msethhunter
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Who's had it, and how bad was it. Looks like I'm going to have to have my right shoulder done. Not looking forward to this at all. I broke it almost 20 years ago, and it now is sore/hurts constantly. DAMN IT!
Shoulder replacement
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Two good friends have had their shoulders done. One in their late 60’s one in his 50’s. Both doing good, I just rode through the Swiss Alps with the one who had it done in his 50’s. I will see if I can get Henry to comment, he is on barf but not active. I do know Henry had a reverse surgery, ball and socket reversed.
I haven’t had a replacement but did have a surgery to remove debris and clean up bone spurs that were tearing up the rotator cuff. At the time, the surgeon said I’d need both shoulders replaced within ten years.
It’s been longer than that and they’re holding up. As My900ss mentioned, I’d look into regenerative treatments, including stem cell if you haven’t already. When you go to a surgeon for diagnosis and treatment, they’re going to go with what they know; surgery.
It’s been longer than that and they’re holding up. As My900ss mentioned, I’d look into regenerative treatments, including stem cell if you haven’t already. When you go to a surgeon for diagnosis and treatment, they’re going to go with what they know; surgery.
I used to manage work comp claims. I had three or four claims that ended up with shoulder replacements. Fairly long recovery but I only remember good results. One was a guy in his early 70s. He went back to work full duty in about 4-5 months. I don't think he needed to work but just enjoyed it. Recovery like that is the exception more than the rule but that guy was motivated to get back to normal.
ExtrF4i
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I had two separate crashes that caused shoulder damage to both shoulders. The left shoulder got a torn labrum that was repaired plus a sub-acromial decompression to remove an unrelated bone spur that was causing bursitis. The other crash destroyed my right shoulder with a FULL separation -- torn AC and CC ligaments plus the end of my collar bone was pulverized into little bits so he just removed the last 1cm of the collar bone plus the cartridge that attached the end of the collar bone to the shoulder.
It has been 20yrs since the left shoulder and about 15 years since the right shoulder. Both shoulders now hurt continuously. Cortisone shots help for a few months then wear off. Based on a recent MRI the doc believes that I have a partially ruptured biceps tendon in both shoulders. This is causing the tendon to be a little slack which allows it to slip in and out of the biceps tendon groove causing irritation/bursitis and also causes the shoulder to move improperly -- grinding instead of gliding.
At some point the tendon will fully rupture so he is urging me to get on the table to re-anchor the tendon which he believes will fix everything. He is a little cautious because of my age (51) and he says that the longer I wait the slimmer the chance of success as the tendon does not heal well the older I get.
Just not looking forward to the long recovery. The arm needs to be immobilized in a sling for 6 weeks before I can even begin PT then that takes around 6 months. Then I get to do the other shoulder.
The long and short of it -- the recovery from shoulder surgery SUCKS. It is slow and painful. But, you have to work through it and stick with the Physical Therapy.
It has been 20yrs since the left shoulder and about 15 years since the right shoulder. Both shoulders now hurt continuously. Cortisone shots help for a few months then wear off. Based on a recent MRI the doc believes that I have a partially ruptured biceps tendon in both shoulders. This is causing the tendon to be a little slack which allows it to slip in and out of the biceps tendon groove causing irritation/bursitis and also causes the shoulder to move improperly -- grinding instead of gliding.
At some point the tendon will fully rupture so he is urging me to get on the table to re-anchor the tendon which he believes will fix everything. He is a little cautious because of my age (51) and he says that the longer I wait the slimmer the chance of success as the tendon does not heal well the older I get.
Just not looking forward to the long recovery. The arm needs to be immobilized in a sling for 6 weeks before I can even begin PT then that takes around 6 months. Then I get to do the other shoulder.
The long and short of it -- the recovery from shoulder surgery SUCKS. It is slow and painful. But, you have to work through it and stick with the Physical Therapy.
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HappyHighwayman
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Didn't even know it was a thing!
Good luck
Good luck
Entoptic
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I’m a little over one year out from my should surgery/bicep snip and anchor. Lots of movement but it’s tight. Pain is all gone. Recovery was emotional but it worked.
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ExtrF4i
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Please tell me more!!
-How old are you?
-How long was it before you felt that you had a reasonable amount of use out of the shoulder as well as how long it took to get good use out of the bicep? Granted, it probably took longer to get fully recovered.
-Was it a painful recovery? My doc assures me that it will be a piece of cake compared to the other injuries / surgery I have already had.
-What was your pain like before the surgery? Mine is constant and feels like it is deep in the middle of the joint. I can no longer sleep on my stomach with my arms up under the pillow as this motion is unbearable.
-What do you mean by "lot's of movement"?
I will respond with my experience with Labrum Tear and Bicep relocation surgery.
-How old are you? 47 but probably waited 6 years more than I should have.
-How long was it before you felt that you had a reasonable amount of use out of the shoulder as well as how long it took to get good use out of the bicep? I had mine early March and I am back in the gym doing about 80% of what I was doing before. There is still pain and stiffness in the joint but I am forcing it every day to stretch it out and use it and it gets less and less every time.
Granted, it probably took longer to get fully recovered.
-Was it a painful recovery? My doc assures me that it will be a piece of cake compared to the other injuries / surgery I have already had. Everyone told me it would be horrible but I took one narcotic pill while in the hospital right after surgery and slept all day then after that it was strictly Ibuprofen and I was able to get off that in about a weekish to only taking it when I screwed up and did something to cause me pain.
-What was your pain like before the surgery? Mine is constant and feels like it is deep in the middle of the joint. I can no longer sleep on my stomach with my arms up under the pillow as this motion is unbearable. I was in the same spot before and am now able to sleep with my arm under me on that side. when moving still have to be careful about rotating it under my body as that does make it twinge.
