All:
I have seen some discussion regarding shoulder replacement and swimming afterwards on this forum.
my question is much more basic in that I’m trying to find the very best surgeon as I have had experiences with hip replacement surgeons that has been rather variable.
I have generalized osteoarthritis and now my shoulders are seriously affected, the left far more severe than the right. I can still swim, though not to the level I once did, and can still do push-ups, pull-ups, bench presses, lat pulls, etc., but the discomfort in my shoulders has become significant to the point that falling asleep is quite hard and there’s significant pain during the day as well.
my left shoulder probably needs the reverse replacement, but I want to go to the very best surgeon there is.
so I’m looking for a referral to a great surgeon. I don’t care where they are located. I just want to be able to get back to the activities that I had once participated in. The first consult I had for shoulder replacement I was told I could never lift more than 25 pounds for the rest of my life and I decided not to get the shoulders done at that time. Not sure the current thinking is the same and I suspect it is dependent on the patient population that a surgeon serves.
so please please please share your experiences and let me know if anybody out there has had a great experience with a surgeon who specializes in this kind of stuff.
thanks very much
