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RE: Shoulder - jaybreak - 12-21-2018 (12-19-2018, 10:39 PM)forrealone Wrote: Hey Jay Thank you This means a lot to me. Thanks everyone for being patient with me. The surgery went well. The nurses were sweethearts and the anesthesiologist talked my ear off (in a good way). The calcium that was removed was extensive enough that I needed rotator cuff repair, so I will be in a sling for a month or so, with a good time spent in PT. Not sure how long that will be. I see the surgeon for a follow up on Jan 3rd. I'm catching up on online stuff the next few days. There's a lot to get to. But thanks everyone for sticking with me RE: Shoulder - Ed Hurst - 12-21-2018 It blesses us to read a good report. Our Lord hears our prayers. RE: Shoulder - forrealone - 12-22-2018 (12-21-2018, 06:04 PM)jaybreak Wrote:(12-19-2018, 10:39 PM)forrealone Wrote: Hey Jay During each of my surgeries, my PT really did not encourage the sling use very much. The problem, unless you are doing your exercises frequently enough, is that the lack of motion can encourage buildup of scar tissue that will definitely interfere with proper healing and mobility. Just throwing that out there. RE: Shoulder - jaybreak - 12-22-2018 (12-22-2018, 10:55 AM)forrealone Wrote:(12-21-2018, 06:04 PM)jaybreak Wrote:(12-19-2018, 10:39 PM)forrealone Wrote: Hey Jay I understand. The nurses did give me exercises to do already, which I've started, twice a day. They're not weight-bearing, mostly arm-swinging and stretching. I was kind of surprised I could do things so soon after surgery. It does hurt a little to do them but then again, everything kinda hurts. I just don't want to do more permanent damage. RE: Shoulder - forrealone - 12-22-2018 Sounds good, Jay! RE: Shoulder - jaybreak - 01-05-2019 I had my follow up with the surgeon. He said everything is looking good. I can finally rid myself of this accursed sling on the 16th this month. I'm thinking of burning it. He also gave me images of what he did during the operation, which I was kinda hoping for. I'm not squeamish at all and it's one of the only chances I'd get to see part of my insides, so why not? Thanks for the prayers, folks. RE: Shoulder - forrealone - 01-06-2019 (01-05-2019, 11:04 PM)jaybreak Wrote: I had my follow up with the surgeon. He said everything is looking good. I can finally rid myself of this accursed sling on the 16th this month. I'm thinking of burning it. All good news, Jay. Very happy to hear it! RE: Shoulder - jaybreak - 02-01-2019 An update: 2 weeks into PT and things are going fine. I just started incorporating strength exercises into the daily routine. Therapist is seeing improvement in range of motion...measurements on some days show more improvement than ithers. The important thing is that I don't regress into a narrower range of motion (which I'm not). Sleep is still a challenge, but I think I have the right setup now. Still in the chair; I've tried a few times on the couch and in bed, but I just move around too much and it disturbs the shoulder. Per aspera ad astra. RE: Shoulder - Ed Hurst - 02-01-2019 You may recall it was similar for me after the collision. It was weeks before I could move from sleeping in the recliner to staying the whole night in bed. But as your Latin motto implies, if we keep struggling through adversity, it marks us as children of Heaven. It's not the success, but the attitude. RE: Shoulder - jaybreak - 05-03-2019 An update. I saw the surgeon last week, and he doesn't think I need any more therapy. I wasn't sure about that, so he wrote me another Rx for PT, just in case. My therapist wants a few more sessions to make sure I can do what I need to do, to take semi-final measurements, etc. My ultimate goals might've been a little higher than some people my age: getting back to lifting and exercising like I used to. All of that is met now except for overhead type of exercises, which I can only do with no or very little weight. After PT, the residual pains from motion, if any, clear up months down the road. I have a few of those but they are negligible. |