Rotatory Cuff and Cyst Surgery

[TNJAKE]

Better stock up on chicken livers! Hope you mend fast

 

[pc farmer]

Better stock up on chicken livers! Hope you mend fast

Well it's pure protein so it should help with the healing process

 

[TNJAKE]

Well it's pure protein so it should help with the healing process

I agree. It’s basically medicine

 

[Fueling Around]

After knee surgery I started Glucosamine Chondroitin supplements. Wished I would have thought for you to start them when this thread started.
Ortho Doc doesn't believe in them and he said I would need cushioning shots to relieve my knee pain due to osteoarthritis. Well 10 years later and I haven't had any shots and my knee is fine.
The other knee is a pia after a Baker Cyst rupture. Holy Crap that hurt.
I probably should have had meniscus surgery, but it has mostly self healed. Exercise keeps me moving.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Surgery done, large triangular bone spurs cpl tears in the RC and cyat removed. Sitting in tbe recliner now.

Thanks for all info peeps, put alot of that info in place before today

Now time to heal

 

[Brokenhandle]

Wishing you a good recovery!

Ryan

 

[Fueling Around]

Wishing you well the next 48 hours and the long recovery.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Good deal... better living/comfortability is on the way... The opiode constapation that's coming is gonna suck though... But once you get through that.. It will all be good ...

 

[GATOR240]

I had rotator cuff surgery a little over a year ago, along with a torn labrum and (in the doctors words) a shredded bicep. As for you're bicep, listen to what the other members on this thread have advised - they are spot on ( I can't add anymore than what they said). Above all, listen to you're therapists and do not rush it ! Good luck!

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

So far, so good. Im having very minor discomfort at the moment. Ive only taken the perocet for sleep last cpl nites, just going to try ibuprofen tonite.

Dr said I can do some very basic pt starting Tuesday, sling off, swing arm back and forth and do some twisting w it. Can also take a real shower Tuesday also.

Go back to Dr on 12/3. Ending up having a large triangular bone spur, the cyst in the joint and two tears in the rotator cuff, luckily no bicep repair

 

[Fueling Around]

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Dr said I can do some very basic pt starting Tuesday, sling off, swing arm back and forth and do some twisting w it. Can also take a real shower Tuesday also.
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Take the Percoset before the round of PT and after. They are going to help hurt you

 

[nomoreusmc]

They are going to help hurt you

Quite possibly the most accurate thing I've heard about the physical terrorist

 

[RoadRunner18]

I have had rotator cuff surgery twice on the left shoulder. First week after the surgery you wont be able to move your arm. After the second week you may get back some motion, but not much. As others have said, take your time, and do the rehab religiously to regain full range of motion. If you don't regain range of motion you will have problems down the road.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Well Kevin, how's the shoulder and rehab?

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Started pt today, gotta say it feels so much better after today, still a long way to go, but def feels much looser and dont feel like I need to keep my elbow tucked in. The therapist did a liot of stretching with my right arm and although a lil uncomfortable at the moment, it felt better by the time I left.

The therapist gave me 4-5 exercises today so Ill start those at home tomorrow. He also told me to start not tp wear the sling as much and hed like to see me by week 5 not wearing the sling.

Still have some challenges but overall feeling pretty good, now just to be able to sleep on my own bed, thanks for asking

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

now just to be able to sleep on my own bed,

I been through two and not being able to sleep in a bed was the worse! Good luck.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Most mornings here lately, Im usually awake before my wife, so I get up, make coffee (turn the coffee maker on, its already set up), pour two cups of coffee and go to our room and lay in bed with her till she has to get up and go to work.

So morning after PT report, woke up this morn and shoulder was hurting but nothing a few Advil didnt cure. I'll do my exercises here in a bit, have a couple things I need to do first.

 

[poacherjoe]

Glad your improving , The PT is the critical part , Don't overdo it but make sure you do the required workouts . I go in next week for possible knee replacement . I'm still looking for the total body replacement but it's not available yet .

 

[waylly747]

Return to normal activity takes 4 to 6 months depending on the repair depth. Bone spurs require debridement which increases the initial inflammatory response and pain levels for the first few weeks. When I had my scope done at Michael J. Bercik Jr., a frozen shoulder doctor in Harrisburg, the surgeon emphasized that the cyst removal adds another layer to the healing of the labrum or cartilage. Wear loose clothing with zippers because your range of motion will be zero for a while. Focus on the passive motion exercises early to avoid frozen shoulder.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Since this thread has popped back up, a bit of an update.

We are just over a yr out from surgery, shoulder for the most part is pretty good. Dont have any aches or pains for the most part. It no longer aches after sleeping on it at nite now.

Shoulder hasnt fully regained all its strength, but Im 54, Im not out to body build.

The couple snows that needed attention we had here in SC, didnt bother it too much after shoveling.

The only thing I can no longer do, is throw overhand worth a damn, no umph, no accuracy, no nothing. Its better if I throw sidearm. Guess my career as an MLB pitcher is over, oh well.