Biceps Tendon

    Two weeks ago on a Tuesday afternoon, while working out. I heard a "pop" and felt a shudder run through my right arm. I thought to myself " that did not sound good".  I rested a few minutes, than proceeded to attempt to lift a light dumbbell with my right arm. That attempt did not go so well. The weight although light, felt heavier than it should. Since I normally finish my upper body workout with Biceps and than Abs. I decided, I would skip the rest of the Bicep workout, and finished the rest of my workout without any issues.
    I got ready to take a shower and noticed my "Popeye Muscle" on my right arm. It appears that I tore the Biceps Tendon off the shoulder, and the muscle and tendon are at the bottom of my arm; giving me the appearance of the "Popeye Muscle" when I flex that arm. Nice peak, but it looks a little deformed. Instead of a full muscle starting at the shoulder tie in and running down to the elbow, there is a couple inch gap between my shoulder muscle and Bicep.
     Odd thing, is that I did not feel any pain, more of a discomfort. No signs of bruising or discoloring of the arm, like I had seen in some of the other pictures I found while "Googling" Bicep Tendon tears. I scheduled an appointment with same Surgeon who had previously repaired my right shoulder a couple years ago. He took a look, had me perform some basic strength tests, and proclaimed; "Yep, you tore the outer Bicep tendon from the shoulder". My choices were either:  leave it and have a slightly deformed right arm, but still relatively strong due to the inner Bicep muscle. Or, he could insert a small tool into the Bicep, fish around for the dangling tendon, and than re-attach it to my shoulder with a screw. Recovery is about a month in a sling; waiting for the tendon to attach itself to the bone. Than progressively harder resistance exercises until the arm gets back to normal. The bad news about the first option is that after several months, the muscle begins to atrophy due to non-use. If I was not still young and active, I might consider that, but I want to continue to work-out and eventually even play Senior soft ball (if I can find time).
     I might have been a bit undecided, until this past weekend that is. While playing Volleyball, I made some slams, and hit backs, that really brought to the forefront just how painful and weak my arm could be. This time I did see discoloring and bruising of the arm; along with pain and more than a mild discomfort. I have an appointment later this month to chat with my Doctor one more time about my arm. I will schedule the surgery  either for the last week of this month, or the first week of July. Just want to get it over with. Will keep you posted on my progress.