Anybody know how long for recovery of shoulder rotor cuff surgery?!
Question: 2 weeks after surgery on my shoulder cuff.I am still having an unbelievable amount of pain and discomfort. I can't sleep more than a couple of hours. I have recovered about 30% of range in movement. I have alot of soreness in the tricep region.(like after a hard workout) And specific pain deep under the incision probably in the joint. I have heard that the surgery is one of the most painful. I believe it. Depression taking hold.Any ideas?
Answers: 2 weeks after surgery on my shoulder cuff.I am still having an unbelievable amount of pain and discomfort. I can't sleep more than a couple of hours. I have recovered about 30% of range in movement. I have alot of soreness in the tricep region.(like after a hard workout) And specific pain deep under the incision probably in the joint. I have heard that the surgery is one of the most painful. I believe it. Depression taking hold.Any ideas?
Make sure that you're doing your physical therapy exercises, even though they hurt like heck. If you don't then scar tissue can form and cause further discomfort and stiffness. After each pt exercise, ice it, ice it, ice it.
It is rather a long recovery process unfortunately. It can take up to 3 months just to be able to perform simple tasks again. The pain and discomfort should improve somewhat 3-4 weeks post surgery, hang in there! Talk to your doctor about effective pain relief. You can't keep up with the necessary physical therapy if it hurts too much.
Finally, try to remember that everyone is different and whilst one person may be back at work after a month, for some it can take six.