RE: broke shoulder while rehabbing shoulder surgery

01U7T — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:01:52 GMT

It's February and I am swimming a LITTLE freestyle, very little. Some breaststroke, too. But it is in no way anything near actual swimming. Still, it's been a journey and lot of PT, a lot of little setbacks, then gains, then setbacks. I go to the pool nearly every day and do something, mostly sidestroke and water walking, but being in the water and stretching it out is nothing but good. Thanks for your response. Yes, I was told long ago, no treadmill. Like, ever, lol.

Now my right shoulder is painful and I am having an MRI today. Yay,

RE: broke shoulder while rehabbing shoulder surgery

ForceDJ — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:00:37 GMT

Oye!!! that makes me cringe. I had RC surgery. That in and of itself is no walk in the park to recover from. You have my sympathy. During my recovery from the RC surgery, I asked my surgeon if I could jog on the treadmill while holding on to the rail with my non-surgical side hand (to prevent falling). He wouldn’t even allow that. Not for fear of falling, but because the slight bouncing up-and-down of my surgical shoulder would cause unnoticeable little micro-tears. It wouldn’t hurt in the ‘here and now’…but it would create scar tissue that would cause problems in the longer future. So, the only exercise I was permitted to do was ride the recumbent stationary bike. Anyway, I think your April ‘24 timeline is doable. Good luck with your recovery, and be careful out there.

Dan