melking
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I strongly advise against shoulder surgery. If you can't stand the pain you have currently you damn sure can't stand the pain of the surgery. OUCH!!!!
Nope. Takes longer than that....M-5":363991jv said:Hope it gets to feeling better. From what I've seen it takes about 4 to 6 weeks before its tolerable.
Same heredun":363991jv said:Mine took almost 2 years before the pain was less than it had been before surgery
waiting to get it done doesn't help your odds of a successful outcome.Williamsv":363991jv said:I have heard this same thing about pain from several others. That is one reason I keep telling my husband not to have it done.I surely hope yours will soon be much better and you will be free of pain.
Had mine done about 3 years after injury. Wasn't all that bad of injury so I thought. I had torn rotar cuff and a torn lateral. Fixing the lateral helped but I retore the rotor cuff either in pt or as I woke up from surgery. Dock said I had a 50 % chance a second surgery would fix it. Although I don't have near the strength as before, I am mostly pain free and can actually raise my arm above my head, something that was painful prior to surgery, but it did take over a year after I quit therapy for that.TCRanch":363991jv said:My husband had it done twice on one shoulder, once on the other. Just make sure you keep up on the pain meds before the pain kicks in and as much as it hurts, PT is necessary. Vicariously feel your pain and hope you heal quickly.
Oh yeah. Pain meds are your friend for sure. Use them, get ahead of it and stay their. Do the pt, but be sure they don't let you do yourself harm. I tolerated more pain during therapy than I should have. I know I woke up with intense pain and reflexes made me move before I was fully awake but it was probably in therapy Where I let them take me to far to fast and retore mine.melking":1yad10kp said:I strongly advise against shoulder surgery. If you can't stand the pain you have currently you be nice sure can't stand the pain of the surgery. OUCH!!!!