Shoulder Surgery
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kitniyatran
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I had a four anchor rotator cuff repair of my right shoulder in October 2013. I believe morphine was what I had, and it definitely helps, as the pain is intense(to tears). I would think PT is essential; I've met people who said they had torn rotator cuffs and never had surgery but I don't think they gained full use, which you should, mostly, if you follow the PT.
I'm not sure about the guitar, I think I went from October to at least December, probably. I think it was March of 2014 I found my Guild JF 30 so I was better enough to play by then but I don't think I was at the end of December. I do remember managing to wedge the guitar(arch backed D25) between my arm and my chest so I could try to do a little something but it took a while to be up to really playing .
Now that I'm almost 70, 10 years later, I frequently have a little bit of ache in my shoulder, but nowhere near as bad as the psoriatic arthritis in my fingers.
I hope you're healing goes well, and be faithful with your PT; you'll thank yourself for it later.
I'm not sure about the guitar, I think I went from October to at least December, probably. I think it was March of 2014 I found my Guild JF 30 so I was better enough to play by then but I don't think I was at the end of December. I do remember managing to wedge the guitar(arch backed D25) between my arm and my chest so I could try to do a little something but it took a while to be up to really playing .
Now that I'm almost 70, 10 years later, I frequently have a little bit of ache in my shoulder, but nowhere near as bad as the psoriatic arthritis in my fingers.
I hope you're healing goes well, and be faithful with your PT; you'll thank yourself for it later.
Neal
Hang in there like a hair on a biscuit. Procede carefully - imagine driving 18 wheeler down Pikes Peak - take no chances.
Hang in there like a hair on a biscuit. Procede carefully - imagine driving 18 wheeler down Pikes Peak - take no chances.
Neal
Senior Member
So far, so good. Sleep remains a little hard to come by, five days after surgery. But the pain level is way down.
My arm looks like someone took a baseball bat to it. All different colors a bruise can make! Completely normal.
I am walking at least a hour per day. It is supposed to promote healing. Plus, it gets me out of the house for a while, relieving the otherwise unrelenting boredom!
My arm looks like someone took a baseball bat to it. All different colors a bruise can make! Completely normal.
I am walking at least a hour per day. It is supposed to promote healing. Plus, it gets me out of the house for a while, relieving the otherwise unrelenting boredom!