Thanks everyone for the support, I dont intend on being lax because of this, if anything its making my resolve grow.

Anuj, I was working judo throws, and as i was being thrown I didnt have enough speed to completely clear and roll through (we were demonstrating at a slow pace). So as a result, my right shoulder went straight into the ground, and all 250lbs of me came down on it.

The ortho I went to said that with this injury he would recomend surgery only if I was a manual laborer, or if in six weeks or so we dont see a drastic improvement. He works with many of the prof hockey and football teams here in nyc, and he said he has seen 500+ of these and he hasnt operated on one yet. I'm hoping to continue that trend.

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I don't do this for my family, my friends, women, accolades, pride, or ego. I do it for me and no one else, its just part of who I am.