[Kistle]

Good updates. I had mine done 2.5 weeks ago and it has been brutal. Way more pain than I was expecting. And I have been through lower back surgery (laminectomy and vertebral fusion) and this was worse, for sure.

I did have two (supra and infra) full thickness tears with both tendons completely detached. Also had some significant bone removed in two places, clavicle and acromion. Lastly, they debrided some fraying of the labrum in that shoulder, so a fair amount of work was done.

Surgeon said that due to the amount of work, he wants me in the immobilizer sling for a full six weeks and no active therapy until then. I am concerned about that for multiple reasons, but he is a highly respected and in-demand orthopedic surgeon, so I will be following his orders. Until then, I am just doing the passive hanging "pendulum" swings and my range of motion is already a tiny fraction of normal, i.e. maybe 30 degrees. In my case, I am prepared for therapy to be excruciating.

I only took the pain pills for the first 5 days after surgery, and have used Tylenol as needed since then. I suspect I will have to break out the "good stuff" again once therapy starts.

Quick question for dw1.....what is 'a/r' referring to in your post?


JA