Physical Therapy
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Just wondering how long you all went to physical therapy. Not home exercises, but going into a therapy office. Especially if you had repeat surgery or an extensive procedure. I've been going for a little over 3 months. When I saw my surgeon last week, he was giving me a little grief over extending therapy another 6 weeks. I don't feel like I'm ready to stop. I feel like we have gone this far, why stop before we are done? I just started the strengthening part, and I still don't have full unassisted range of motion. My therapist feels 5 months is about right. It makes me feel like my surgeon thinks I'm not going to get any better 
This is my 3rd surgery in 2 1/2 years and I, and my therapist, are being super cautious because this is my last chance. It seems like if I want to go to therapy, it's my choice. Why does the surgeon care? It doesn't affect him. That's why I wonder if the surgeon has given up on me. I happen to have very good insurance which gives me 75 visits a year.
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mia98887 grammie48
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Everyone is so different as far as PT and their surgeries!
I am now 5 1/2 months postop. And I look forward to seeing my physical therapist once a week. If I could afford it I would go to her 2-3 times a week but my insurance doesn’t cover physical therapy at all.
After she’s worked on me and stretched and massaged me, I feel so much better at least for two or three days then it starts tightening up again. I do my own exercises but they don’t do the same.
I just can’t get in there underneath the armpit and into the rotator like she can. That’s what keeps it loose not just stretches and exercises.
I’ll go for 1 more month & continue with my acupuncture, massage, and cupping from my acupuncturist in between! That seems to help also.
kelly28645 grammie48
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I've been going since may and it will be 6 mos by the time I'm done. still working on strengthening.
grammie48
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I finally wrapped up physical therapy the 2nd week of September. So that was 5 1/2 months of therapy, and 7 months post op. Now I rarely think about using my shoulder. I just do what I have to do and the more I use it, the better it is. Very few things cause any kind of pain. I will never have the strength to lift anything more than 10 pounds over my head. I'm okay with that. This has been a long process for me. 3 years since I was injured.That being said, I am now back in PT for a few weeks because of upper back and neck pain. I'm pretty sure that is from the trauma of 3 surgeries, all that time in a sling and holding my body at an odd angle to protect my shoulder. This is will be pretty short term. Just a wrap up of the whole procedure.