My PT told me the first four weeks of PT are vital. But, she didn’t tell me this until about the eighth week. 😔

I just had mine and im realy stressing myself about if my hand will be able to lift again .i am doing my exercise as my pt is teling me.

@@hemangopal4453 you will. Have patience. I have completed 9 weeks and started lifting my arm,abduction too.

How are you

I have the same problem. 6 weeks post op. How is it now? How long did it take stifness go away?

Stiffness improvement: ask for help, get someone to cradle your arm, slowly move up. 20x splits through out the day. My own experience: Supine shoulder flexion, ASSISTED passive range of motion, HUGE HUGE IMPROVEMENT in 3 days. 80° to 140°

@Helen Ho A little over a year since the surgery. Still gets stiff but feels alot better than before. Thank you!

@@airworksgreat how are you doing? I am two weeks post Supraspinatus surgery. It still hurts at certain angle movements but it seems like it is best not to move it too much.

@@Stickybutton 16weeks now after surgery. It is been drasrltically improved. Not 100% right angle but no problem doing daily function. Bit stiff but surgical arm goes up overvhead no problem

Do you have full range of motion and at what point did the stiffness finally leave? I'm at 18 weeks and im still quite stiff. Thanks sir.

16-18 weeks? Wow. I started at four weeks and people told me that was late.

@@dale3404 I've had both rotator cuffs repaired 10+ years ago. I wasn't in a sling but a week or two then straight to PT. I don't think the right one ever healed right. So I just had the right done again. 3 cm supraspinatis tear, significant arthritis and bicep tenodesis. Sling 4 6 to 8 weeks and only passive ROM. I'm stiff alright. Having some nerve pain in inner wrist and thumb and 1st digit. Anyone experience this type nerve pain?

i know this is a year ago , but let me tell you about myself, i had an open bankart procedure to repair a l drum that was completely ripped from bone , it had become so bad my shoulder was dislocating numerous times a week . so after surgery v which was 1996 , i always had pain and horrible range of motion , my surgeon said the shoulder needed to be very tight to guard against future dislocation, so as time went on i just dealt with it saying hey at least my shoulder hasn’t dislocated . finally this year i had en of having no use of my arm , went to hospital for special surgery and after x-ray it’s was easy to see i needs a shoulder replacement. not only a shoulder replacement but a reverse shoulder replacement due to fact my subscapularis was previously cut for first surgery and now they felt would not be strong enough after a second surgery thst cuts the same subscapularis tendon,i am now 6 weeks post op, and my shoulder already has more range of motion than i had the past 25 years , so my advice is what you are experiencing will not get better with time amd most likely you are on your path to severe arthritis which will lead to even worse range of motion and pain .nip this in the bud go see a shoulder specialist not just any ordinary orthopedic but a surgeon who specializes in shoulder procedure . i wish you luck and don’t ignore the stiffness

My doctor told me the same thing. Those who completely move their arms around have re-torn the cuff and have to have the surgery, again.

I had the same problem and been worried a bit and now I understood that I am OK, too.

What does this mean where the pillow

brenda epp could it be a sling?

I have a full thickness tear in my supraspinatus and was wondering how you are feeling and if you regret surgery

I think you're doing the right thing by taking it slowly because our tears are so big if we move wrong once it will ruin it all. Lay low for a good year just do what the doctor and physical therapist say. I will pray for you for healthy recovery healing . I have a feeling I have a long recovery as well and I'm not sure if I am up to it. My arm I can move in every direction I just don't have strength and of course it hurts but I sit up straight and try to keep my shoulders back. This must be a hard and long recovery, exactly what I feared. I hope you have someone that's there for you to help

@@brendaepp4596 the sling that you have to wear for 4 to 6 weeks has a pillow attached to it so that your arm rest away from the body and your tendons heal. Usually get it from your surgeon the day of operation

@John - How did things turn out with your shoulder? Did the sharp pain that you experienced turn out to actually be cause for concern, or was it just a normal part of the healing process? I am 7 weeks post-op now, but during my first 3 weeks, I had a few episodes where I made a movement that caused me to feel a sharp pain, such as when the plastic 2 liter bottle slipped out from under my arm when I was in the shower, or when I accidentally tried to turn and lift my arm while in the sling when I was sleeping. That pain woke me right up! I was so scared that I had ruined my repair.

