Good evening, @rethajones I find your reverse shoulder recovery situation a little unusual. I am 82 now and really don't have any discomfort with my RSA shoulder. The surgery was completed when I was about 72. I had a reverse shoulder after 2 attempts at a regular shoulder repair and a cadaver replacement. The early recovery was a bit challenging. I lived at the top of a mountain village and the PT and the surgeon there had never handled a reverse shoulder repair. They chatted together to work out the recovery exercises. One thing that helped was a neighbor who had recently retired from his position as a nationally recognized surgeon.
I remember that he would see me walking my dog in the morning with my sling on. He suggested that it might help to not use the sling to move the healing along. So...he suggested I wear vests and hold on to the front with my hand. It worked and soon I was able to raise my arm up to my head and walk with it "hanging" naturally. Today at 82, you wouldn't be able to guess that it was a replacement.

May you find peace and comfort.
Chris