Any total shoulder replacements out there

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Though I don't know for sure yet because the doctor wants to wait a

few more months before he does anymore x-rays, but it looked like on

my MRI that the head of the humerous is starting to flatten out. He

asked me if I had been on steroids and I told him I was on prednisone

for 3.5 years. He said that is what usually causes that problem.

Right now he is removing the bone spurs from that shoulder and seeing

how I do. That surgery should be in a few more weeks.

If it is flattening I will need a total shoulder replacement. I

already had my knee replaced (the worst pain I ever had) and I want

to know how it compares to the knee. How bad is the pain? What is the

recovery like? I know with my knee, at 6.5 weeks out, I am where most

people are at week 12-14. My doctor is incredibly pleased.

Also what is the PT like? What should I know before I have it done?

Is it like the knee where it eventually wears out? I am only 51 and

already had 13 surgeries and it looks like I am going to need between

4 (if I am lucky) to 8 (if I'm not) more surgeries.

Thanks for any help.

Robin

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Robin

I have both shoulders and hips replaced due to AVN/ON. I also got it

from steroids. Pain started in 1989. Was dx in 1993. Had the hips

replaced in 1997 and 1998 and had my first shoulder surgery in 2000,

a total shoulder replacement. I was bone on bone by then. I got the

xrays about once a year. One year I had bone " mice " and the next

they were gone. I got the replacements when I was losing my range of

motion.

It was a great help to do the PT before the surgery. With the firt I

had a " frozen " shoulder and PT was 9 months. I did bothe shoulders

in PT and the second replacement was a breeze. 3 months and back to

normal.

Hips were easier than the shoulders. Don't know about the knees.

Sue

>

> Though I don't know for sure yet because the doctor wants to wait a

> few more months before he does anymore x-rays, but it looked like

on

> my MRI that the head of the humerous is starting to flatten out. He

> asked me if I had been on steroids and I told him I was on

prednisone

> for 3.5 years. He said that is what usually causes that problem.

> Right now he is removing the bone spurs from that shoulder and

seeing

> how I do. That surgery should be in a few more weeks.

>

> If it is flattening I will need a total shoulder replacement. I

> already had my knee replaced (the worst pain I ever had) and I want

> to know how it compares to the knee. How bad is the pain? What is

the

> recovery like? I know with my knee, at 6.5 weeks out, I am where

most

> people are at week 12-14. My doctor is incredibly pleased.

>

> Also what is the PT like? What should I know before I have it done?

> Is it like the knee where it eventually wears out? I am only 51 and

> already had 13 surgeries and it looks like I am going to need

between

> 4 (if I am lucky) to 8 (if I'm not) more surgeries.

>

> Thanks for any help.

>

> Robin

>