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Recovery from reverse shoulder replacement

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@tammyglover17

I was wondering what could be wrong in my right shoulder. I had Total Reverse Shoulder Replacement in May, 2023. Now when I reach with that arm or try to pick up something it feels like gravel in my shoulder and a lot of pain. It's 8 months today since my surgery. I was getting along pretty good.

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Hello @tammyglover17, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I combined your discussion with an existing discussion on recovering from a reverse shoulder replacement, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/recovery-from-reverse-shoulder-replacement/.

Here, you can meet other members who have shared their ups & downs with their reverse shoulder replacement recovery. @jprust, @nonnahelen and @hsminc have shared different recovery journeys after their replacements.

@tammyglover17, have you been in contact with your surgeon after your recent turn in recovery? Was there a triggering event that caused the change?

Hopefully you’ve seen your surgeon about this. If you haven’t had a follow up X-ray you should