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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (18)
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@heyjoe415

Thank you Sue.

I think you've summarized the process behind every successful joint replacement, patience and persistence. Ironically, this is hardest on the very active (people who want to get back to the gym asap) and very inactive people (just not used to the amount of PT required and the time).

Good surgeons are also required, but surgery is the easy part. The weeks and months of rehab are hard because it seems like it will never end. But it does end and the results are almost always great.

I have heard that a lot of people are unhappy with a reverse shoulder replacement. So for Aiden I suggest talking to as many people who have done it as possible. I do believe that with a great surgeon and a lot of personal commitment and work, successful joint replacements can happen.

Joe

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | 3 days ago

@heyjoe415 You are so correct. Surgery is the easy step. It’s the time after surgery where the real work begins. You described me as patient and in most situations I am anything but that. The rehab work with PT and encouragement from a friend who had rotator cuff surgery about the same time I did provided me with a realistic time frame. Also, I learned that shoulders are very small joints and it just takes more time and effort to heal. Ten years after the rotator cuff surgery I had a total hip replacement. The rehab and healing time for my hip was far less painful and time intensive.

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