re: Reverse Shoulder Replacement

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Reverse Shoulder Replacement

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You replaced the surgeon's shoulder??

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that and if they offer to sell you one of those little machine cooler/ice harness strap type things, BUY IT!

freaking AMAZING invention.

Insurance covers most of it. I think I paid like $150 out of pocket for it. But knowing what I know now, I would have paid full price (something like $2,500 if I remember right) if I had to.

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you can get all of that on Amazon now, they even recommended it

Here. 2021. Right shoulder that had been decimated over the years and rotator not fixable. Tried twice. Decided on the reversal. So, for 3+ yrs, no real issue with shoulder popping out or dislocating.

Not sure what the hell that would be man. I am assuming you have been in discussions with your surgeon? Just over a year from surgery may indicate something needs to be re-done. Hope not.

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To a surgeon, the solution to every problem is surgery


I've had both shoulders done(rotator,) same surgeon, and he wanted to try everything he could to see if surgery could be avoided

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Yep. There was 2 years between my first consult and surgery day for my right RC. My left was a year before they went in to shave bone. As long as you aren't an idiot, a good surgeon doing a cuff repair followed by 7 months of PT should leave you nearly free of pain (and minimal decrease in strength). My left one has been acting up again so I'm already mentally preparing for an 8 month block of time for the recovery. Frankly the only part that really stinks is not being able to sleep in bed for a month.

I have a very high pain tolerance thanks to over a decade of football up to the D1 level. (Which ended when I had my first of 3 back surgeries.) I do not have a 12" area on my body without a knife mark. Except for that first back surgery I've never had any doctor go straight from initial complaint to surgery. Each time was a stepped up from the most conservative treatment.