Wellness

[riley1]

@hckynut - I remember those rubber type cables well - had one in every color and faithfully used them several times a day.

[highmaintenancejan]

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@lbwshop wrote:

I have a female friend, 72, who tore her rotator cuff last year and had a shoulder replacement instead of a repair.  She was very happy with the outcome, and was not in severe pain post-operatively.  Her orthopedist said that the total replacement was easier to heal from than a repair would have been.

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I have heard this also....I wonder why one is done over the other?  Boy, the rotator cuff surgery is a "B*tch" !!  5 months later and I'm still in pain.

[PilatesLover]

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@tototwo wrote:

@PilatesLover-- just a side note:  Your husband will depend on you for almost everything after the surgery.  Be prepared.  My husband helped me dress and cut up my food for me, among other things....  

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Thank you .... I'm bracing myself for it. 

[tansy]

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@highmaintenancejan wrote:

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@lbwshop wrote:

I have a female friend, 72, who tore her rotator cuff last year and had a shoulder replacement instead of a repair.  She was very happy with the outcome, and was not in severe pain post-operatively.  Her orthopedist said that the total replacement was easier to heal from than a repair would have been.

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I have heard this also....I wonder why one is done over the other?  Boy, the rotator cuff surgery is a "B*tch" !!  5 months later and I'm still in pain.

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Recovering from a recent shoulder replacement is not fun by any means.  Injuries to shoulders are just the pits

[Huge Hannah]

Yep, I rotator cuff tears in both my shoulders. I had to have surgery to repair them, then a course of physical therapy (for each one). My left shoulder is about 85% usable but there are some things I'll never be able to use it for again. My right shoulder is 100% good.

This was several years ago. If I had the same problems today, I'd look into stem cell therapy before choosing surgery (6 weeks in what felt like a strait-jacket was no fun).