Reminds me of an old Henny Youngman joke:My right rotator cuff is torn in three places
Neal, my fondest and best wishes for good results from your surgery today. Hang tough!My right rotator cuff is torn in three places, in addition to my bicep tendon. Guitar playing, and anything else requiring a functional right arm, has become increasingly difficult. I tried rehab, but it was not successful. I am left with a choice: surgery and its aftermath, or limited use of my right arm for the rest of my life.
The choice is easy. I go under the knife tomorrow. I have an excellent surgeon, who has already fixed one bicep tear, three trigger fingers, and both carpal tunnels.
Has anyone else had rotator cuff surgery on LTG, and if so, how long until I can strum a few chords again?
Very important point. I had a surgery about 12 years ago. I was prescribed pain meds, which I decided I didn't need. BIG delusion. I finally took the pain meds!"It doesn't hurt so I don't need pain meds"
This right here ^^^ and also what GAD said!! The pain meds are for a reason. Nerve blocks work really well for a short time. After that, there is pain. I know the whole world is nuts about opioid addiction, and it is an actual thing. But for what they give you for one surgery? Guarding the shoulder/knee/hip, whichever part they fix is not good and controlling pain allows you to move and complete your PT and live your life in relative peace. You're not going to become a raging Fenanyl addict from one surgery. They'll likely give you Percocet. Even after 4 replacement surgeries in a row (knee, hip, knee, hip) over a 2 year 3 month period, it was fine. Now on the last one they did have to increase the dose, because your body builds up a tolerance. But even then, at the end, I just did a slow tapering dose and then done. Pain will slow down your rehab and healing.Very important point. I had a surgery about 12 years ago. I was prescribed pain meds, which I decided I didn't need. BIG delusion. I finally took the pain meds!
Thanks, everyone!
The surgery went well. It got a little dicey last night once the nerve block wore off, despite having taken an oxycodone and two ibuprofen tablets beforehand.
I finally abandoned the recliner about 4 am after getting zero sleep, and found relief lying on my good side on the couch with a large pillow propping up my repaired arm just so.
Now I have a good plan in place that will allow for some reliable sleep!
Good to hear it went well. Yeah, sleeping is kind of a puzzle for a while, but it sounds like you have that sorted. Recovery will take a while, but you will literally get out of it what you put into it. Once you get cleared to start doing PT, you can really start to track your progress, its slow, but measurable. Hang in there!Thanks, everyone!
The surgery went well. It got a little dicey last night once the nerve block wore off, despite having taken an oxycodone and two ibuprofen tablets beforehand.
I finally abandoned the recliner about 4 am after getting zero sleep, and found relief lying on my good side on the couch with a large pillow propping up my repaired arm just so.
Now I have a good plan in place that will allow for some reliable sleep!
Hooray!Got a great night’s sleep and awoke to almost no pain whatsoever. I’m now off the opioids and taking only Tylenol, alternating with doses with ibuprofen.
This is exactly true. And don't give the opioids away yet. Once you start PT they may help you to push yourself, which is how you get the most benefit. And who wants to suffer? Good job!!I've posted this before, but here goes again. I worked in a hospital and developed a rule of thumb: Post hip replacements -- pretty happy patients; Post knee replacements -- a little grouchy; Post shoulder surgery -- stay the hell away from them! Mend fast!
Good news! Just be very careful while it heals. Follow instructions to the letter, and even be over cautious.Got a great night’s sleep and awoke to almost no pain whatsoever. I’m now off the opioids and taking only Tylenol, alternating with doses with ibuprofen.
Uke,I've posted this before, but here goes again. I worked in a hospital and developed a rule of thumb: Post hip replacements -- pretty happy patients; Post knee replacements -- a little grouchy; Post shoulder surgery -- stay the hell away from them! Mend fast!
Neal,Got a great night’s sleep and awoke to almost no pain whatsoever. I’m now off the opioids and taking only Tylenol, alternating with doses with ibuprofen.