Shoulder joint replacement recovery time

rTSR on 5/1/25. Okay to begin hitting tennis balls on 8/1/25 after good X-Ray. Goal to start playing tennis on 11/1/25. Skiing after 3 months is most likely too soon but it’s up to you and your doctor. Poling would be stressful and you don’t want to fall on your new hardware. Cross country skiing would be okay I think. I am walking 4 miles a day with trekking poles and it helps the shoulders.

Good luck.

In response to "Will I be able to ski in January after an October 28 surgery? I’m extremely fearful of being sedentary." ....

If this is a regular and not a reverse TSR, you likely will only be starting on formal rehab work at the end of November, so skiing in January would have only given you a little more than a month of rehab, you'd be risking all your healing progress and new damage if you should dig down for hard twists or take a fall, even if you managed to regain enough shoulder strength by then. So I'd guess you'd be advised no skiing this winter.

I sympathize about the reduced activity level you'll be forced into for a while, but there is always treadmills and stationary bikes - boring, I know, but still a way to work off nervous energy without stressing the surgical shoulder. Your surgeon's office should be providing you with material ahead of time describing the timeline and steps in recovery, some have scheduled classes or videos they provide. Everyone reacts to surgery differently, so aside from general expectations, there are no guarantees on how fast you will heal.

Good luck! Mine (both) never got better. One is always coming out of socket (dr says I’m liing) and it feels like a broken bone the other one is totally numb. According to staff only fix is2 more surgeries-of course more $ for him… he does dress nice though. So there is that I suppose