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Very nervous about this. Shaving A/C, repairing Labral tear and cutting bicep muscle...
Anyone else willing to share simular surgery and how it went?
I live by myself so I guess I'll be becoming left handed real soon lol.
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Roberta265 IMS
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I am just starting my 13th week after rotator cuff surgery. Only the last couple of weeks has the pain lessened. Though I still had pain in my shoulder, I felt the majority of the pain during those weeks was in the bicep tendon. For about 10 weeks, I was taking 2 -3 opiod pills a day. The pain was unbearable and I watched the clock until I could take my next pill. Then suddenly the pain cloud lifted about week 11 when I either now take no pills, 1/2 pill or one maybe before or after therapy. I still have pain, but it is manageble with Motrin. A couple of milestones I've noticed this week is that I can now tip back in my chair, with both hands clapsed behind my head (I didn't even realize I was doing this). Another milestone this week is that I can fasten my bra from the back. It hurts a bit, but I can do it. Anyway, you will get through this day by day. Keep posting on your progress. WIshing you well.
Kristen2017 IMS
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Hope you are making it through so far and I know how hard it is to do this alone, so hopefully you've got some help. I'm approaching week 6 and hoping to be released to do pt because I have torn my other shoulder, which hurts now worse than the shoulder surgery did before surgery! So, be positive, it gets you through a lot!!
richella_40978 Kristen2017
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