01-12-2025, 12:59 AM
Dr. Alexandre C. Gobo
https://ceot.com.br/medico/dr-alexandre-cesar-gobo/
Orthopedist specializing in shoulder (clinical evaluation and surgery)
Speaks Portuguese and English
I have been having pain in my shoulder since March 2024 (I am writing this post in January 2025). I got a cortisone shot in June and the symptoms came back in September. It got aggravated to severe pain by mid October, when movement got completely restricted. I got an MRI and it turns out I have a labrum/SLAP tear. I was in excruciating pain and the sports medicine doctor I was seeing gave me a second cortisone shot, which reduced the pain from a 9/10 to a 4/10, but the pain never went away completely. I have been doing a conservative treatment with a physiotherapist and a chiropractor, who are awesome. While these treatments have helped me manage the pain and improve the join stability by working the surrounding muscles, I have had three subluxations in a 40-day period. I was on vacation in Brazil in November when I had the first subluxation. I went to see Dr. Gobo, who did a maneuver to place my shoulder back in place and did a thorough physical evaluation. He suggested I get a second MRI because he said I presented rotator cuff-like issues in addition to the SLAP tear symptoms. I got an MRI the next day for 200 CAD (I paid 950 CAD in Calgary). The following day, the results were out and I saw him again. This guy not only worked a miracle to get the results in 24h, he also fit me into his busy schedule. It turns out my SLAP tear was complicated because there is a flap of cartilage flipped into the joint, and there is also a partial bicep tendon tear. Dr. Gobo called the imaging technician and discussed my case with him in front of me during the appointment. This doctor can legit interpret MRI images by himself, which none of my Canadian doctors did. He recommended surgery, which I am still deciding on. The appointment cost me 105 CAD. I will update this post as the case unfolds.
https://ceot.com.br/medico/dr-alexandre-cesar-gobo/
Orthopedist specializing in shoulder (clinical evaluation and surgery)
Speaks Portuguese and English
I have been having pain in my shoulder since March 2024 (I am writing this post in January 2025). I got a cortisone shot in June and the symptoms came back in September. It got aggravated to severe pain by mid October, when movement got completely restricted. I got an MRI and it turns out I have a labrum/SLAP tear. I was in excruciating pain and the sports medicine doctor I was seeing gave me a second cortisone shot, which reduced the pain from a 9/10 to a 4/10, but the pain never went away completely. I have been doing a conservative treatment with a physiotherapist and a chiropractor, who are awesome. While these treatments have helped me manage the pain and improve the join stability by working the surrounding muscles, I have had three subluxations in a 40-day period. I was on vacation in Brazil in November when I had the first subluxation. I went to see Dr. Gobo, who did a maneuver to place my shoulder back in place and did a thorough physical evaluation. He suggested I get a second MRI because he said I presented rotator cuff-like issues in addition to the SLAP tear symptoms. I got an MRI the next day for 200 CAD (I paid 950 CAD in Calgary). The following day, the results were out and I saw him again. This guy not only worked a miracle to get the results in 24h, he also fit me into his busy schedule. It turns out my SLAP tear was complicated because there is a flap of cartilage flipped into the joint, and there is also a partial bicep tendon tear. Dr. Gobo called the imaging technician and discussed my case with him in front of me during the appointment. This doctor can legit interpret MRI images by himself, which none of my Canadian doctors did. He recommended surgery, which I am still deciding on. The appointment cost me 105 CAD. I will update this post as the case unfolds.