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Sleeping after reverse shoulder replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 8, 2023 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Chris,
So sorry to hear about your experience and that you needed 3 surgeries! One is bad enough! You were very lucky to come through with just a tilted shoulder. My shoulder ,the new one isn’t tilted so much as shorter than the other one. It sounds like this happened to you awhile ago but do you remember how long it took you to be able to raise your arm,even to touch the top of your head? And how long before you could sleep without worrying about your arm slipping behind you? My pt is going well,but they tell me to be patient and build up my strength.
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Good evening @nonnahelen, I am glad you are being reminded to be patient. I was not so patient. My surgery was in 2011 I believe. And it was right before the Holidays. At the time, I owned an Art Gallery and I remember having our Holiday event for customers. My friend came up to stay with me and help in the gallery. Another friend came to sing Holiday songs in the gallery. We had a major snow storm and customers were arriving from down in the valley where there was no snow. I didn't think they would show up but they did even when they had to take off their shoes and walk through the snow with bare feet.
I also remember seeking relief by going outside during the day and finding a bench to sit on to rest a bit every once in a while. However, pain was not such an issue. The struggle was with physical ability especially at the Christmas holidays because we had to wrap gifts. My other struggle was with washing and styling my hair. I think it was a mess for months.
Good luck to you......be safe and careful. I just remembered that I wore a lot of vests so that I could hold onto the edge with my surgery hand.
May you have happiness and the causes of happiness.
Chris
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Being patient is the hardest thing about recovering from shoulder surgery. I had no pt after my replacement but it took probably 5 months to touch the top of my head and I still can’t reach behind my back to put on a bra. It’s been 10 months since my surgery. Everyone is different but it’s not easy being patient.