I reported in my last post that the allograft felt pretty comfortable and I wasn't aware of anything scratching or scaping around inside. Not that I would as I'm immoblised in a sling (!!) but I can't say I can feel this thing.
During the last couple of days my rehab plan has permitted me to start some gentle pedulum exercises 3 or 4 times a day. These are simple exercises to mobilise the joint without causing the muscles to fire significantly. The joint feels very smooth with no clicks or bumps and no snapping or popping.
These exercises have felt ok although the first time I did them I did get a few twindges, as one might expect. However, having been though these recoveries before, I am acutely aware that every new thing you do for the first time since surgery HURTS....and can hurt for a while afterwards.
Most of the pain is around the incisions and this makes senese if you consider the healing that's going on around them. I have two arthroscopic and one open incision. They still feel a bit tender and moving the joint feels like it's aggravating the tender tissue around them. Still, this is not a bad thing. staying completely immobile for six weeks would result in adhesions and scar formation that would be even more painful to break up when you first move it, so there's no avoiding the initial pain.
At least that 'old' pain from when my rotator cuff was torn is absent.
Nick I had the arthrex allograft on March 13 this year. It was very painless after three days when the swelling went down. I wonder what the graft jacket is, I see you talking about it on the group site. Virginia Slagley
ReplyDeleteGraftJacket s the same thing but a different brand. Were you the person who mentioned their surgeon is Alan Hirahara?
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you get to move your arm a bit. Spent a good five minutes in pendulum position today but it at least eased the reason to need them. Feels good to move, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteit does!
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