What injuries have kept u from playing?

I guess I could air my dirty laundry list of injuries and such over the 40+ years of playing golf.
5 knee surgeries
Elbow surgery
Shoulder surgery
Colon cancer

All of which kept me out of the game from 3 to 6 months each time.
But right now, I think I am the healthiest I have been my whole life....knock on wood !

Good luck with the specialist and I hope your injuries heal quickly .
 
Left ankle injury kept me out for a month or two. Hope you have a speedy recovery!
 
Over the years I've had:

Partially ruptured ACL, MCL, PCL, tear in lateral meniscus, partially ruptured achilles in left knee/leg.
Partially ruptured MCL in right knee.
Right shoulder full reconstruction with bankart procedure of right shoulder/biceps tendon.
A couple of concussions resulting in vertigo and labrynthitus like symptoms with a partial crack of vertebra.

All have caused me to miss time.
 
My back has been the biggest issue for me over the years. Although right now I'm dealing with two sprained fingers and it's brutal.... Definitely put the kibosh on me playing golf on my honeymoon next week. Ugh.
 
My back has been the biggest issue for me over the years. Although right now I'm dealing with two sprained fingers and it's brutal.... Definitely put the kibosh on me playing golf on my honeymoon next week. Ugh.

Off topic, but, how in the world were you going to get away with playing golf on your honeymoon?

And can you teach me your ways, oh master of the dark arts?
 
In the last couple of years I've been on the shelf a few times, all for spinal issues. Lower back and most recently, my neck. Fortunately, no surgery. Decompression treatments and physical therapy have worked so far. Part of getting old, I'm afraid.
 
My wife encourages me to play golf. She was all for it. Heck, she was all for me playing golf the day of our wedding. I on the other hand stayed up and out much too late the night before so I didn't get up in time. haha. She's a keeper!

Off topic, but, how in the world were you going to get away with playing golf on your honeymoon?

And can you teach me your ways, oh master of the dark arts?
 
My season was cut short last year when I suffered a pretty severe ankle sprain. But for me, it only cost me a week of golf, because winter arrived after a week and didn't go away until Spring.

~Rock
 
A broken left wrist in June, 2014 kept me out of action until September 2014--which is the only time I've ever been physically unable to play. It hurt more missing out on the THP Ocean City Invitational, the THP SeeMore Event, and the THP Morgan Cup than anything related to the injury.

I tore my left hamstring in the summer of 2012, but I played through it. And after returning to the game after my broken wrist, I dealt with elbow tendinitis for almost a year, but played through it.

I'm stubborn I guess.
 
Off topic, but, how in the world were you going to get away with playing golf on your honeymoon?

And can you teach me your ways, oh master of the dark arts?
I got to play on my honeymoon too. Twice! Wife got to go to the spa when I was out playing. Good trade if you ask me.
 
When I first started playing, blisters were an issue that would keep me from playing as much as I wanted. Right now I have a back problem that probably should be keeping me from playing, but I'm fighting through it.

I did something while testing out drivers a few weeks ago. It hurts most of the time, but really hurts when I play. It causes me to stiffen up and I usually start having poorer results after 12 or so holes. The. I hurt like heck for the next two days. I'm too scared to take any time off, though, since I' e been making progress lately.
 
I am dealing with a PCL and MCL tear as well as a Meniscus issue. The PCL and MCL weren't bad enough to require surgery as the were just partials, but the meniscus will need to be fixed this winter. The Doctor stated that If it isn't popping or locking up, I can deal with it. Only problem is it is starting to get real painful after playing 18. Usually a few tylenols take care of it.


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Wow. Almost forgot my oral cancer from a few years ago. Saw my 3 month checkup coming and forgot about listing it. That was brutal. 3 different surgeries and total reconstruction of my hard and soft palette. And I never smoked or chewed/dipped.

Guess it isn't so bad to forget those days.


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Off topic, but, how in the world were you going to get away with playing golf on your honeymoon?

And can you teach me your ways, oh master of the dark arts?


I played Pebble on my honeymoon (I'm divorced, happily ?).


On another note, I don't have a back strain, I have a cracked rib
 
Cervical compression, muscle atrophy and nerve damage.

Doritos can go to HELL,

JM
 
Hernia surgery. Kinda hard to swing a club when you can't even walk.
 
I dislocated a rib putting my golf bag in the car back in January. True story. Really sidelined my winter lessons for almost a month.


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Because of badminton, my Achilles' tendon is not properly attached to my heel. A slip, running step or any jump (even an inch) will put me off for a few weeks. It took me a few years to train myself not to do any of the above.

Hitting a tree root broke several things in my shoulder. An operation, lots of physical therapy and I was able to play after eight months. My doctor recommended to take up a less violent sport, like chess.

I got a cramp in my inner core. Being stupid and stubborn, I took another swing. (do I really have to go home from the range this soon? Let me test that.) the resulting muscle tore took four inches of chest bone with it. When it was determined that it cannot be operated (the damage is inside the rib cage), my doctor seriously recommended to take up a less violent sport, like chess. It took me a year and a half to learn to swing without activating the injured parts.

I had an operation yesterday to fix an eyelid. Not a big operation by any measure, but tearing the wound would give a nasty and visible scar, so no fast movements in three weeks. I'm learning how to play chess.
 
Last year I had a hairline fracture in my leading ankle, which prevented me putting any pressure on it, therefore preventing me from swinging a club for a few months.


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I usually have a dull lower back ache when playing on a regular basis. At this time I have a pulled muscle on my right side which seems to be very persistent. Besides rest, what do others do? A massage or ? I cannot take pain pills unless it's an emergency so I have to work this out myself. Any suggestions are welcome.
 
For anyone who might want to know about labrum surgery. Here's a link to check it out. It is not gory or difficult really to watch.

https://youtu.be/EJFBBcmzmFQ


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Last year in June, I tore a muscle on the left side of my abdomen (didn't warm up enough before swinging hard at the range). Shut me down for 4 weeks or so.

In March, tore my left calf muscle in Istanbul chasing after a cab. Was golfing 3 weeks later.

This June, my vitreous sac detached in my right eye and it was like looking through a mud covered windshield. Took 3 weeks to clear enough to golf.
 
Degenerative arthritis in most every joint that counts. Also suffering from vertigo from infected sinus cavity. Also fall pollen has started and allergys are way sensative right now.

Hell I'm gonna throw an epipen in the bag and play some tomorrow even If I can't see straight.

Mark Shuman
 
I had hip flexor problems a few years ago that kept me off of the course for a few weeks and I broke my hand last October and it only allowed me to play 7 rounds in 6 months.
 
I have been relatively fortunate in that injuries for me have tended to occur from badminton so with that being a winter sport it hasn't normally had any effect on my golf ability

The only one that has really stopped me playing was my slipped disc problem that started 2 years ago
 
Dealing with a severe ankle sprain at the moment. Labor Day weekend without golf sucks. In the past, it's always been low back issues. Slipped discs, sciatica, muscle tears, etc. I have no lordosis (curve) in my back anymore, so it's stiffer than it used to be and it takes longer to warm-up. In theory, the disease I have, if it progresses further, I could lose the ability to play all together.
 
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