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Reverse shoulder replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 28 8:58pm | Replies (75)
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@nonnahelen

I feel your frustration. After 12 months,I still cannot reach further than the middle of the back of my head. I am 77 and the surgeon told me the expectations after surgery following fractures like mine,are not as good as after repairs for arthritis. I don’t know which situation prompted your surgery. I am keeping up with exercises,but it is discouraging. I am hoping for better for you if that scar tissue gets taken care of.

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mmccarvi | @mmccarvi | Oct 6 9:44am

I feel your pain ( literally ). After a bicycle accident ( I hit a deer ) my shoulder was severely dislocated and rotator badly torn, combined with three fractures of humerus. I opted for Reverse Replacement after therapy failed, that was a year ago, I am 78. While my surgical team is pleased with recovery, I am not so happy. I still have pain and my dexterity is still limited. I guess I am gonna have to learn to live with it. Good news is I am back playing golf ( handicap up 7 strokes and had to move up a tee box), but I am playing, and am back riding bike but slowed to 10-12 mph and cut distance from 75mi a week to 45 or 50. If I had it to do over again I would not have gotten the reverse shoulder surgery. Now I just have to accept what it is.

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