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@barocco

I am now 9 months out from the reverse shoulder replacement that I was dreading in the post you referenced, and am happy to say that surgery went very well, no intense pain afterwards, just the same dull recovery ache feeling I had with my knee replacement surgery. PT went well, I have regained my vertical stretch about equal to my other arm, and most importantly no more constant arthritis pain. I rarely think about my shoulder during the course of the day. I am glad I had it done. I had no underlying problems, other than the arthosis, bone on bone lack of cartilage, and some frayed rotator cuff muscles, so no complications like some others here have had to deal with.

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@ddsack Glad to hear you are doing so well. I had my RSR four years ago. Everything was great and my ROM was more than I expected. Now my shoulder motion is now so great. I was told because of my bone structure, this is as good as it gets. There is some pain and lifting can be a problem. So for now, I get injections in my shoulder every 4 months. This really helps with everyday chores. Keep up the PT and exercise that helps also. Nice to hear of successes from other people. I need the other shoulder to have an RSR done but have been putting it off but the pain is not so bad yet. Safe healthy and active. KLH