On January 16 I had a football collision with my teammate at nationals for the USFTL tournament. We collided head, neck, and shoulders resulting in concussions. I had extreme pain in my entire upper right side of my upper body. I continued to play 6 more games over the next 3 days with pain medication after being told by medical staff that it was a stinger. After returning I tried rehabbing the injury but would endure shooting pain in my upper chest and back, as well as my side of head and neck. Eventually the shooting pain was just in my chest and I was able to go back to my normal lifts except for chest. Any type of chest exercise resulted in the feeling of my chest being ripped apart. Note: My max bench press was 465, I can t even bench 135lbs without extreme discomfort. Finally went to the doctor and got x-rays taken because the pain kept returning. Doctor said the x-rays looked fine but I knew something was wrong. A week after getting the x-rays done, I noticed a large bump on my upper right pec. I found out this was my collar bone popping out due to a sc joint sprain. I m currently in physical therapy to see if I can build up enough scar tissue to stabilize the joint to prevent surgery. I m a 25 year old explosive athlete, 5 foot 11, about 200 pounds, about 14% body fat. I m a competitor and I give 110% with everything I do. I love sports, pushing my body to limits I didn t think were possible, and competing against the best. Can I ever return to this level without getting surgery?
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Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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