Pain After Rotator Cuff Repair

[nanscamp]

I had a rotator cuff repair 7 weeks ago and I go back to see the surgeon tomorrow. I wore my sling as instructed till I saw physio at 4 weeks. He told me to stop wearing the sling and do several exercises. I did these even though it was excrutiatingly painful. A week later when I went back and told him how painful it was he told me to stop and wear the sling again for another 2 weeks. It is still very painful. What I would like to know before I go tomorrow is what is normal at this stage or is it possible I damaged it doing the exercises.

[Peter Pedant]

nanscamp you are joking

this is the sort of q you ask your surgeon

how are we meant to know ?

[boxtops]

when I had physio on my shoulder, I was told only to do the exercises as far as I could go without it hurting. It took a long time for the pain to ease.

[Sqad]

No.......no damage done........painful shoulder after 7 weeks of repair is not unusual.

I agree withy the post of boxy.

[boxtops]

sqad... ;-)

[nanscamp]

thank you for your answers. No Im not joking, I there isnt much on here that someone will have experienced and I wondered what the general opinion was.

[boxtops]

agree, nanscamp, it's a perfectly legitimate question. Let us know how you get on at the surgeon's.

[cupotee]

Hope your surgeon is able to help you nanscamp. I have 2 total shoulder replacements so understand your pain.

It does help to ask others if they have experience of similar problems.

A very legitimate question. Good luck tomorrow

[mazie]

How did you damage your shoulder nanscamp? or is it wear and tear? The reason I ask is my husband fell off a roof about 4 months ago, after about 8 weeks he went to the Doctors as the pain wasn't getting any better. They gave him cortisone injections and anti inflammatories but it's still really painful and he has very little movement. He's going back on Thursday to see the Doc and I'm unsure on the sort of questions we need to ask.

[nanscamp]

I fell through the loft!!!! ceiling to floor 15 years ago. It was xrayed and because I only had cracked ribs and nothing broken I was discharged with pain killers. Ive been back lots of times over the years, just to be told nothing is wrong. Eventually I pushed for a scan which showed a torn muscle. I had the injections but they never worked. Our NHS must be working differently now, I had the scan November, saw surgeon December and had the op 2 Jan at a private hospital through choose and book.

[mazie]

Thanks nanscamp...sounds very similar to the OH's problem....I'll let him look at this thread before he goes back to the doctors. Thank you again. I do hope you get it sorted

[nanscamp]

Ive seen the surgeon today. He said its not healed as well as he would have liked at this stage, hence the pain, but everyone is different. My sling is off thank goodness and Ive to do exercises and go back in 6 weeks, maybe for a steroid injection. It will be 18 months before full recovery but after all this time it will be worth it. Thank you for asking