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Success stories: Reverse shoulder replacement surgery
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Wow! You are lucky. I had shoulder replacement and then the reverse replacement 15 years ago. I remember hurting a lot for a month and then it began to ease up a little. But it still hurt quite a bit for another 6 months Maybe it took so long to heal because I had had such a tough time after the accident . I had no collarbone and they did several bone grafts in that area. My shoulder kept dislocating and they tried surgery to repair it. Together I had surgery on my shoulder 4 times before the reverse replacement. But now it rarely hurts at all and I'm glad I had such excellent care from my doctors in Georgia!!.
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Good evening and thank you for your positive message about the results of your reverse shoulder replacement (RSR). My medical diary has a very similar chapter. Multiple surgeries (3) to try and repair a shoulder injury and dislocation that happened when I fell down a mountain.
The reverse replacement has given me a pain-free shoulder. Although I look a little funny trying to eat an ice cream cone with my right hand...... I can do my Yoga stretches without moaning and groaning from discomfort. I too am impressed with both the obvious surgical experience and the empathic care I received from my surgeon and his "team".
May you continue to have happiness and the causes of happiness.
chris