I had a full tear in my rotator cuff and also a tear in the labra
I started physical theraphy 1 week after surgery which was mostly streaching
started lifting at PT 1 and 3 lbs wieghts at end of first month
wasn't able to drive my stick shift car until 4th week and even then getting the reach into 5th gear was difficult
started lifting light 25lb dumbbells at three months
today i'm at 80% range of motion with a few painfull spots as i move
doing bench press of 120 with a bar and 50 with dumbbells i could do more but each time i move up it get sore so i'm going for slow, prior to operation i was at 210 bar and 85 dumbbells thats for a workout 3 reps of 12 not a max lift
I didn't sleep for first 3 days after surgery but after that no major problems
my doc said it would be a year of healing before i would be as normal as i will get
all in all not as bad as i expected but i was religious in my PT and my streching exercises and for a 54 year old i had decent muscle tone going in
any other questions let me know
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