Recently (10 May), I had a reverse shoulder replacement procedure to reverse a full rotator cuff injury and its related pain that I got in a fall from about 5 feet in the garage four years ago.

There is a good aspect and a bad aspect to this.

The good is that it took me 78 years to make the worst decision of my life.

The bad is that my wife will not let me buy a gun so that I can shoot myself.

 

Oh no, Harold! I thought you were going to be reporting a 180* different outcome. Damn!

I know it's a painful surgery and recovery, from my sister who had it done in the last year. Maybe you'll feel less pain and have more range of motion with more time?

 

So sorry to hear you're suffering, Harry. I know this is a painful process and it takes a good while to heal. I agree with Patty and am hoping you get more range of motion and the pain subsides soon.

 

Harry, how are you going to step in to save the Sox Bullpen?
Give it time. ( said the worst whiner on the board)
When i first saw the post I thought Reverse Mortgage surgery, I was very confused.

 

Hang in there, Harry. If my research is correct, full recovery is at least four months. My brother in law did well with his surgery and is having the other side done soon.
Shoulders are a busy part of our body. They do take some time to heal.

I hope your pain diminishes soon.

I think TX Jim has had that procedure. Maybe he can offer some helpful insight.

 

Shoulder surgery is a tough one! Do your rehab and you will be good as new soon.

 

Wow, all these people having the reverse shoulder replacement joint procedure. I didn't even realize that there WAS such a thing until my cousin had one recently. Does it feel any different to have the ball and socket installed backward with the socket on the arm and the ball on the torso? My understanding was that this method is used when there is too much damage to install the new joint in the conventional manner and that a large amount of the post procedural discomfort comes from the preparation required to accommodate this new configuration.

Best of luck Harry. Hope the pain eases and recovery begins soon.

 

The procedure has been around for a while, and supposedly results are improving. I believe the procedure is used when there is little to no rotator cuff that can be repaired to improve pain/gain motion. My +1 had a severe shoulder injury that was not remedied with three surgeries. He has limited motion, but no pain. He saw an ortho for an issue with the other arm. The ortho saw his bony (no muscle) shoulder and told him he'd be a good candidate for the surgery. Since he's been living with limited range of motion since 2001, but no pain, he figures he's lucky and not looking to fix what is broken, only to possibly end up worse.

 

I'm with Rick and others in no hurry to go under the knife. I was told in 2004 both shoulders were worn out and I've been living with bone on bone pain, especially my right. It prevents me from sleeping on that side and based on certain motions can hurt like hell. I still have pretty good motion but some pulling or pushing motions can test my pain threshold. Thanks for the explanation; I had no idea what the reverse thing was.

Hang in there Harry . . as you well know there's no going back now.

 

[QUOTE=SheDrivesIt;24936208]Wow, My understanding was that this method is used when there is too much damage to install the new joint in the conventional manner and that a large amount of the post procedural discomfort comes from the preparation required to accommodate this new configuration. [QUOTE]

Your understanding is right on the money. In my case, four years ago I took a fall from a high workbench while rummaging through a storge box of fuel injector parts. On the way to the ground I decided to try a parachute landing roll avoid a lot of injury. I pulled it off landing lower leg, upper leg and pushing off with my right hand to roll and then stand erect. I was amazed that I pulled it off at age 74 and then quite pleased with myself. But, the next day I awoke to a shoulder that screamed of pain with the slightest movement. CT scan showed the orthopedic surgeon that I use that I had torn all four of my rotator cuff connections and that it was not repairable. Having been in the OR so many times in the past, I opted to try to live with it but that came to another painful end around the new year.