Was warming up for league last night, and felt something pop in my shoulder while throwing at a spare.  Tried to throw the ball a couple of times after that, and had this painful tear like feeling in my should when releasing the ball.  One of my teammates suggested that I may have torn my rotator cuff because he experienced something similar a couple years ago.

I'm scheduled to see the doctor on Monday, but just wanted some feedback from others who may have already experienced something similar.  And if it did end up being a rotator cuff tear/injury, how long did it take for you to heal up and get back to bowling?

It stinks because I have a new Seismic Tracer being delivered today, and a Pyramid Pathogen coming in April.  Also had state tournament next week and it looks like I'm done for that as well.

Thanks

I had a torn labrum and partial tear in my rotator cuff repaired in August that was from playing baseball all of my life. My situation was a little different than most people experience because of the strength I had built in my shoulder around the tears.

I was back throwing a 13lb ball in 6 weeks, back to a 15lb ball in 9 weeks, almost normal in 4 months, to now completely normal 6 months removed from surgery

Each shoulder injury can be different person to person depending on what's affected and the recovery time. What's important is having a good doctor that understands your lifestyle and recommends recovery tactics that help you return to your regular lifestyle prior to injury

I had mine done years ago and doctor said I would be bowling in 3 months as long as you do your therapy and he was correct.

Five years untill normal.

Mine has never been the same.

Had the x-ray and MRI completed, and it turns out it is not my rotator cuff as I may have originally thought.  Turned out to be a torn bicep muscle.  Looks like surgery will be required to get it repaired, but hopefully I can be nice and recovered by sometime next fall league season.  Get to speak with my doctor this Wednesday to get all the nitty gritty detail.

Thanks to all for your feedback and experience regarding these types of injuries.

briandking1906,
 
My bicep was the easy part.  It was torn up wear it inserts into the shoulder joint, so the repair was to drill a hole into the upper arm and re-attach it there (basically thread it through and tie a knot).  The rehab was way easier than for the rotator cuff.  End result is my right bicep dropped slightly lower, but strength-wise it's been good...  Hope yours goes as smoothly as mine.

Thanks