-What do you mean by "lot's of movement"? For me, the only thing that really still causes an issue is direct to the side raises and the motion where I reach to my left side back of my shorts and pull up that causes some discomfort. But I have noticed now that I am working out again some of these things are becoming easier causing less issue. I still get pain sometimes but I am not babying the shoulder this far out from surgery and I find the more I kind of push myself the better it gets.
-How old are you? 47 but probably waited 6 years more than I should have.
-How long was it before you felt that you had a reasonable amount of use out of the shoulder as well as how long it took to get good use out of the bicep? I had mine early March and I am back in the gym doing about 80% of what I was doing before. There is still pain and stiffness in the joint but I am forcing it every day to stretch it out and use it and it gets less and less every time.
Granted, it probably took longer to get fully recovered.
-Was it a painful recovery? My doc assures me that it will be a piece of cake compared to the other injuries / surgery I have already had. Everyone told me it would be horrible but I took one narcotic pill while in the hospital right after surgery and slept all day then after that it was strictly Ibuprofen and I was able to get off that in about a weekish to only taking it when I screwed up and did something to cause me pain.
-What was your pain like before the surgery? Mine is constant and feels like it is deep in the middle of the joint. I can no longer sleep on my stomach with my arms up under the pillow as this motion is unbearable. I was in the same spot before and am now able to sleep with my arm under me on that side. when moving still have to be careful about rotating it under my body as that does make it twinge.
-What do you mean by "lot's of movement"? For me, the only thing that really still causes an issue is direct to the side raises and the motion where I reach to my left side back of my shorts and pull up that causes some discomfort. But I have noticed now that I am working out again some of these things are becoming easier causing less issue. I still get pain sometimes but I am not babying the shoulder this far out from surgery and I find the more I kind of push myself the better it gets.
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Entoptic
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Responses below to my lvl 4 slap tear which required relocating the bicep tendon, cleaning out bone spurs and shaving down the bone where my inflammed bursa was. The doc even removed my bursa.
-How old are you?
41 however surgery was on my 40th bday.
-How long was it before you felt that you had a reasonable amount of use out of the shoulder as well as how long it took to get good use out of the bicep? Granted, it probably took longer to get fully recovered.
After the first few days I could move my arm and was put into a sling that ensure my bicep would not be used. I was able to slowly get in and out of button up shirts. 4 months after surgery I started working out again. It was slow at first but after I regain confidence I regularly was doing 200 pushups a day and teaching martial arts. With that being said, 1 year to fully feel good. Not worrying about it anymore.
-Was it a painful recovery? My doc assures me that it will be a piece of cake compared to the other injuries / surgery I have already had.
It was very painful for me and I just stayed on top of the meds for a month. The doc did a lot more then just cutting and replacing my bicep tendon however the majority of pain came from the anchor area which is to be expected.
-What was your pain like before the surgery? Mine is constant and feels like it is deep in the middle of the joint. I can no longer sleep on my stomach with my arms up under the pillow as this motion is unbearable.
Before the surgery it’s was a full pain that by the end of the day was making me hate my life. Couldn’t sleep on it etc. I was still teaching martial arts and I’m sure that played into my pain.
-What do you mean by "lot's of movement"?
I have full movement of the joint again with no pain. Sometimes there is tightness but I can work that out with stretching. Currently I’m back teaching and routinely fight full contact with weapons and all the way to the ground stuff. I’d say I’m good to go but at the same time I was religious about PT and strength training.
-How old are you?
41 however surgery was on my 40th bday.
-How long was it before you felt that you had a reasonable amount of use out of the shoulder as well as how long it took to get good use out of the bicep? Granted, it probably took longer to get fully recovered.
After the first few days I could move my arm and was put into a sling that ensure my bicep would not be used. I was able to slowly get in and out of button up shirts. 4 months after surgery I started working out again. It was slow at first but after I regain confidence I regularly was doing 200 pushups a day and teaching martial arts. With that being said, 1 year to fully feel good. Not worrying about it anymore.
-Was it a painful recovery? My doc assures me that it will be a piece of cake compared to the other injuries / surgery I have already had.
It was very painful for me and I just stayed on top of the meds for a month. The doc did a lot more then just cutting and replacing my bicep tendon however the majority of pain came from the anchor area which is to be expected.
-What was your pain like before the surgery? Mine is constant and feels like it is deep in the middle of the joint. I can no longer sleep on my stomach with my arms up under the pillow as this motion is unbearable.
Before the surgery it’s was a full pain that by the end of the day was making me hate my life. Couldn’t sleep on it etc. I was still teaching martial arts and I’m sure that played into my pain.
-What do you mean by "lot's of movement"?
I have full movement of the joint again with no pain. Sometimes there is tightness but I can work that out with stretching. Currently I’m back teaching and routinely fight full contact with weapons and all the way to the ground stuff. I’d say I’m good to go but at the same time I was religious about PT and strength training.
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msethhunter
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Thanks for all the replies. Lots of good info.
Who makes the piece in your shoulder Sharxfan? Have you had any issues with it popping out?
Who makes the piece in your shoulder Sharxfan? Have you had any issues with it popping out?
Sorry was responding to ExtrF4i. I had a torn Labrum repair and a bicep tendon relocation. But I am following because according to the ortho I will have to have a complete shoulder replacement later in life.
Let me look around I think there was a thread on another forum I am a member of and they had a lot of guys talking about it.
Let me look around I think there was a thread on another forum I am a member of and they had a lot of guys talking about it.
You know, I hadn’t thought about how many of our cases were motorcycle related. I’ve dislocated each shoulder several times each, but never in a moto crash. A couple of guys clearly said they’d crashed but I wonder if most of us hurt them that way?