's a mess
Now that's not a picture to see in the morning, or anytime . Barely human ?
The other arm will get a work out now. Easy Bruno stop lifting 3/400lb logs by hand, use the tractor.
I will pray for a fast recovery for you.
The tractor got picked up the night before.
It had a coolant leak and needed it's first service and the long kit installed.
I'm having the dealer do the first service so if there is any thing in the oil they see it.
I'm still working doing a porch renovation job.
With one arm :)
To busy to stop
I told the guy the logs were heavy.
He only left with half a load had to come back
I won't do that again :)
I'm a slow learner
This what mine looks like
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Don't look good :o
:o smiley_curtain_peek
This is what the bicep looks like today :(
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OUCH!! Give ti a couple of days and it will be black like ELK42. I hope it heals quickly for you.
Ouch! I can feel for ya as I tore my right distal bicep in 2012. A sudden gust of wind while I was handling saturated sheets of 3/4" CCA caught me off guard. Although mine was not all that painful the ripping sensation and popping sounds of the tendon snapping is one you remember for a while. Had surgery to reattach everything then almost 6 months of physical therapy but mine has never been as good as it was before. I hope you have a quicker recovery than mine was.
A bicep tear ended my nephews pro baseball career. It's been 2 years and several surgeries and he's still not back to normal. Needless to say, he's a very fit young man. My sympathy. Keep it iced!
How's it going?
Hi Peter
Busy milling and selling lots of wood.
Been in the hardwood for 2 weeks oak ,soft maple and white birch
The arms still very weak i opted not to get it fixed can't take the time off.
When the snow comes you will have time. ;) :D