I an waiting anxiously for replies. I need to do my left shoulder and then my right, Any more advise our there ?????

Hi Mike ~ This is my first post on the forum! But your post title most definitely got my attention! I have not had the surgery, but my mother has (70); and I've been helping her with it since then. Now, my mom had her operation under an emergency situation (She fractured/dislocated her humerus in China) Also, I have a friend who has had it, she's 50 - and another friend (a tough-as-nail man) age 65. I think age is a big factor; but all agree - you HAVE to do the exercises as prescribed. After the 6 weeks when everything is healed, and they say it's time to push it - do it. I don't want to scare you; but it will hurt. My friend Roy who is a rugged gold prospector and can take anything, said it was the hardest thing he's ever done. But he's happy and has full range of motion. My mother cannot lift her arm, her only use is bending it at the elbow - but again, she was a trauma case. My female friend has about 50% usage, but has trouble when she over does it.

I wish you all the best, and hope you have a speedy recovery.

Melodee

Oh Mike, my best wishes for you and an easy surgery and quick recovery! I'd never heard of such a thing, but my one bit of advice is to be very good about doing the exercises they give you. My mom has had both knees replaced, plus one hip (she walked around on a broken hip for a month before they knew what was wrong, amazingly). She is the most disciplined person I know and did her exercises religiously, and now, except for setting off all the alarms at the airport screening, you'd never know she had the surgeries. Good luck to you, my friend!
Hugs, Robin

Like Margo, I also had rotator cuff surgery, and it was really 2 years before I felt like that was again my dominant arm.

Best advice: Don't get discouraged. Even just using the arm in everyday life gradually improves your function. That estimate they give of 4 months or whatever to recover is the time it takes to get back to using it AT ALL -- NOT the time it takes to get back to using it without pain or really having to be careful.

BethMI

Never heard of such a thing! :shock: But I guess it's just another big joint to the ortho guys. I've had rotator cuff repair, and that was NOT fun. Had to work through painful Physical Therapy for a long time to get full range of motion back. Please keep us posted and know that we will be thinking of you!

My goodness! No idea but they have the other joints to perfection and I'm sure this will be the same. Wishing you all the best though!!

Hello friends -
I am scheduled for shoulder replacement the second week in January. I didn't even know they DID shoulder replacement - I have heard of hip and knee replacement, but this is a new one. Any way - have any of you gone through this? What is your experience with recovery time and physical therapy afterward? I've been told the pain goes away and I am looking forward to that. I I'd really like to hear from anyone else who has actually gone through this procedure. I'm not scared - I'd just like to know as much as possible before going in. Thanks!
Best wishes,
Mike