Mike Toth’s lifelong love for tennis was his ticket to good health, or so it seemed. The active 55-year old Schererville resident also enjoyed weightlifting at the YMCA between matches until he noticed a consistent pain in his right shoulder.
“You could hear it grinding and popping when I moved it in a circular motion,” says Toth. “As the pain got worse, I actually stopped playing tennis because I couldn’t serve.”
Toth suffered from three years until a trusted friend persuaded him to see Orthopedic Surgeon Gregory McComis, MD. After an evaluation and MRI, McComis told Toth he had tears in the cartilage and tendons of his right shoulder resulting from years of physical activity. He needed surgery.
McComis and his team performed Toth’s surgery, taking every measure to ensure the experience was as comfortable as possible.
“Before surgery, the nurse injected a numbing agent into my neck for the pain,” explains Toth. “When I woke up, I received an ice pack and medications to take home.”
Toth went home the same day.
Toth is now back to his active lifestyle. He has eased back into weightlifting and plays tennis every chance he can get.
“I would say I am 100 percent now,” says Toth. “Dr. McComis and his staff were phemonenal.”
Get back on the court with the help of Orthopedic Care at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System.
