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Would like others experience on Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Oct 12 10:07am | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
Thank you fo r your reply @pworley1955. Was your husband's surgery on his dominant hand side? Was he able to drive right away or did it take time? What about tasks that take hand skills like cooking? I'm asking because as caregiver those are some of the things I do for my husband.
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Surgery was on nondominant hand. Arm was in sling for 6 weeks, then able to drive as long as not taking any pain meds. Able to do small tasks with hand, cooking would be limited. We did a lot of Door Dash.
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My RSR was dominant right side one year ago. I did take pain meds for a couple weeks but the pain was manageable after that. I couldn’t drive for 6 weeks. We knew I would not be able to do much around the house so we lived on Healthy Choice micro meals for most of our dinners. My husband waited on me for most everything. I had difficulty laying down so slept on my recliner for several weeks. It would be very difficult as a caretaker. You would need help for a while, imo.