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My name is Nick Cresswell and this is my blog about the repair of my shoulder using a GraftJacket Allograft. Please subscribe, add comments and share your experience if you have have been through this yourself or you are want to know more about what it's like to have your shoulder repaired with an Allograft like GraftJacket

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Tuesday 11 April 2017

Day 6

Day 6. A little residual bruising lower down the arm which is, from what I've read, normal and due to blood escaping from the surgery site under gravity. This was open surgery (with arthroscopic examination and debridement first) so to be expected really. Pain has improved somewhat in the last couple of days. Still taking meds at night. Changing these breathable dressings daily, till the weekend (day 10) I reckon.

Confined to the sling most of the time. Following a simple daily routine that includes:
  • Change the sling each day after showering - I have two slings and don't remove it for showering.
  • Lie flat on back, loosen sling and flex the elbow with my other hand holding my forearm - about four times a day
  • Gentle shoulder-shrug exercises - 3 or 4 times a day
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  1. LibraryLady14 April 2017 at 10:43

    Wow! shoulder shrugging already? That's fabulous. I wonder if many of us wouldn't end up quite as tight if we were permitted to shrug those shoulders sooner than permitted by our OSs.

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  2. Nick Cresswell14 April 2017 at 10:46

    Quite possibly. I'm based in the UK and having had previous repairs to my rotator cuff using conventional methods, I've been permitted to do gentle shrugs early. It definitely feels more solid with the allograft.

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