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becky16184
becky16184

I had shoulder surgery 5 weeks ago.  They shaved down the bone, and repaired the tendon which had a hole in it, and drilled in 4 anchors.  My mobility is still so limited.  It is getting very depressing.  Will I ever feel normal agaiN?

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  • sean66
    sean66 becky16184

    Posted

    Hi Becky,

    I had the surgery two weeks ago today, I'm not 100% sure what he did but I know he was going to shave the bone down, its been sore over christmas and movement fairly limited, I am back driving with some pain on the gear changes, but seem to be improving a small bit everyday, just managed to get a fairly tight shirt on, which is a first sine the op, give it a chance and I'm sure it will improve, fingers crossed

    • becky16184
      becky16184 sean66

      Posted

      it sure is slow going.  good luck on your recovery
  • deb34467
    deb34467 becky16184

    Posted

    It's been 5 months since my last surgery. I've had 3 in a yr. Recovery is slow and tests your patience. Just do as you're told and do the p.t. You will get better. Maybe not 100% but you will feel normal again at some point. My Dr said 3 to six months. Good luck and hope things start looking up for you.

  • Dee1963
    Dee1963 becky16184

    Posted

    Hi Becky, I got FS due to an injury in May, I had surgery in Aug ACR and MUA this was done at the stage where the pain had almost stopped. I was having physiotherapy twice a week, then went to once a week (I was exercising at home as well) I can now spread it out to once a fortnight. Once I started back at work ft I stopped doing exercises because I wasn't seeing any improvement I had plateaued. Well with not doing any exercises at home I felt that I was starting to improve (I do administration so I do use my left arm alot) I went and had physiotherapy the other day and after it I basically had full ROM and it has continued to stay. My shoulder still gets a little sore but I'm truly at the end of it all, 4 months after surgery. The surgery was definitely worth doing. The Dr said my shoulder capsule was 6 times the thickness that it should be and for that to break down without surgery it would have taken so much longer to recover.

  • frozen_stiff
    frozen_stiff becky16184

    Posted

    Did the surgeon tell you the prospects and time line prior to the surgery?
    • becky16184
      becky16184 frozen_stiff

      Posted

      the  dr said 6 weeks and I would be back to normal.  hahaha.  Now he wants to do the manual manipulation, but said as hard as the scar tissue is, there is a risk for broken bones.  Not feeling too good about anything these days.
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