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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Wyoming Chief on December 02, 2020, 09:04:55 PM
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Tomorrow morning at 10:30am I have a complete shoulder replacement. Too many years of sports, law enforcement and shooting heavy bows. It will be a tough rehab but I will be back. I hope to get back to 40 -45# by next hunting season. At almost 72 I don't know how many I have left. Here we go.
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A prayer for you, your surgical team and your physical therapist. May God bless you all and your recovery be complete and swift.
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A prayer for a quick recovery. Just remember do what the Doc tells you. Old guys heal slower than those kids.
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Look up Smokin Joe... he's had both done... lots of info on his threads... email me while in rehab if you need help finding his posts... he's going hunting with me again in Januarry.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery :pray:
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Heal quickly brother. We have more hunts to do!
D.P.0
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Got both shoulders repaired as a young guy. Law Ennf career derailed...went into corrections. Came back to shoot heavy compounds. Now doing light trad. 40-.....45max. Its all you need. Like they said....do what doc says. In your recovery check out arginine and ornithine for building back muscle. It can be done!
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Wishing you a speedy recovery from your surgery.
You will be flinging arrows before you know it!
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Prayers for you, Doctors and a complete recovery.
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Hope things work out well for you. :pray:
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Best of luck to you! I hope everything goes smooth as silk and you are back shooting sooner than later!
Bisch
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Good luck with the surgery. Just found out this summer why my bow shoulder has been given me grief bone on bone. The Doc said a replacement would only last 4 or 5 years because I'm very active.
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Good luck with your surgery and rehab. I am also 72, and I had my right shoulder replaced in July. I am back to shooting 45# comfortably.
You will need to take it slow, and the healing process is lengthy. Complete healing period is 9-12 months.
If you follow your Dr.s instructions, and are diligent with post surgery exercises, hunting should not be a problem for next season.
Let me know if I can answer any questions you might have.
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Best wishes for a successful surgery and a full and complete recovery. Do all the rehab, but don't get more aggressive than the medical folks recommend. I had shoulder surgery several years ago, but it was nothing like your replacement. However, with your determined attitude, I think you will be back by next season. Good luck and get well soon!
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I had a total shoulder replacement last summer. I am hunting with 35# this fall and I'm 84 years old.
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Is it your bow-arm shoulder or your string-side shoulder? Like Terry said, I have had both replaced and the experience/rehab is a bit different with the bow-arm shoulder being a longer recovery. You will get back to 40-45 easily if you take your time, do the rehab, and then become a regular at the gym to stay strong.
Make sure to use plenty of ice in the first few weeks after the surgery, and take your pain medications according to the doctor's recommendations.
Let me know if you have any questions. I will be happy to help out.
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Joe,
This one is his draw arm, the bow arm will be done later.
D.P.
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Dave: That's the order that I had my shoulders replaced -- draw arm then bow arm. The bow arm shoulder is a tougher recovery because pressing movements are not good for the replacement parts. It takes a very long time to rebuild enough muscle to stabilize the shoulder. Nevertheless, with good rehab and a steady and smart gym strengthening and maintenance routine things should be good. I am strong and stable with 45 pounds, and sometimes shoot 50 pounds just for the exercise.
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Good luck. Yep my LE career caused me to switch hands because of a shoulder injury. Wishing you a speedy recovery brother.
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Brother, you have to check out "Crossover Symmetry" for your rehab. My son got it for me for Father's Day, my shoulders are totally trashed from 20 yrs military then 20 yrs as a Farrier. It worked miracles for my shoulders, I believe it put shoulder surgery off for another 10 yrs., at least. The whole system is about shoulder rehabilitation and it's great.
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Out of surgery and home. Pain block has worn off and thank God for pain pills. Thanks for the prayers and information. Tom
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
We're all pullin for ya
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Tom, good for you, and good luck.
Shick
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Been there done that, this week will be tuff but hang in there it will get better quickly. Mine was the draw shoulder, am drawing 40 lbs now. I'm 69. Got my whitetail the last 2 yrs. Sent a pic. to my to my rehab guy of the 1st one, pretty proud. Wishing you all my luck!
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Hang in there Tom. The pain will subside. In 6 to 8 weeks.
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Hope things continue to go well! I know it’s going to be a long road, but that first backstrap of your next kill is going to taste soooo good...
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One week out and have been off the pain meds for three days. Light rehab is going well. l
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Good to hear WC! "Rome wasn't built in a day"
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Awesome! I’ve had both shoulders done. You’ll be flinging arrows again before you know it.
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Here is a link to my first shoulder replacement in 2016. You might want to read it to find out what you are in for as you progress through recovery. I wrote it in detail as a sort of guide to other trad bow aficionados who have shoulder replacements and who want to have a recorded recovery to use as a measure of progress.
The recovery is a lot of work, and the blessing is that now every day will be better rather than worse.
Here is the Trad Gang story of my replacement and recovery: http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=104079.0
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Great news.
PT really helps, but be careful what you do at home.
It was 3 months after my surgery that I could draw a bow.
I started out with the wife's 29 pounder, within another month I was shooting 42 pounds.
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Glad surgery went well and you are starting to feel a bit better. I too went down this road and at first was discouraged that I may never get back to shooting a recurve or longbow again. A 16 foot "peter Pan" from a tree stand does a lot of damage to a shoulder :bigsmyl: 4 years later I am up to 55 pounds again with my Ric Anderson Chinook. Lots of good advice from others here so I won't add to it. Follow your physical therapist instructions and do your excercises at home. It will make the world of difference.
PS And no snow shoveling for a long while......
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Had my 2 week appointment with the DR. Everything looks good and he was very pleased with my flexibility. He gave me 3 more at home stretching exercises and I see him again in a month. Re-hab will start serious then.
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That's a good report. Stay with it. You'll be shooting again before you know it.
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It sounds like you are right on schedule.
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I've had both shoulders replaced one 10 years ago and the other 2 years ago im78years old and shooting 47 lb just work real hard with rehab and don't shoot before they tell you it"s ok
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Had my 6 week check-up yesterday. Everything is great. I can raise my arm straight up to the front and side without pain. Increasing the re-hab now with more aggressive stretching and light weights. Feeling much better about this.
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It is good to know your recovery is going well.
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Heck yeah! That's a great report. Keep at it and you'll be back shooting before you know it.
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It sounds like you are right on schedule.
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Good luck in your rehab! I had reverse replacement. I had switched to lefty and had left shoulder replaced. Shoot 45# lefty and 40# righty. Right hand feels very odd though. Check out Joes link his posts convinced me to have the surgery. Thanks smokin Joe!
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That's great news.
Rehab sure does help, I remember the first time I was allowed to raise my arm 6 weeks after surgery, what a great feeling:)
I got pretty good with chores using my left arm in those 6 weeks...
Best of luck to you.
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Good luck in rehab. The hardest part is always when it feels a little better and you're tempted to do things you shouldn't. :knothead:
I just had my biceps tendon reattached 2 weeks ago. Not nearly the impact of your surgery, but I'll be thinking of you while I'm doing my PT.
Good Luck!