Good afternoon @crash87473gmailcom, Welcome, welcome, welcome to Connect. I am glad I get to meet you within minutes of your arrival. As mentors, we have all been there done that in some way, and have patient memories to share and help others. It just so happens that I also have had a reverse total shoulder replacement. It was much needed after falling down a mountain and dislocating my shoulder in addition to breaking my elbow in a few places.

The shoulder surgery did not present a painful and difficult recovery. Your shoulder will most likely be in an immobilizer sling. You may also want to make sure you have an ice machine to keep the surgical area cold to prevent swelling. If you can......find a way to protect your shoulder during sleep at night. I found it easiest to keep the surgical shoulder close to the body by using a T-shirt to just pull over your head...no arms in the armholes.

So...you can begin PT when your surgeon feels you are ready to start with arm circles or some other small movement. And then you may feel ready to go to work....not to hit the floor running but to do whatever doesn't place your surgery at risk?

I don't know what you do......so can't predict how long it will be before you can go back to work. Have you asked that question of your surgeon? I think I went back to work within two weeks because I owned the business and needed to at least put in an appearance so my customers trusted that I wasn't running out on them.

When you say that there is no light duty.....what do you mean? Remember, you do not want to take any chances with your new shoulder. Also, in some states, you are not allowed to drive while using a sling.

May you find comfort and ease.
Chris