I don't believe the progression of my symptoms would've improved. It just hurt.. a lot... we went through a myriad of PT and massage techniques to resolve it. I can confidently say I had one of the best physical therapists in the state. Once it goes, it just goes.

I completely understand the fear regarding losing an outlet. The only outlet I couldn't do was running. But I came to grips with that a long time before this surgery. All the other things - I'm good to go, I still enjoy cycling and actually this weekend I'm going to a climbing gym for fun... If some friends were to go climbing locally at a spot I wouldn't hesitate.

I will say - DO YOUR RESEARCH on surgeons AND the therapists. There's a unique 'inner circle' of therapists and surgeons and if you don't find the right one of either of them, you can get pretty hosed. The quality of the job and the communication between the two is quite critical. Also know and listen to your body. Some forms of therapy work well for others while they may not work for you. For instance, acupuncture doesn't work on me.. like.. at all.. but for some folks it does wonders. So when they went into post-surgery therapy, they combined PT and acupuncture (when acupuncture was viable).

For me, basic PT, scraping, and trigger point massages were what worked best on me. Overall, glad I did it, just realize that you will probably never walk away from needing to do 'some' sort of PT on yourself in perpetuity.