How are you feeling now Richard?

@Richard - That's pretty much the same pace that's my surgeon and PT have me going at. How did things turn out for you?

Do you have pain with the pop noise?

how are you now

Knowledge how are you doing now?

I'm scheduled for surgery on a full thickness tear rotary cuff on my supraspinatus I am curious of how you are doing today and if you regret having surgery. Did you have a full thickness tear as well? Your reply would be awesome thank you

@@italiangirl2440 go for it , it has been great. The pain wasn't from stiffness but was from the surgery itself. It seems like some people don't have pain and some do. Get treated and hopefully it goes well with you 🙂

what happened after few weeks

Both my shoulders are bad also I'm having surgery on my supraspinatus, full thickness tear. Any advice or regrets on surgery would be a help

@Wannella Lawson, this is my exact story. The pain is insane even after 7 month. I still can not reach my back pocket or pick any weight one 2 or 3 pounds. And my right should requires the same surgery.

I had one 6 weeks post op and it was the best thing i did.

Linda It's not possible for me to determine if you reinjured your shoulder. Best to speak with your surgeon and have them examine you. Stiffness is not uncommon.

Howard Luks hi and thanks . pls tell me why my fingers swell and joint pains on the opposite hand after rotater cuff surgery. after I exercise and stretch swelling goes but comes back . it's been 1 and a half years since my surgery. motion still not 100 percent

They had you doing strength training and active ROM at 5 weeks? That's a little aggressive, but I have heard of people doing those things early on and having a full and successful recovery. How have things turned out for you?

@@MlSS.S yes it was rough they had me at PT 3 days after surgery that was so brutal that hurt a lot .. as of now the shoulder shrug is finally gone i got about 90% usage out of my shoulder still to this day struggle with a lot of weight on it still have pains in shoulder blade area and top of shoulder sometimes its like a dull pain nothing like it use to be thank god its tolerable but , by now u would think all pains should have disappeared

@@davidr7351 Well they say it takes about 8 to 12 months to fully heal, so hopefully things will improve even more within the next 4 months for you and you'll be at 100%. I must say though, having 90% use of your shoulder is pretty darn good. I'm nowhere close to that at almost 8 weeks out. I'm taking things slowly with my PT though. I push myself to the point where I feel discomfort and a little pain, but if I start to feel intense or sharp pain, I'm not going to push it to the point where I am in a whole lot of pain afterward. I have heard of people taking pain pills right before they go for PT, but I don't think that's a good idea for me because I'm not fully able to listen to my body if it's telling me I need to stop. I think that can cause more damage than good. Thankfully I have a therapist who pushes me, but also understands that it's important to protect the repair and not go too aggressively too fast.

Exactly the same

I’m 4 weeks out and don’t wake up in the morning, usually sleep 1 1/2 hrs a night 15 minutes at a time. Will be a blessing to wake up in the morning because that would mean I slept. I had spinal fusion 10 years ago with 4 disc sawed out and replaced with metal and I believe this is harder to lay down with. Good luck to you.

I'm 6 weeks after rotator cuff operation and I'm getting a lot of pain in my shoulder and bysap and really stiff and painful when I lift my arm I'm quite concerned Incase it damaged something any idea if it's normal

Tammy Bushnell From what I have been told it can take a year to heal.Of course that may depend on the injury,but if you have anchors it takes months for the muscle to grow around the pins.

​@@patticakes8656- I don't think that quite answers the question.

I am not a physician,so I couldn’t answer that question with any medical knowledge, just sharing what I have been told.

6 months here same

After 10weeks it's too long time, u supposed to start at 4 week passive mode. That's why u can't lift ur full arm

Emirates Pride I started PT at four weeks, and, my shoulder is still stiff. It’s improved, but still discouraging.

@@dale3404 I am a week and 3 days out and I started physical therapy 3 days after surgery. I’m already 2 days a week therapy

I had surgery in January 2021 to remove scar tissue that formed after my first surgery. I’m doing much better, but this could take a year. 😔

@@dale3404 damn I'm 10 weeks out and can barely get my arm over my head with help. Can't hardly lift it on my own. Started pt 2 weeks out

I'm curious do you regret even having surgery?

@@italiangirl2440 sometimes I do, but it needed to be done. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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