Re: Replacement shoulder surgury

"KIEL'S" <pdmrwk@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Looking for person who has had or knows of issues relating to recovery?
> Question to include age, reason for, problems and success.
> I'm 69 with no cartlidge as I'm told in my shoulder and appear to be a
> candidate.
> Thanks, bob
>
>
Hi Bob,,, I have sent this to another newsgroup in hopes of a reply that
will help you. I do remember that people say that once done,, since it is
not a weight bearing joint,,, and recovery is over,,,,, its over and no more
problems.
Harv

Hi Bob,
I've had both of my shoulders replaced. It did take a while post op but the
shoulders are essentially pain free.

i was 39 and 41 at the time of the surgeries (due to RA). it was slow
recovery and rehab is painful. but worth it once you get through it.
neither shoulder has full range of motion. i can raise the arms to app
shoulder height. that is mainly due to crummy rotator cuffs. one rule of
thumb is that you generally recover only to your pre op range of motion.
but keep in mind that motion won't hurt. shoulder replacement is done
mainly for pain relief and pain free function.

as harv said shoulders do tend to last a while because they are non weight
bearing so the hope is you won't have to do this again

karen

"Harvey R. Stone" <hrstone@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> "KIEL'S" <pdmrwk@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:13l8n7vjtjhak6a@corp.supernews.com...
>> Looking for person who has had or knows of issues relating to recovery?
>> Question to include age, reason for, problems and success.
>> I'm 69 with no cartlidge as I'm told in my shoulder and appear to be a
>> candidate.
>> Thanks, bob
>>
>>
> Hi Bob,,, I have sent this to another newsgroup in hopes of a reply that
> will help you. I do remember that people say that once done,, since it is
> not a weight bearing joint,,, and recovery is over,,,,, its over and no
> more problems.
> Harv
>